hunting alone

kamlooky said:
Mostly I do my own thing.
Less having to cater to anyone or having to watch the clock.
"Oh, I need to be home by XX o'clock".

Of course, this is dumped on me out in the bush, not before the day of hunting.
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I agree with ya Looky pal, i just cant stand that ####!

Ir the ones that come to hunt and expect to hunt over your shoulder.... but when you say "right. Im goin this way. Your going that way"

They head out an hour after sunrise an are back 4 hours before dark 😂😃

Get amongst it mate... gps maps fair idea of where you are, someone else knows where you are and you have a rifle... gittttem

WL
 
Past disasters with hunting companion. I vividly remember one baffoon that was a steward at CFB Moose Jaw Officer's Mess, in the 1990s. This complete idiot didn't get the proper shots for his hunting dogs, also another misadventure story of his poor lab being shot in the face by baffoon number two on another bird hunting trip I did not attend. The owner of this poor dog merely shrugged it off, because in his words "it looked superficial" hence no visit to the vet. His other beagle Queenie, God rest her soul, was so bugged up with parasites the vet put her out of her misery right there on the operating table. The one and only reason he got to first attend some hunts in the first place, is that his co-worker was a very good childhood friend of mine, that convinced me otherwise.

I hope this human carbon unit is in jail or committed. Can't remember his name and I don't care if I ever do so.
 
^Another high point was the baffoon getting us kicked off really excellent gopher shooting territory near Claybank, Saskatchewan. I couldn't abide his company anymore afterwards. He succeeded in shooting much too near the land owner's horses, causing them to rear up and cut themselves on the barbed wire fence enclosure. We both told him to stay away from that horse pasture beforehand.
We might as well have been speaking Mandarin Chinese to the effing idiot.

End of that association.
 
thanks a lot guys for your replies... we now have 11 pages of very usefully info.
I'm scouting a lot as I drive in the country everyday and I see lot of wildlife (I love my job). The bad part is that most of the land is posted... how is in other provinces like ON or QC?
 
If you have the right skills and equipment ( and know how to use it) there is no reason not to hunt alone. For me, it's the most rewarding way to hunt.
 
I hunt alone for the last week of the deer hunt. It's a long way back in the bush to the hunt camp by ATV. I listen to the wolves howl day and night, I hear bull moose in full rut bellering. I heard a fight once, across the lake, echos of large antlers in the morning mist.
It's something that not everyone enjoys, you need to totally immerse yourself in the hunt in a way that group hunters can't really do. I think it changes you, the need to be self sufficient in every way. But you will experience things that you probably never will with others around.

Where I hunt, the watches and places I go are well known to others in my camp who are not there. I would be found, eventually. Cell phones work there, although not totally dependable. There are other GPS based safety devices if that is a concern for you.

Because you are alone, you can do things your way. My way, is near absolute silence. Walking, or on stand, total quiet. If you decide to sleep in, you can, if you want to be on your stand when the stars are out, you won't have someone lagging behind you, or making noise. No crap about hunting in the rain either, I'm a believer in rain hunting.

Then there's the food, while you have to eat your own cooking, that's balanced by the fact that you can eat what you want.

Safety, obviously is paramount, and you seriously have to examine things you normally do, and eliminate chance of injury.
 
rkr said:
thanks a lot guys for your replies... we now have 11 pages of very usefully info.
I'm scouting a lot as I drive in the country everyday and I see lot of wildlife (I love my job). The bad part is that most of the land is posted... how is in other provinces like ON or QC?
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For those of us in Ontario without land of our own, there is obviously getting landowner permission to hunt, or if you want to try your luck on public land, there is some municipal land where you can hunt (such as Ottawa's Marlborough Forest) or provincial crown land. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has a very useful atlas that lets you see the permitted uses of different parcels of crown land (http://www.ontario.ca/rural-and-north/crown-land-use-policy-atlas), although you still have to scout it first to check for things like leased cabins and hunt camps. And of course, anywhere that looks good and accessible will probably look good and accessible to someone else too.
 
Hmmm... very interesting thread!

I've noticed that on the "beginning to hunt threads" the good advice seems to be "get a mentor." However, most responders here are of the opinion that they do not wish to hunt with anyone, even though early on they too picked up much of their skills and knowledge by hunting alongside one or more persons. The members at game & fishing clubs have long formed their traditions and groups, and hardly ever accept new and young people into their circles if not family or friends of family. So how exactly is someone supposed to get a mentor? That is sad, considering that the number of posters that learned to hunt on their own is significantly smaller than those that used to group hunt (just based on the responses to this thread). It is sad, because people wishing to get into hunting that were never brought up in such an environment (or family for that matter) are either left to create dangerous situations, fail miserably at hunting, stop trying all together or all of the above. Probably not a problem to some, because it keeps less hunting pressure off the lands right?

It is kind of strange, in a way, because at the range people are extremely helpful and friendly, and finding a mentor for shooting sports is the opposite. At least, that has been my experience in Ontario.
 
When I decided to hunt big game nobody taught me. I watched a few hunting videos and into the woods I went. Best decision I ever made.
 
I had some great mentoring last year for my first deer hunt and we had many good hikes through a local municipal forest. Ultimately I got my deer by myself! It just didn't work to be out together that day and I had been through this spot enough times to know that i could run into a deer and probably wouldn't get lost. Those miserably wet and rainy mornings walking to my hunting spot alone were the most rewarding.

Km
 
If anyone local wants needs someone to go out with this year. I wouldnt mind going for WT.

This will be only my second time out for deer, so my experience is limited, but I can say Im not a retard out in the field and know how to handle a rifle. :)
 
I think the thread started with solid advice , if you don't have a good, safe, smart hunting partner.... Yer better off going alone over taking a mistake with you LOL
It took me many years as a hunter to find a group of guys I could stand being in the bush with for a 2 week or 3 week trip.
These days, I prefer to hunt my moose and elk with my close friend and hunting partner and his sons.
My deer trips, my november mulie and big horn sheep hunts are ONLY for me alone. On those deer trips I often bring my 150lbs male rottweiller as he is a hell of a hunting dog and seems to relish the gun fire LOL
All my other trips be they day hunts ,weekends ect, for the meat animals, I don't mind taking on a new hunter now and then or go in a group just for the good times around camp ect
 
M16LR.50 said:
Hmmm... very interesting thread!

I've noticed that on the "beginning to hunt threads" the good advice seems to be "get a mentor." However, most responders here are of the opinion that they do not wish to hunt with anyone, even though early on they too picked up much of their skills and knowledge by hunting alongside one or more persons. The members at game & fishing clubs have long formed their traditions and groups, and hardly ever accept new and young people into their circles if not family or friends of family. So how exactly is someone supposed to get a mentor? That is sad, considering that the number of posters that learned to hunt on their own is significantly smaller than those that used to group hunt (just based on the responses to this thread). It is sad, because people wishing to get into hunting that were never brought up in such an environment (or family for that matter) are either left to create dangerous situations, fail miserably at hunting, stop trying all together or all of the above. Probably not a problem to some, because it keeps less hunting pressure off the lands right?

It is kind of strange, in a way, because at the range people are extremely helpful and friendly, and finding a mentor for shooting sports is the opposite. At least, that has been my experience in Ontario.
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I am always willing to take out a new hunter but I still generally prefer hunting alone. It's hard finding people to hunt with that hunt like you hunt, share same ethics, have the same expectations of what they want to get out of the trip. If anything I prefer hunting with a newb rather than someone just new to my group. Allows me to mold them to my way of hunt and share my ethics and enjoyment of hunting. One can prefer hunting solo but still be open to mentoring a hew hunter.
 
I got to start hunting at a really young age, so I had that going for me. Just on farmland,rabbits and grouse, but being all along in the bush is definitely an experience in it's own. It can also be real fun with a "smart" hunting partner. I think I'd prefer my girlfriend to most guys. I'm still young, but I can't even imagine hunting with someone that started drinking midday, can't stand it. Great thread guys..
 
I've hunted with my son's for many years and once in a while a buddy will tag along. I prefer to have someone with me, ya just never know when this old ton of bricks may come tumbling down!
 
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