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fishane
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My hunting buds have moved. Any pointers for hunting alone???
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bowhuntnnut
Guest
Find some new buds!
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fishane
Guest
Bastard!!! Throw salt into the wound. No, I am seriously in need of an archery hunting buddy. DENVER, co. AREA 18. MUZZLE LOADERS SUCK!!!!!
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Psychozar
Guest
Lone Hunter,
I have a similar situation. Mine is different, in that I moved. I have been going mostly solo for 9 years. My times alone are the most enjoyable.
Sincerely,
Mark
I have a similar situation. Mine is different, in that I moved. I have been going mostly solo for 9 years. My times alone are the most enjoyable.
Sincerely,
Mark
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rost495
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fishane
Lets hang together, lest we all hang seperately.
Mostly I'm a bowhunter(compounds suck?
). But I change out and hunt with pistols, rifles, muzzleloaders and camera.
Let folks choose what they use, we are all hunters.
Jeff
Lets hang together, lest we all hang seperately.
Mostly I'm a bowhunter(compounds suck?
). But I change out and hunt with pistols, rifles, muzzleloaders and camera.Let folks choose what they use, we are all hunters.
Jeff
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Benado
Guest
I have been hunting alone so far this year and I love it. Spot and stalk has been the best for me. I like the fact that if I mess up on a stalk it is my fault-no question about it. There's nobody else to mess you up.
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DeerTrackerCO
Guest
fishane,
I'm a rookie hunter with a deer tag in 18 (hence the moniker DeerTracker and not DeerSlayer or some other variant). Where are you planning on hunting? I've scouted a section way off the main roads in unit 28 on public land that I was planning on hunting.
I'm elk hunting a different unit with a coworker this weekend, and if unsuccessful, I am planning on going deer hunting Labor day weekend with just my wife in tow.
Let me know if you still want a partner then, and we'll see if we can work something out...
Obligatory warning: This is my first hunt of any animal using any kind of weapon - only done a lot of reading on the web to get prepared.
I'm a rookie hunter with a deer tag in 18 (hence the moniker DeerTracker and not DeerSlayer or some other variant). Where are you planning on hunting? I've scouted a section way off the main roads in unit 28 on public land that I was planning on hunting.
I'm elk hunting a different unit with a coworker this weekend, and if unsuccessful, I am planning on going deer hunting Labor day weekend with just my wife in tow.
Let me know if you still want a partner then, and we'll see if we can work something out...
Obligatory warning: This is my first hunt of any animal using any kind of weapon - only done a lot of reading on the web to get prepared.
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MartinHunter
Guest
I have buds, but it may be different hunting this year without my wife. I got her into it hard, but do to what is happening I do not know if she will want to come with me this year. It sucks, because I got to help her harvest her 1st pronghorn and muley. I guess one thing they taught in hunter ed is to always tell someone where you will be at.
Michael
Michael
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willyqbc
Guest
If you're gonna hunt alone, the best advice I can give you is to leave behind a hunt plan including where you're going, when you're going and when you'll be back. Be as detailed as possible and if your spouse is not familiar with the area you are going leave a name and number of someone who knows the area so they can contact them if need be. A cell phone can also be quite useful if your in an area with service. If something happens and nobody knows where to even start looking, you could be in serious trouble so make sure someone knows where you are!!
Hunt hard, hunt safe!
Chris
Hunt hard, hunt safe!
Chris
Hondoarcher
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Great advice Chris.
I leave a detailed map with my wife showing where I am going to be and when. This provides her with the information she needs to possibly give to the search and rescue people should I not return.
One more word of caution. Reduce the number of risks that you take. When I hunt with friends I say out all day and after dark. I stared doing the same when I went out on my own until I had a few close calls. I nearly got lost one year because I didn't have my detailed maps. This was not a real problem but it was raining and I was on a death march back to camp and hypothermia set in just as I arrived back to camp. A little more time out in the woods and I would have been in real trouble. Another time I was three miles from camp and in the most perfect meadow with elk sign all over the place. I was sure the elk would show up. At 7:30PM I left the meadow and didn't get back to camp until 10:00PM that night (I stoped for 40 minutes to let the moon come out so I could watch for mountain lions better). I said to my self that night "What in the helllllll are you doing out here risking your life for a stupid elk?" Last year on my first night of hunting I was returning to my spike camp just as it was getting dark and I fell in a hole I couldn't see and nearly broke my leg.
In summary:
1. Plan your hunt and document where you will be.
2. Check in with the home base when ever you can.
3. Be very carefull and don't take un-neccesary risks.
4. Have a good time. It is very liberating being out in the woods by your self.
Good Luck,
Hondoarcher
I leave a detailed map with my wife showing where I am going to be and when. This provides her with the information she needs to possibly give to the search and rescue people should I not return.
One more word of caution. Reduce the number of risks that you take. When I hunt with friends I say out all day and after dark. I stared doing the same when I went out on my own until I had a few close calls. I nearly got lost one year because I didn't have my detailed maps. This was not a real problem but it was raining and I was on a death march back to camp and hypothermia set in just as I arrived back to camp. A little more time out in the woods and I would have been in real trouble. Another time I was three miles from camp and in the most perfect meadow with elk sign all over the place. I was sure the elk would show up. At 7:30PM I left the meadow and didn't get back to camp until 10:00PM that night (I stoped for 40 minutes to let the moon come out so I could watch for mountain lions better). I said to my self that night "What in the helllllll are you doing out here risking your life for a stupid elk?" Last year on my first night of hunting I was returning to my spike camp just as it was getting dark and I fell in a hole I couldn't see and nearly broke my leg.
In summary:
1. Plan your hunt and document where you will be.
2. Check in with the home base when ever you can.
3. Be very carefull and don't take un-neccesary risks.
4. Have a good time. It is very liberating being out in the woods by your self.
Good Luck,
Hondoarcher
