Is there any game that's actually amendable to hunting on foot? Sitting in a blind or stand for hours waiting for an animal to come eat at it's feeder sounds boring. Going for a hike with a rifle or shotgun, maybe following some track, and shooting some smaller game sounds like it could be enjoyable though...

Actually, I really don't understand the logistics of hunting. Do you just head to a place where it's legal and hop out with your weapon making sure not to shoot anything orange? Someone walk me through what a typical day of hunting is like.

 

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Trigger Happy

 

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Bird hunting is done on foot. * And there is always Helicopter hog hunting I am looking into to doing this soon.


You go to a "hunting lease" in most cases where you are either part owner or pay a fee and it is regulated as to how many you can kill.

 

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30 seconds of googling will show you a whole bunch of material on the subject.


A couple topics to look up:

deer drive
deer stalk
upland game bird hunting
small game hunting
hunting with a dog

 

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So then you would:

1) Load up the car
2) Head to whatever legal hunting grounds you have access to
3) Hop out with weapon and some orange on
4) Wonder around until you stumble on a bird that is in season
5) Shoot bird, field dress, throw in game bag
6) Repeat 4 & 5 until tired, dark, or reached daily limit
7) Pack up and head home

I know this is a retarded question, but everything is so regulated it's hard to know if I'm missing some steps...

 

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Pretty much, except you would not really stumble around. Normally you would go with friends and form a structured line and approach so no one gets shot and canvass a field/area strategically. Dogs can help flush and retrieve to.


Check out the heli hog hunting.


BUT NEVER GO WITH DICK CHENEY EVER!!!

 

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Maybe one day, but for the money those helicopter trips seem to cost I could go dove hunting in Argentina...

 

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I've only gone deer hunting in a blind/stand and it can be pretty boring at times. I usually cheat and have my phone if I'm bored but you still have to stay alert or the deer that you want to shoot will move behind some trees or a hill and you lose your shot. In my state, feeders are illegal so you either have to plant crops the deer will eat months in advance (alfalfa and clover are popular) or you set up your blind/stand in an area deer will commonly traverse.


Typically you wake up, shower w/ unscented soap, and get in your stand/blind at least 30 minutes before dawn. I usually stay out for about 3-4 hours then I come back and eat lunch/take a nap then I go back out to the stand/blind about 1.5 - 2 hours before the sun sets. On your way to the stand you have to be mindful of where the wind is blowing, and where you expect the deer to be. If it's possible you want to avoid your scent being carried in that direction.

edit. You typically don't want to be moving around if you are hunting deer as they can hear and smell you way before you can see them, at least in the mornings in evenings. Deer typically sleep during the day so if you walk around you may arouse them from their resting spots (usually in thick brush). In the morning and evenings, they are most active as they are going to sleep (in the morning) or waking up (in the evening). Occasionally, during the rut, you will have hotheaded idiot bucks who are running around during the day looking for a doe in heat.

Dunno if that was helpful or not but it's been my experience the past 4 years when I've gone.

 

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Doubtful, but you post here, I just assumed we were all millionaires.

 

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Quail, Pheasant, Grouse

Rho

 

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