Wat could I say to my mom to convinc her to let me go huntin by mysef?

[gamebirdsonly]

I would disagree about hunting alone. I have been doing it for 22 years by myself every once in awhile I have my wife and now more with my boys since they have gotten their hunter safety. I personally like hunting alone then all I have to is worry about my self and I'm alot more successful when by my self.

 

[Randy]

I've been hunting by myself since I was 10 years old. If I had to put off going hunting unless I could find someone to go along and hold my hand I would never get to go. Don't let all these "old women" dampen your spirt of adventure and independance.

 

[matthewschickens]

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Yes, I agree.

Unless it's your own land.

 

[PineappleMama]

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Oh no... you kill it you clean it. Them's the rules in our clan and would be the same for my kiddos if they ever actually caught/shot anything.

If you're trying to talk mom into letting you go, why in the world would you bring home a mess for HER to deal with. Cleaning the kill is a major part of hunting (eating in general), and if you can't handle that then you don't need to be out killing things.

Otherwise I agree with what others have said. In your own space, that you know like the back of your hand, no worries (still check in via cell, waving, walkie talkie, every hour or three just to ease mom's mind) but hunting on others' land, with strangers who don't know you're there or may just ignore you if you called for help... not a good idea.

Safety is the key word... not just gun safety, any moron can find that if it's pointed out, but it takes a smart person to actually expand safety to include everything from type of shoes for the terrain to communication in case of emergency. Be smart, and take your Mom's blood pressure into account and cut her some slack... if for no other reason than these stories WILL be told to your kids some day and they'll be leaping to top your escapades...

 

[birdman123]

gamebirdsonly and randy.... thanks!

 

[debilorrah]

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This was my very first thought. If I were your parent the answer would be a thousand times no unless you took a responsible, and seasoned, hunter with you.

 

[debilorrah]

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You are a barkin up a thorn rose bush there, cowboy.

 

[booker81]

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You are a barkin up a thorn rose bush there, cowboy.

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I know a few crippled and dead hunters. Biggest thing in common is they went out alone, without someone to check on them, and no way to check on them when they didn't come back. Spending the night in the woods with a shattered leg just isn't my idea of fun (no one knew where he was hunting at, or how to find him.) He's smarter now.

Buddy system doesn't mean you have to hold hands and skip through the woods. It means one knows where the other is at all times, and one can come to the aid of the other quickly, say in 15 minutes or less on foot. When my husband and I are hunting on my property (400acres), we keep cell contact, usually through text with the sound off. He may be in the cabin, and I'm in my stand, but if something happened and I didn't return at the right time, he knows exactly where I'm at and how to get there quickly. I'm still in the stand alone, but I keep my buddy contact.

Some types of hunting are a lot of fun in pairs (or more), especially ones where calling is involved. One of the best times last fall was with my husband, when we met up in the woods after morning deer hunt and were walking in, quietly and about 20 yards apart (kind of a speedy still hunting). I saw something, dropped down, and saw it was a coyote. My husband dropped when I did, and through hand signals, we communicated. I started squeak calling, and it started milling around to us. I couldn't get a shot off, and then lost sight of it. I kept squeaking and then BAM!! Hubby got a perfect shot in on a HUGE female coyote. We wouldn't have been successful at that if we had been alone. Turkey hunting is fun with someone else, same with bird hunting (we are mainly into waterfowl). One gun is OK, but with a chorus of guns, it's just awesome. A lot more action.

 

[chrissum]

I've hunted for over 30 years alone and with friends, depending on all kinds of factors, the one thing you must do is tell someone where you are hunting and the expected return time. At a young age i'd say go with an experienced hunter, some hunting is best done alone.

 

[Sjisty]

Being the mother of a young man who was accident prone, the idea just scares the crap out of me!