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This is my Town

Unread postby Boogieman1 » Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:48 pm

I realize we all hunt different circumstances and have different goals. In places like this you never actually know what crowd u are talking to. Just gonna offer my advice if some reader finds themselves in my situation. We can’t all take off of work, buy non resident license, spend gas to travel to all 4 corners of the earth. In such cases I don’t feel I’m at a disadvantage. In fact I believe home court advantage was named for a reason. I will be the first to tell ya I am likely to get dusted in every other counties woods and water in the great entire USA. But I tell ya what…. I ain’t gonna get beat in mine. I would rather be great right here than mediocre everywhere. Prob sounds sorry but the best times of my life are when folks pull up to a public boat ramp or woodlot and say that (f-bomb) is here.

I love that feeling. Why? Cause I worked my entire life for that edge. I don’t give a flying hoot if that makes me a one trick pony or not. What I get a kick out of is big money bringing it down and getting dusted by a guy without a boat or shooting a stickbow. There is great benefits to hunting where u live! A hunter who spends 150 days a year in the woods is leaps and bounds above those that must travel and only get a couple weekends a year in. Beat em with effort, determination, and guts! One thing money will never be able to buy is time. That’s the equalizer for rednecks who set there life up to hunt/fish. Choose wisely and live with your choices!

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Unread postby greenhorndave » Tue Sep 21, 2021 2:35 pm

Well said and good luck, amigo,
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Unread postby Chuck B » Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:12 pm

I thought you were going to go with an Eric Church reference with his song “this is my hometown”. One of my favorites.

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Unread postby Uncle Lou » Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:15 pm

Boogie, your the best. :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Unread postby Stingray713 » Tue Sep 21, 2021 6:13 pm

Amen Boogie! I’ve got 3 little kids and a high maintenance wife. All big bucks in my zip code better watch out cuz I’m not going anywhere!
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Unread postby Ryan549 » Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:44 pm

Stingray713 wrote:Amen Boogie! I’ve got 3 little kids and a high maintenance wife. All big bucks in my zip code better watch out cuz I’m not going anywhere!


I’m guessing she is not a Beast member :lol:
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Unread postby 1STRANGEWILDERNESS » Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:29 pm

Good one

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Unread postby Hawthorne » Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:51 pm

I like hunting my home turf. Some are a 2hr drive. I’m not going anywhere this year outside of that unless I tag out with some vacation time left. Good point Boogie
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Unread postby szwampdonkey » Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:25 am

Man i’m so busy working, maintaining the house, and raising my boy i’m lucky to get out a couple hours during the week and maybe a 5 hour hunt Sat and Sun morning before the family crawls out of bed. If i’m lucky, i can grab an evening sit Sat night as well.

Obviously the majority of my hunts are close to home and easy access out of necessity or i’m not hunting at all. But like Boogie i know these spots like the back of my hand, i walk them year round, i know where the beds are, etc. I guarantee you take a “celebrity” hunter and give him two days to hunt these spots i’ll see more deer. Where they gain an advantage is when they are able to set up camp and hunt there 7 days in a row sun up to sun down like the THP guys do. I don’t have that luxury.

We can’t be young and single again with no responsibilities and nothing to do but hunt. Those days were awesome but priorities change forcing you to master your home range.
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Unread postby Stingray713 » Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:15 am

Ryan549 wrote:
Stingray713 wrote:Amen Boogie! I’ve got 3 little kids and a high maintenance wife. All big bucks in my zip code better watch out cuz I’m not going anywhere!


I’m guessing she is not a Beast member :lol:


Maybe Shopping Beast

I did explain to her what a spike is last night. She liked that they are called spikes. :roll:
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Unread postby oldrank » Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:42 am

I am the same way. I hunted Montana a while back and the entire time I was there I wanted to be home hunting "my woods".
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Unread postby G-Patt » Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:51 am

Well said. Ditto! We've worked hard to gain the home field advantage. I love the fact that I'm still learning new things after all these years.
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Unread postby Boogieman1 » Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:16 am

Stingray713 wrote:
Ryan549 wrote:
Stingray713 wrote:Amen Boogie! I’ve got 3 little kids and a high maintenance wife. All big bucks in my zip code better watch out cuz I’m not going anywhere!


I’m guessing she is not a Beast member :lol:


Maybe Shopping Beast

I did explain to her what a spike is last night. She liked that they are called spikes. :roll:


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Unread postby Jonny » Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:21 am

I always end up gravitating back to my local fishing hole I grew up on. Not the best place to fish, but I’m at my best when I’m there.

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Unread postby Ol Split ( ) Toes » Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:36 am

Boogieman1 wrote:
Stingray713 wrote:
Ryan549 wrote:
Stingray713 wrote:Amen Boogie! I’ve got 3 little kids and a high maintenance wife. All big bucks in my zip code better watch out cuz I’m not going anywhere!


I’m guessing she is not a Beast member :lol:


Maybe Shopping Beast

I did explain to her what a spike is last night. She liked that they are called spikes. :roll:


The Shopping Beast :think: I like it! A forum based website for the hardcore, compulsive buyer.

Topics…..
Scouting for Black Friday
Pressured malls
Cyber scouting deals
Public parking

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