I've got four farms that I hunt and it doesn't cost me a nickle. I help get up the hay, straw or help move the cows. I give them all my time when needed, I get the DCAP tags from them so I must shoot a few does. NO hunt clubs or dogs. these famers know who to trust, any hunter who has something like this are LUCKY respect it and you can hunt for ever
WES
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DesertRat,
When I started hunting the farm I do now, the farmer invited me to shoot the deer without me even asking. I thought I had gone to heaven.
Since I was new to deer hunting, I welcomed the chance, and have since developed a real liking for these people. They have become friends, not just an opportunity for which I feel obliged to help. I live in the city but it's only 23 minutes from my front door to theirs. I go there as much to get out in the fresh air and work, as I do to hunt. Probably more. During the past week I've bucked up and split sugar maple, fixed storm windows, repaired the chicken coop, and patched the porch. All things they were too busy to do themselves. Things I could handle for them.
In return, I have fresh farm eggs, 300 acres of bush, forest, meadows, cedar swamp, even a nice duck marsh to explore and hunt on, and deer enough to fulfill my every dream.
Working with the son, I've learned about trees and wood and lumber, the complete family history, the techniques of wood frame barns and squared log buildings, hydraulic systems and back-hoes, turf-grass management, and much much more.
The thought of money never enters the picture. Just the symbiosis of friendship and helping out.
You've got a thoughtful farmer friend there yourself, with very discriminating taste in rye. I say good for you both of you. Keep up the great teamwork and the great results. That's what it's all about.
Maple
When I started hunting the farm I do now, the farmer invited me to shoot the deer without me even asking. I thought I had gone to heaven.
Since I was new to deer hunting, I welcomed the chance, and have since developed a real liking for these people. They have become friends, not just an opportunity for which I feel obliged to help. I live in the city but it's only 23 minutes from my front door to theirs. I go there as much to get out in the fresh air and work, as I do to hunt. Probably more. During the past week I've bucked up and split sugar maple, fixed storm windows, repaired the chicken coop, and patched the porch. All things they were too busy to do themselves. Things I could handle for them.
In return, I have fresh farm eggs, 300 acres of bush, forest, meadows, cedar swamp, even a nice duck marsh to explore and hunt on, and deer enough to fulfill my every dream.
Working with the son, I've learned about trees and wood and lumber, the complete family history, the techniques of wood frame barns and squared log buildings, hydraulic systems and back-hoes, turf-grass management, and much much more.
The thought of money never enters the picture. Just the symbiosis of friendship and helping out.
You've got a thoughtful farmer friend there yourself, with very discriminating taste in rye. I say good for you both of you. Keep up the great teamwork and the great results. That's what it's all about.
Maple
When we rifle hunted up north, we always included a farmers share of the meat when we were dividing it up and dropped a bottle of their favourite drink in as thank you.
I have continued this with my bowhunting and felt good about giving them the meat from my recent harvest. That was enough payback for me, especially after I found out his hunting partner was having to work to make ends meet this winter and the venison would go a long way in helping out.
The bottle was a very nice gesture from this fellow and at first I felt there was no way I could accept it but have come to realise that this is his way of saying thank you for the deer. I know when I asked how he would like it cut up he looked at me with a bit of dis-belief. When his wife found out she was shocked and seemed to very happy. You can't buy that kind of satisfaction.
This is a win- win situation. He is learning a lot about his own property from my bowhunting. I have harvested 2 nice bucks in 2 years. There are some travel areas thathe did not know about that I am discovering by sitting day after day. On the other hand, he has also pointed out to me some patterns on the property that I had not picked up on.
Hunting aside, I feel fortunate to have made a new friend with common interests and some different perspectives.
P.S. VixChix, I can understand you not wanting bouncy girl but if you have a fixin for rye, this bottle might be just what the doc ordered.
I have continued this with my bowhunting and felt good about giving them the meat from my recent harvest. That was enough payback for me, especially after I found out his hunting partner was having to work to make ends meet this winter and the venison would go a long way in helping out.
The bottle was a very nice gesture from this fellow and at first I felt there was no way I could accept it but have come to realise that this is his way of saying thank you for the deer. I know when I asked how he would like it cut up he looked at me with a bit of dis-belief. When his wife found out she was shocked and seemed to very happy. You can't buy that kind of satisfaction.
This is a win- win situation. He is learning a lot about his own property from my bowhunting. I have harvested 2 nice bucks in 2 years. There are some travel areas thathe did not know about that I am discovering by sitting day after day. On the other hand, he has also pointed out to me some patterns on the property that I had not picked up on.
Hunting aside, I feel fortunate to have made a new friend with common interests and some different perspectives.
P.S. VixChix, I can understand you not wanting bouncy girl but if you have a fixin for rye, this bottle might be just what the doc ordered.
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When we have guests out at the farm to kill doe's we treat them like royalty. We feed them, guide for them, and retrieve and prepare the fallen animals. They receive the meat all butchered and in shrink wrap packaging.
When they leave they are given gift baskets that are all hunting oriented and contain items like camo gloves, grunt calls hunting CD's, etc. etc.
We also provide them with a disc containing photos of their hunt.
And we document every one of those expenses for our accountant!
When they leave they are given gift baskets that are all hunting oriented and contain items like camo gloves, grunt calls hunting CD's, etc. etc.
We also provide them with a disc containing photos of their hunt.
And we document every one of those expenses for our accountant!
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Grizzly Adam
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I have a property that I hunt which I aquired one day driving to where I use to hunt, I seen a pickup stuck in the ditch & stopped to make sure everything was okay & if they needed a tow truck, since that day I have had exclusive rights to this property & they even give me sh** for not parking my vehicle at the house when I am out there (I do not want to disturb them & I usually am hunting the otherside of the property anyways).
Every year I have made a point of taking a X-mas card out to them as well as a round of timmies (they do not drink). This year they will also be getting a 5lb venison summer sausage.
When I shot my deer this year it was almost dark & it went down into the swamp so I went to the house & they brought the 4x4 through the uncut corn field to the bush helped me track the deer, field dress it, drag it to the truck & even brought it right into town to my house for me
They will be getting something extra as well this year so I know exactly how you feel, you never expect anything from them but it sure gives you a great feeling when they do something for you that you do not expect & you just cannot thank them enough.
Shoot Straight
Kirk
Every year I have made a point of taking a X-mas card out to them as well as a round of timmies (they do not drink). This year they will also be getting a 5lb venison summer sausage.
When I shot my deer this year it was almost dark & it went down into the swamp so I went to the house & they brought the 4x4 through the uncut corn field to the bush helped me track the deer, field dress it, drag it to the truck & even brought it right into town to my house for me
They will be getting something extra as well this year so I know exactly how you feel, you never expect anything from them but it sure gives you a great feeling when they do something for you that you do not expect & you just cannot thank them enough.
Shoot Straight
Kirk
A bad day hunting, is better then a good day of work
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beretta96D
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Mike P wrote:When we have guests out at the farm to kill doe's we treat them like royalty. We feed them, guide for them, and retrieve and prepare the fallen animals. They receive the meat all butchered and in shrink wrap packaging.
When they leave they are given gift baskets that are all hunting oriented and contain items like camo gloves, grunt calls hunting CD's, etc. etc.
We also provide them with a disc containing photos of their hunt.
And we document every one of those expenses for our accountant!
Are you being serious? I seem to prefer hunting does, I find they taste better and could care less about bucks. I've never shot a buck, but we've harvested 3 does this year, and I was given a few steaks from a buck and didn't care for it at all. I figure if they all taste like that, I wouldn't bother shooting one.