on a soapbox for a second (hunting safety/ethics ect)

Crowca2 said:
We are making broad statements that the new hunter is more likely to shoot someone because he has never harvested game before. With that kind of thinking we must have all shot someone before we harvested our first animal. ( this is absolute bs )

I would like to see the stats that have been used to come up with this information !
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I don't think anyone was pointing the finger at New hunters however new/young hunters are probably more open to the coaching that may help prevent future accidents.
One of the statistics that was shared with the youth during the Saturday classroom session was that the average hunting experience of the person involved in an accident was 17 years. Food for thought.
Not trying to point blame at anyone or start a fight I just thought that maybe we could help defuse a possible contributing factor in some hunting accidents.
 
Tip #1 , hunt away from other hunters and your chance of being shot or shot at diminishes substantially. Insist on hunting the "busy" areas... Maybe blaze orange isn't a bad idea along with some extra life insurance.

I've never had a problem and I have to say, by and large, the vast majority of hunters I've met in the field are good folks.
As for blaze orange... I only use it when I'm dragging or packing an animal out.... Otherwise, I do not want to be seen while I'm out hunting so do not wear it till game is down.
 
My background in hunting was being mentored by my father and his buddies. Unfortunately, I was able to adapt. While emphasis was on killing, anything, not much on enjoying the woods or quiet. We shot owls, jays, rabbits, hawks, trees, and deer. My father was not a teacher.
I learned to enjoy the woods after getting lost. I enjoyed my time alone. I began to choose my hunting. I have sat watching deer feed within several yards of me and allowed them to leave, unmolested. I have since watched lots of animals and truly enjoyed the experiences as much as a hunt. I can be so much more selective here in AB, that I enjoy hunting like never before in my life.
I try to harvest what I need and use almost all of the meat, throwing nearly nothing away, now that I have dogs. My ethics (individually personal) have grown more stringent as my connection with nature and the wilderness has increased over the years. Not that I don't stretch regulations to the limit, but I attempt to keep my head on when hunting.
 
One of my motivations for hunting was always the high cost of meat in the market. Apparently with drought conditions in the US, many producers had neither the water or feed to keep their animals. A shortage of meat animals in the US has now brought US buyers up here which has driven the cost of meat in our markets sky high.

While i have never been solely motivated by what i "get", i also live hundreds of km from decent or legal hunting areas. A number of years ago, my trip with loaded truck and trailer was 23 highway hours to the BC Northeast. In today's dollars i would bet that just my fuel cost for that trip would be $1500-2500. The real cost is time off, holiday weeks. One does not go on a trip that far for a week, it is 5/6 days of driving.

So am i completely into just the "experience" ...no, that is part of it. I want a full freezer, one can not eat horns.
 
Giantly loaded P/U, giantly loaded trailer. Detour 80km off the main hwy to pick up my hunting partners. Fred Flintstone pushing up the hills. Pretty much the speed limit and stopping every town for the women to pee. 80 km south of Ft Nelson.If it was 100/110 and two fuel stops it would be 18-20hrs.
 
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