Hunting Sense

Here are a few hunting jokes I’ve ran across I thought may make a few of you chuckle.

Definition of Vegetarian:
Old Indian word for bad hunter.
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I received a comment yesterday on the Teaching Them to Survive post from a week or two back and just had to share it.

I am a teacher and a blogger. I enjoyed reading your blog entry and have gotten inspired. I want to quote you on my blog so I can talk about this problem as well. I also want to take your advice and start giving the kids at what then… journal entry at least once a week to write on. I never thought of using journal in a problem solving sense before but I think it could just work.

Thanks,

Chase

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Since the beginning of Hunting Sense in late October of last year, I have tried to continually improve and enhance the site to make it more enjoyable and informative for you, the readers. Some things I’ve tried have worked while others have failed, which is typical when trying to find the direction and voice of a new site. As Hunting Sense has become more established, I have found myself less inclined to try new things for fear of losing and alienating the loyal readers I’ve gained, but I feel it’s now time to refocus not only for myself, but for the readers as well.

So, here is the main reason for this post: What do you think makes the perfect hunting site?

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Anyone familiar with the classic book Where the Red Fern Grows probably remembers Tahlequah, Oklahoma is where Billy Colman travelled to get his two redbone coonhound pups, Old Dan and Little Ann. Tahlequah is also where both the 1974 and 2003 versions of the films based on the book were shot. So, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that one month ago, Tahlequah celebrated the book and coon hunting with a unique event, a Red Fern Festival.

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The Hunting Sense Blog Hunt was suppose to be a bi-weekly feature and I have already messed that up by being a week late for Issue Two. I guess better late than never. Here are just a few of some terrific posts made by my fellow outdoor bloggers. Keep up the great work and thanks for some great reading!

Deer Camp Blog
Owling My Deer

My First Deer With A Bow
At an early age, we were taught that when my father came off his stand and it was time for us to move out of the woods, he would call like an owl. I have heard him call hundreds of times and you can not tell the difference between him and a real owl. I have watched while he called owls in to us. The purpose was to not disturb the woods and we could all slip out without any undue noise. Years ago, when we hunted up at Abbeville, we had located an area where a dark colored and very smart big buck lived. We called him the Shadow. We never got him but had some great times hunting this area. This is about the time I got my first deer with a bow.

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It’s a meme, but it’s a good way to learn about fellow bloggers deep, dark secrets…

The Rules: Players start with 8 random facts about themselves. Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts. Players should tag eight other people and notify them that they have been tagged.
Marian at Marian’s Hunting Stories, etc., etc., etc. has tagged me.

1. I’m a transplanted Okie living in Canada. Imagine what it sounds like to hear ‘getonouttahere, eh?’ or redneck french, it isn’t a pretty sound.
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Two interesting stories in hunting news caught my attention this morning. One deals with the taking of hunting and fishing license by authorities in Oklahoma and the other is about a donation of land for wetland management in North Dakota.

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A first gun is something we always remember. I know I do. And going even further, I remember my first shotgun and my first rifle. Each has a special place in my heart and I still have both of them, even though I only use them from time to time for actual hunting.

Even though a first gun is memorable, no matter the type, a first hunting rifle holds a meaning all its own. It is a sign of progression from a young hunter going after small game to a big game hunter. It’s a right of passage of sorts.

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While browsing the news about hunting through Google this morning, I came across an article about www.showofsupport.org. Reading the article, I have to say this is one of the coolest things I have seen recently. My hats off to all those involved. Here is a portion of the article with a link to where you can read more on the Free Republic website.

Terry Johnson felt guilty about the cozy life he has lived in West Texas and not being the one who earned the freedoms he and his Family have enjoyed.

He thought about how to thank the troops who worked for those freedoms, and he decided to take two wounded Soldiers on an all-expenses-paid deer hunting trip.

“It was my way of saying thanks to these men and women who are keeping us free from terror,” said Johnson, who owns a field service company in Midland, one of the epicenters of the nation’s oil and gas industry.

“That is absolutely the driving force behind it,” Johnson continued. “I’m not a veteran, and there is a little bit of guilt there…I’ve had a great life, and that didn’t come free. I feel very beholden to these people for providing my freedoms for me and my Family.”

As word spread of Johnson’s sponsorship of the wounded Soldiers in 2004, business owners and well-wishers throughout West Texas and hunters from across the state began donating money so Johnson could take more troops hunting.

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hunting, veterans, wounded, showofsupport.org

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With this being a long weekend and the Queen’s birthday here in Canada, I’m taking an easy out today for my post, although it is an excellent article detailing a very worthwhile project. I’ll be posting it up here in a few minutes, but I thought I would also take an opportunity to post about a few things of a personal, non-hunting nature. Thank you for your indulgence and rest assured, I’ll be back tomorrow with the normal Hunting Sense post.

I’ve enjoyed web-design for some time and have been working on a few projects lately.

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Yesterday we discussed the “and then what?” effect and how to get from point a to point b when faced with certain problems. Today we’ll be taking this one step further and looking at actually teaching them to survive. We not only want them to survive, but we want them to do so by relying on themselves and being successful, so that is where the emphasis is going to be placed as we take a closer look at this topic.

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I had a conversation last night that ties nicely into the topic of the week. We are raising a generation of enablers. There is no need to think for yourself; it’s all done for you, and there is no need to take responsibility for your actions. A prime example of this is the “Caution: Coffee is Hot” warnings on take-out coffee cups. While I understand this is a way of covering the company ass, it’s certainly not helping anyone on a grand scale.

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This is the first post in the Survival Series suggesting courses that could be implemented in our school systems that are taken from hunting but could benefit everyone.

It’s becoming more common to turn on the radio or the television and hear about a student who has taken a gun to a school or university and opened fire on their classmates. Every time such a tragedy happens; you hear screams from every which direction calling for tougher gun laws or the outright banning of weapons. The reality of the matter is, such actions will have no effect on preventing such tragedies.

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The evolution of survival is changing. At one time, a child learned how to survive a night or two in the woods alone. Now, they’re taught street smarts. This is largely due to the changing environment (urban sprawl/shrinking wilderness). While these skills are necessary, do they make outdoor skills less valuable? I believe many of them could translate into skills everyone could use no matter where they are.

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I don’t know how many of you know it, but I’m a writer at heart. I’ve loved creating stories and writing about different subjects for as long as I can remember. And it was through my love of writing that I met my wonderful wife, who is also a writer. Writing and my love of hunting is also responsible for Hunting Sense, so I think you can begin to get the idea just how important writing is to me and my life.

I’ve often complained about the portrayal of hunters in modern media, from movies to television and everywhere in between. Well, my wife is participating in an event called Script Frenzy, which is most easily described as writing a script in one month. You can read all about it in more detail at their website.

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