People look at me these days and say “You sure don’t look
like a hunter.” However, I tell
them they judge me not by my experience, but by my age. I have a lot of
hunting experience, in fact, I’ve been hunting for decades. So just because
there’s a few less hairs on my head and a little more gray in my beard don’t
think that I’m no longer hunting.
And although I may not be bringing home as many trophies as
in my younger years, I’ve still got quite a bit of good advice for those guys
who have not been out in the field as much. So without further ado, here are a
few of Jay’s Hunting Tips:
• Remember that it is you the hunter who picks the
prey. The prey doesn’t pick
you. So if you want to go for
younger prey, as long as you aren’t breaking any laws, go for it! Don’t listen to others who complain
that you should be hunting for more mature prey. They are either jealous of
your ability to hunt younger prey, or are just too lazy to make the effort themselves.
• Men are much better hunters than women . In fact, most of these hunting tips are
aimed at men because there are so few female hunters. Oh, they talk a good
game, but they mainly come up with schemes of how they would hunt or lure the
prey to them, but rarely actually go out on a hunt. I still remember meeting
this female who talked about putting on some special hunting clothes and how
she would easily nail the prey. But remember the first tip, it’s the hunter
that picks the prey. The prey isn’t going to come to you because you have some
fancy hunting gear on, you have to go to the prey. This brings up the next tip.
• Know the terrain you in which you will hunt. Would you jump into a swamp in
Louisiana without first checking for gators ? Of course not. Likewise when you go hunting you need
to do a recon of the area. When
you first get to where you will begin your hunt, scan the area, look to see if
it’s hunter friendly. Will it be
easy to get around? Is there too much competition from other hunters which
lessen your odds of success? Look
for barriers which would prevent you from bagging your prey (such as angry
anti-hunters—often females!).
• Stalk prey
that is alone. Oh, sure. Sometimes
the prey can seem easy even if gathered in a group, but let me assure you that
no matter how docile those prey standing together may seem, they can be quite
formidable if riled or if they believe they must protect your potential target. In fact, if you insist on trying to
hunt prey that repeatedly inhabit the area in groups, then be sure and take a
good friend to help you in your hunt.
Having a buddy you can trust on a hunt is invaluable when you encounter
prey in herds.
So those are a few of my more valuable tips. Use them to your best ability and I can
assure you that if you take them to heart, you will be successful when you go
out on a hunt.
Oops! Darn this
computer. I just noticed that the
auto-correct function was on
when I typed in those tips. For
some reason, whenever I tried to type in dating,
it changed it to hunting. Sorry about that. The above are Jay’s Dating Tips. Hope they help.
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