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    Why we hunt.

    Sometimes I get asked, why do you hunt, is it the blood lust?
    To which I normally walk away, you'll never understand I think.
    No for me the venison is a very small part of it, for me it's about helping people secure there first deer, or first stag.
    The enjoyment I get from that makes it all worthwhile, no matter how cold the weather or how high the hill.
    Today's challenge 5 people after some firsts.
    Unfortunately the weather was less than average for the young guys but tomorrow we'll finish it.
    Not helped when you stalk into 125 yards of a stag, for the second deer of the day and then everyone wants a stag better.
    Counting points in the rain no fun.
    Especially when there's heaps of meat animals around.
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    Tis a great feeling to get somebody onto their first deer for sure.
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    If we didn't have the impulse to hunt the human race would have died out a lot time ago. You can't logically explain something that is a fundamental instinct and you can't expect a few generations of civilization to remove that instinct even if removing it was a good thing that we should encourage. All sports are a simulation of hunting (blokes chasing a ball around instead of a rabbit). The words themselves (sport, game) are derived from hunting.

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    Legend Brads. Kudos to you.
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    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
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    Good shit bro

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    Hunt - to seek, to search, to persue, to quest.

    Sums up the human condition doesn't it?
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    Living in Auckland you cop a lot of shit from twats that think meat comes in a vacuum packed tray. They think we are heaterns and often look down their noses at you while standing there in their leather shoes, wool lined jackets and angora sweaters.
    Suits me just fine, glad I will never see these people out in the hills enjoying nature for what it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by deadidick View Post
    Living in Auckland you cop a lot of shit from twats that think meat comes in a vacuum packed tray. They think we are heaterns and often look down their noses at you while standing there in their leather shoes, wool lined jackets and angora sweaters.
    Suits me just fine, glad I will never see these people out in the hills enjoying nature for what it is.
    Not just an Auckland problem mate.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointer View Post
    Hunt - to seek, to search, to persue, to quest.

    Sums up the human condition doesn't it?
    Yes it does but try and explain that to a lactose and gluten intolerant, bunny loving, tree hugging greenie vegan. Not that they are really human (more a sub species resulting from mutated spermatozoa self fertilisation of eggs from an anorexic hermaphrodite).
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
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    I used to live in Nelson Greg, had some pretty interesting evenings in huts up the lakes, all ways someone not happy sharing a bunk house with hunters.
    Recal one night it was a 50/50 split. The pro mob came outside and we cooked fresh back steak on a fire out side, while the wowsers sat inside indisgust.
    Bit of flatulance during the night made for a frosty breakfast.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    Yes it does but try and explain that to a lactose and gluten intolerant, bunny loving, tree hugging greenie vegan. Not that they are really human (more a sub species resulting from mutated spermatozoa self fertilisation of eggs from an anorexic hermaphrodite).
    Haha rather philosophical there Rushy, would like to use that line but it's quiet the mouth full
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    Nice one mate, gotta be a great feeling seeing the next generation taking those first steps and planting the seed for what will become a lifetime obsession.
    Its a great question to ask yourself also, why do I hunt? For me its also not about a bloodlust, nor is it only about the meat on the table. I was thinking about this very thing last week as I drove to the west coast for our Tahr trip, I was also making a bit of a video for my other halfs parents in Uruguay to watch so I was speaking my second language and having to put a lot of thought into what I was saying to try and convey my message in the correct light. For me its a whole combination of things that add up to create what it is I feel I NEED to do, its a sense of identity - "I am a hunter"
    I feel totally at peace when I am hunting, I have a very high stress job that can sometimes swallow up large parts of my life, but when I have my boots on its like nothing else matters, I can relax (although some would say that freezing your ass off in the snow and rain on top of a westland mountain you just climbed with a half buggered knee isn't really relaxing) I like the knowledge that I have pitted myself against nature, and discovered my limits.
    For me its not just about pulling the trigger, in fact I take a great deal of enjoyment out of just being out in the hills and as I hunt more and more, I really enjoy being able to see animals, watch them, and carry on without having to shoot everything I see, which I think is what a lot of people may think we do? I think that makes me a better hunter as just sitting and watching I have learnt ten thousand times more than I ever would have just bombing up hillsides. Now when I go out I set myself goals, challenges, and limits, and I really enjoy that.
    Anyway, bunch of mumbo-jumbo there for y'all, I think a lot of the reason why I hunt are feelings that are really hard to put into words.
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    Excellent, excellent post Brads. job well done, keep it up.Name:  DSCN9155.jpg
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