Hello.... Anyone do these?
I like to fish, preferably salt water. I've only been offshore once. Mostly I wade or (starting to) kayak fish along the the coast or in brackish areas where the bayous feed into the bay or Gulf of Mexico. The primary fish are red drum, speckeled trout and flounder. There are other species too, but those are the three main ones fished for. And if you really really want, sharks. I don't really know much about the fresh water fishing here.
Hunting.... the last time I did that was in 1989. I remember it cause the weather was zero degrees Fahrenheit. Which is horrifically cold in an area where the winter days rarely reach zero Celsius.
Well my wife inherited a big bit of land up in East Texas in the middle of Davy Crockett Forest. It looks like a jungle. They have an exploding deer population and of course, feral hogs. I dunno. Never really cared for hunting the way most people do around here. They plant a few oats or put up a feeder, sit in a box and shoot the deer when it gets close to the food. Feral hogs are hunted all sorts of ways, but as they are more of a nuisance instead of a game animal, most people trap them in pens. As far as hunting goes, there's really not a lot of animal species you can hunt in Texas. I use .30-30's. Ones a Winchester Saddleman's carbine (think John Wayne gun) the other a Marlin with a 3 x 9 zoom red field scope that cost more than the gun. I think this time around, I try and get a large caliber air rifle.
I imagine in Europe air rifles and maybe black powder shot are popular? 30.06 is probably the most popular here. Canada? LOL 20mm anti-tank guns. Then there's bow hunting. Anyone do that? I've seen on some hog hunting forums Aussies hunting them with spears... I like being an equal part of the food chain when I hunt too. That's why I wade fish (shark bait and jelly fish magnet). But a spear against a 150-200kg pig? With tusks? And a taste for meat too?
Hunting here, is stupidly expensive unless you own land. I never had the time or the money to hunt til recently. Doing so now, if successful, will be cheaper than going to the grocery store. So anyone that hunts have any insights or advice, it would be greatly appreciated
But for now, I'm focusing on fishing. Or TRY to focus.... Working sucks. There's a place I want to try that really looks promising.
I like to fish, preferably salt water. I've only been offshore once. Mostly I wade or (starting to) kayak fish along the the coast or in brackish areas where the bayous feed into the bay or Gulf of Mexico. The primary fish are red drum, speckeled trout and flounder. There are other species too, but those are the three main ones fished for. And if you really really want, sharks. I don't really know much about the fresh water fishing here.
Hunting.... the last time I did that was in 1989. I remember it cause the weather was zero degrees Fahrenheit. Which is horrifically cold in an area where the winter days rarely reach zero Celsius.
Well my wife inherited a big bit of land up in East Texas in the middle of Davy Crockett Forest. It looks like a jungle. They have an exploding deer population and of course, feral hogs. I dunno. Never really cared for hunting the way most people do around here. They plant a few oats or put up a feeder, sit in a box and shoot the deer when it gets close to the food. Feral hogs are hunted all sorts of ways, but as they are more of a nuisance instead of a game animal, most people trap them in pens. As far as hunting goes, there's really not a lot of animal species you can hunt in Texas. I use .30-30's. Ones a Winchester Saddleman's carbine (think John Wayne gun) the other a Marlin with a 3 x 9 zoom red field scope that cost more than the gun. I think this time around, I try and get a large caliber air rifle.
I imagine in Europe air rifles and maybe black powder shot are popular? 30.06 is probably the most popular here. Canada? LOL 20mm anti-tank guns. Then there's bow hunting. Anyone do that? I've seen on some hog hunting forums Aussies hunting them with spears... I like being an equal part of the food chain when I hunt too. That's why I wade fish (shark bait and jelly fish magnet). But a spear against a 150-200kg pig? With tusks? And a taste for meat too?
Hunting here, is stupidly expensive unless you own land. I never had the time or the money to hunt til recently. Doing so now, if successful, will be cheaper than going to the grocery store. So anyone that hunts have any insights or advice, it would be greatly appreciated
But for now, I'm focusing on fishing. Or TRY to focus.... Working sucks. There's a place I want to try that really looks promising.