2rocky
Well-known member
to me "casual hunting" is:
taking the kids to shoot squirrels - Ground or tree
walking down the creek or ditchbank to kick up a rabbit, duck or pheasant
woodcutting trips that turn in to an impromptu deer stalk on a mature but not trophy buck
coyote hunt while out shed hunting
jump shooting the farm pond with the neighbors
dove hunt after school
It's not a week long hunting camp once a year. It's an opportunity with low pressure and expectations. The kind of frequent, low investment experiences that built a lot of Boomer and Gen X hunters. Something you can do with grampaw's old .22 or the 50 year old 20 gauge and what ever shells you can rustle up.
Folks who grew up doing this are adaptable and we are losing opportunities to have those experiences because folks are removed from the farm and landowning relatives who would offer those kind of experiences. Not sure there is an easy solution, but to me it starts with making small game hunting more accessible to new hunters.
taking the kids to shoot squirrels - Ground or tree
walking down the creek or ditchbank to kick up a rabbit, duck or pheasant
woodcutting trips that turn in to an impromptu deer stalk on a mature but not trophy buck
coyote hunt while out shed hunting
jump shooting the farm pond with the neighbors
dove hunt after school
It's not a week long hunting camp once a year. It's an opportunity with low pressure and expectations. The kind of frequent, low investment experiences that built a lot of Boomer and Gen X hunters. Something you can do with grampaw's old .22 or the 50 year old 20 gauge and what ever shells you can rustle up.
Folks who grew up doing this are adaptable and we are losing opportunities to have those experiences because folks are removed from the farm and landowning relatives who would offer those kind of experiences. Not sure there is an easy solution, but to me it starts with making small game hunting more accessible to new hunters.
