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Congratulations, you will have more fun than you can imagine hunting!ponycarman wrote:I finally finished up the hunters safety course yesterday and went to take the test today. I am now licensed to hunt in south carolina! Yay!!! I'm so excited
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Thanks! I can wait to get in the woodsMike wrote:
Congratulations, you will have more fun than you can imagine hunting!
One advantage to being older is that I didn't have to take the training course when I got my first license in the US earlier this year, it's about the only advantage I've found to being old.
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Thanks weldon! Be careful with them squirrels, they can be feistyWeldonHunter wrote:That's very cool. You'll have fun. It can get boring but there's nothing like being out in the middle of nowhere with little to no signs of the outside world. Last couple of years I've had a squirrel that would come up to the stand in the tree next to it and give me hell for being in his area.
Squirrel season and deer season overlap here - problem solved.WeldonHunter wrote:That's very cool. You'll have fun. It can get boring but there's nothing like being out in the middle of nowhere with little to no signs of the outside world. Last couple of years I've had a squirrel that would come up to the stand in the tree next to it and give me hell for being in his area.
I had a chipmunk once when I was a kid in the middle of old growth in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon sit down next to me while I ate my sack lunch and eat Ruffle potato chips out of my hand.WeldonHunter wrote:That's very cool. You'll have fun. It can get boring but there's nothing like being out in the middle of nowhere with little to no signs of the outside world. Last couple of years I've had a squirrel that would come up to the stand in the tree next to it and give me hell for being in his area.
Yeah I just went down and renewed mine the other day. Then I went back to the mineral licks and put new blocks out and swept out the stand. I took pitures and will make a post later. The deer have eaten/dug out the one site about a foot and a half again. I really need to refill it but that'll have to wait. The bucks are making horns now and I was already late recharging the sites as it was.ponycarman wrote:I'm going to try my best this year. I'm not extremely well connected to have friends to teach me and stuff here. And to be honest, starting out its kinda daunting. I'm keeping my eyes open for anyone that can give me tips in my area. Or anyone that wouldn't mind a tag along or apprentice haha.
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Lot of guys around here take them to a processor. I think you're wise taking it a step at a time. If you're going to continue hunting it's all stuff that comes with time and experience. Butchering an animal that size is fair amount of work. I do as much as I can the first day but usually have a cooler in the mudroom I keep what I haven't finished in and do the rest the next day. I do it all myself. Only help I get is from the dog and cat who both stand by begging for scraps, lol. They both eat so much they can hardly move. I also grind a fair amount. Hand grinder too. I really need to get an electric one.ponycarman wrote:If I actually get a deer it will go to a processor. One step at a time haha. I'm not ready for that step yet. If I go on some small game hunts I will attemp to do the cleaning and everything myself.
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