My buddy Kevin and i were just talking the other day about how we miss the past back in the 80s and part of the 90s getting together with friends and family and hunting.
Back then we could go daylight to quitting time all week of gun season and do deer drives going from farm to farm and never had any issues with other people or hunters.
Try that today,so many new hunters and some not so new seem to want to be a bonecollector hunting professional like on most of the lame hunting shows on tv, god forbid if you kill "Their Deer".
Seems every piece of property is spoken for if not leased,the days of us being able to hunt like that are long gone in our area so kinda hard to keep that tradition going but we sure had fun back then.
I am still fortunate to have a couple good properties to hunt and not have to pay for it. I am looking forward to taking my granddaughters out as long as they want to do it in the future to try and pass on the tradition to them.
Sorry guy's but...... "THE GOOD OLD DAY'S ARE GONE"..... Just not the same anymore... I started hunting back in 1962... (Most of you were still tadpoles swimming upstream to get out).... Back then there were no "Pro-staffers", just guys that loved the comradery of getting out together either small game hunting or deer hunting... Instead of competing, everyone helped each other...The main objective was creating memories and having fun, not trying to out do each other... Back then living in Western Pa. you would head out your back door and walk for miles in any direction without worrying about someone giving you any shit... Just didn't happen... Today your spots to hunt are limited and your fellow hunter will do anything to out do you...
I see it as "the good 'ol days" were all about shooting, not so much hunting. Today we have to hunt, at least a little, to shoot a deer or two. If one just wants to shoot, try squirrels, crows, or maybe take up bowfishing.
Sorry to mention I'm living my 'good days now' as I was able to buy my farm 26 yrs ago. Something I couldn't afford today with how land prices have soared. I developed my farm into a 'good days now' hunting area but it was a great expense and time. Sorry I didn't start 20 yrs earlier.
Back in the 'old good old days' there was zero deer to be hunted in our area. I had to move south 41 yrs ago and get established here.
I do feel sorry for everyone who has tough deer hunting now. But the present Ohio statewide deer hunting is damn good according to what it was 40-50 yrs ago. What the future 40-50 yrs will be for you younger guys I don't know as I won't be here anymore.
Exactly, all about you. Or can I bring my kids to help carry on the tradition?
Wff!