Is harder better?

[TimeOnTarget]

I miss @JohnCushman on here. With a title like that we could always expect a interesting response. I will try my best.

Is harder better? Not after 4 hours........Lol

I know off topic, but what happened to Cush?

 

[thusby]

If you want it as hard as possible then you might as well chuck spears while wearing a lit-up rotating disco ball on your head. I never understood this argument.

 

[Panda Bear]

NoHarleyyet

"the harder I worked, the luckier I got"

and I find this to be true whether hunting or not.

My memories of a hunt is not dependent upon how difficult it was, but what happened during the hunt, who I was with, etc. I remember a hunt that took more time harnessing the dogs, than the hunt itself, but others circumstances surrounding that hunt make it one of my most memorable

 

[dirtclod Az.]

If you can't get ahold of Cush,ask Big Fin.They have hunted together,he might have the skinny. 〽

 

[Addicting]

I know off topic, but what happened to Cush?

If you can't get ahold of Cush,ask Big Fin.They have hunted together,he might have the skinny. 〽

He is doing good, we text every couple days. He just isn’t posting on here much these days.

 

[dirtclod Az.]

Thanks Addicting! 〽

 

[madtom]

Some type 2 fun is good for everyone. No good hunting story begins with "it was mild and sunny and the deer were grazing in the borrow ditch."

 

[NR_Hunter]

Sometimes I like when it’s hard cause otherwise I feel like I’m just shootin stuff, especially waterfowl hunting.

I also appreciate the hard hunts cause it makes me feel like I’ve earned shooting something close to a road or when I have a great stroke of luck after getting my ass kicked for a whole season.

 

[noharleyyet]

Bulls, hell holes, and empty Camelbaks

Bit of a prologue here. The last couple of months have been an absolute grind. Remodel projects, remodel cost overruns, blown engine on a daughters car, insurance deductibles, and extra shifts/OT to cover all the above have worn me out. It was time for a break. Finn and I headed for the River of...

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[madtom]

A similar question could be asked why hunters value large/mature animals. If something is uncommon or difficult to obtain, the rare day you get one brings a sense of accomplishment.

 

[MTGomer]

Hard hunts are more satisfying to me whether or not I get something. Just being out there hiking around, camping, living out of a backpack is fun. Actually it stops being fun once you become successful.

Easier hunts are fun too, but ones that end with no kill seem much less satisfying than backpack hunts that are unsuccessful

 

[Stay Sharp]

There is situational “hard” as in “this happened to me and was beyond my control but I overcame and was successful in spite of it.”

And then there is “intentional, self inflicted hard” as in, “ I made a conscience choice to go after this animal with homemade, primitive trad archery gear and was successful in spite of it. “ and “I will only kill an animal of a certain age or score”

Both make for rewarding and memorable experiences that stick with the hunter and that’s the only person that matters. We don’t hunt for others approval.

Then there is “easy” fall in your lap success and that too can be memorable. I like all of the above scenarios. As I start my 46th bowhunting season and lots of chiropractic visits each week, I gauge “hard” myself and long ago stopped listening to others in regards to “hard” since its such a personal thing.

 

[thusby]

Going back into a unit that kicked your ass, regardless of species and getting it done. That's where it is at.

 

[Ben Long]

The easiest hunt in the world is to walk to the butcher shop. The ultimate in hunting technology is the slaughterhouse. I like a quote from Garcia-Ortega, who said "The beauty of the hunt is the fact that it is problematic." The greater the challenge, the greater the reward. But to me, that doesn't mean ALL the challenges are in the woods. Sometimes, my greatest challenge is grabbing a free day or two during the crush of busy life to enjoy peace and quiet. Those can be the most rewarding hunts of all.

 

[SD_Prairie_Goat]

I'm of a different mindset than most on here I guess. I'm going to put in exactly the amount of work required to get the result I desire. I don't waste time/money/effort/resources for marginal gains.

If I can shoot a nice buck close to the road, or hike in ten miles for one slightly nicer, you bet your butt I'm shooting the one close to the road.

I've gone through life following that thought process and it hasn't taken me too far off track yet.

Why bust my ass to get into med school, to bust my ass for years in med school, to bust my ass as a resident, to be on call all the time. Why not become an engineer? No one cares if you didn't get a 4.0 gpa in collage, they just care about the degree

 

[Sytes]

I've seen nice bucks and black bears on my small 12 acres and just watch... then I drag my arse around the mountains to knock one down and drag my arse and harvest back... Something special about kicking my arse brings satisfaction. I'm downright logically objective and my wife finds this behavior sometimes frustrating - then, I'll tell her to check out the bear or buck from our deck and she reminds me how my mountain arse dragging action is absolutely illogical... She's got a point.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

...We don’t hunt for others approval...

Says the guy with 400-some posts in three weeks. Love it.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Seclusion and getting to hunt animals acting somewhat naturally is valuable to me. That generally requires some hard physical work on public land, but not always.

 

[teej89]

To the title...

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Later I may find out that others may object to how or where I hunt and I then laugh because those guys dont matter in the least. Scientists have not yet developed a device sensitive enough to detect how little I care for the opinions of the VDP.

Never miss an opportunity to make things about you, right @Stay Sharp?