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My girl decided to go deer hunting this year, so hopefully she doesn't screw it up and I get some venison. I'd rather go for ducks or pheasant.

And as for fishing...

 Jihadin wrote:
Fresh or salt water Ouze?

Both. Locally, I tend to try fish for catfish but have more luck with crappies and perch, maybe a bass once in a while. Again, it doesn't matter since this is in the Mississippi and it's so polluted it's strictly catch and release, my wife won't eat it.

When I go back home though, we sometimes get a boat or a party boat and fish off Long Island Sound. We tend to catch a lot of flounders, stripers, that kind of thing but my absolute favorite is bluefish. Great fight, great fun. Those we do keep and my brother grills them for the rest of the family.

I also absolutely love putting down crab traps for no reason I can cogently explain. My luck with this is more mixed.

Also, although I'm not interested in hunting (unless we're hunting cows or pigs) I think I can see the charms of hunting for fowl like Turkey. Unfortunately this is out as well. My wife's ex was a marine, and they were poor for many years; and most of what they ate was what he killed. As a result she has eaten pretty much everything (turtles, squirrels, etc), and she tells me wild turkey tastes gross compared with farm-raised. Is this true?

Wild Turkey has a very strong flavor compared to what you can buy in the store. Its still turkey though.

If you want something a little weaker you might try a heritage turkey. They are very flavorful but not overbearing like a wild one. Of course you will end up paying $7-$12 a pound depending on the source.

Crabbing is in the blood for us around that shoreline...VA beach up to Jersey.....blue claw crabs, Here in WA its dungee crabs.

Bow season for my father and me has been fortunately dry. We're hoping to get something once the rut starts up, or sometime close to it.

Wild Turkey breast is EXCELLENT!! The legs suck. They are very stringy and strong tasting. Alot of people go wrong and cook the entire bird (like a Thanksgiving turkey). Butcher out the breasts and feed the rest to the dogs and you cant go wrong.

I'm so jealous of the US when it comes to hunting. I don't agree with your gun laws, but we have gone too far. Owning a gun is far to expensive, unless its an air rifle.

When I move from a flat to a house I do hope to get an air rifle and get back to shooting rabbits. I don't think I'll ever be able to afford to own a shotgun or rifle, or go hunting.

As for bowhunting, I would love to, but not a chance in the UK. Completely illegal. That takes allot of skill. I just have to be happy doing field shoots.

Only been hunting once (last tuesday) and i loved it! Unfortunatly my grandfather and I did not get anything but we saw a 3 point mule deer Trying to see if grandpa is able to head out again next week, need to fill the freezer something fierce.

Using the family heirloom Winchester 30-30 (its about 80 years old and still fires like a dream)

yeah, those older rifles work great if they are in good condition.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

Relapse wrote:

 d3m01iti0n wrote:
Real men hunt with their bare hands.

Who was it in one of the threads that was going to wrestle a mountain lion naked?

If I had to guess, I'd say Mattyrm.

No it was some British guy not Matty.