paulcarol+FollowWhy I Only Hunt Does Now? 🦌Stopped targeting small bucks - does taste better and they're plentiful in my area. Let those young bucks grow up! #hunting #doehunting #meatnotantlers #huntingethics #deerhunting7160Share
bushjill+Followsend-it hunters give us all a bad name 🙄I stick to arrows for close shots and .308 with copper bullets out to 300 yards. Haven't tracked a single deer or antelope - they just drop. Clean kills, minimal meat loss, zero lead fragments. Here's the thing: if you need multiple shots to connect, or you're "walking rounds in," you're not a long-range hunter - you're just being unethical. That ego-driven "send it" mentality creates wounded animals and gives all hunters a bad reputation. Know your limits. Practice within them. One shot, clean kill. #hunting #cleankills #308 #huntingethics #deerhunting180260Share
hodebra+FollowWhy I stopped free hunting on my land 😤Used to let hunters on my 100 acres for free to hunt pigs. Big mistake. Found beer cans in my pond, ATV ruts everywhere when it was too wet, and caught them shooting deer without permission on my trail cams. Now I wouldn't let someone hunt for $1,000. Maintaining property is hard work and some hunters just don't respect it. If you get permission to hunt private land, treat it like gold. #hunting #landownerlife #huntingethics 553298Share
paulcarol+FollowThe only deer I ever had to knifeBeen hunting 30 years. Only deer I ever had to finish with a knife was one I hit with my truck — broke its spine, so I ended it quick so it wouldn’t suffer. But in the woods? Nah. If a deer’s still alive, I’d rather put another arrow in it. Getting close is risky — hooves can mess you up real bad. That’s why I tell every new bowhunter: practice like crazy. A clean, lethal shot the first time saves everyone a lot of pain. #hunting #bowhunting #huntingethics 325Share
bushjill+FollowTrail cam "ownership" drives me crazyHad a guy tell me not to hunt "his" buck because it showed up on his trail cam once. Dude, it's public land and wild animals don't belong to anyone. Hunt for meat, memories, and respect—not Instagram likes and Boone & Crockett scores. #Hunting #HuntingEthics #PublicLand #Outdoors6242Share
jortiz+FollowHow do you feel about predator hunting?I won’t shame anyone for how they hunt, but I do respect meat hunters more than trophy hunters. I’m also not a fan of killing predators “just because”—unless they’re causing issues in a specific area. Conservation means managing the full ecosystem, not just the deer or elk we eat. Curious how others see it. #hunting #HuntingEthics #MeatVsTrophy16341410Share
bushjill+FollowDo you actually eat what you hunt?I usually only eat what I hunt, but I’ve got buddies who treat it more like sport and never touch the meat. Curious what you here think. #hunting #HuntingEthics #WildGame #GameMeat435349Share
Manuel Bright+FollowMy hunting buddy switched to crossbow to avoid practice...This guy straight up told me he got a crossbow so he "wouldn't have to practice anymore." Then bragged about shooting a buck 20 minutes after legal light because his scope let him see fine. Bad shot, lucky recovery, used it as his work screensaver like some trophy. Look, I'm not anti-crossbow at all. But lazy hunters exist with every weapon—compound guys who can't hit at 20 yards, rifle hunters wounding deer at 100 with their fancy scopes. The crossbow didn't make him lazy, he was already lazy. Just gave him more range to be dangerous with. What bothers you more—the weapon choice or the ethics behind it? #Hunting #LazyHunters #CrossbowHunting #HuntingEthics #ArcheryHunting54103Share
paulcarol+FollowIs hunting helping or hurting wildlife?Always wondered—do hunting and conservation actually go hand in hand, or are they in conflict? Curious how others see it, especially with all the habitat work hunters do.🤔 #hunting #WildlifeManagement #ConservationFacts #HuntingEthics3041Share
bushjill+FollowWhy real hunters aim for heart & lung shots?Gut shots spoil the meat, headshots risk wounded animals running for miles. Heart and lung placement gives you clean kills, drops them in 20 yards, and preserves the meat. If you can't make a clean heart/lung shot consistently, you're not ready to hunt. Period. What's your take on shot placement ethics? #hunting #huntingtips #cleankills #huntingethics4932Share
