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Did rifles ruin hunting? #4273404 01/24/25 05:01 PM 01/24/25 05:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 14,293 Hoover burbank OP Booner
burbank OP Booner Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 14,293 Hoover	I’m a bow hunter surrounded by gun hunters. Help! Signed, Lonely in Alabama

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273408 01/24/25 05:05 PM 01/24/25 05:05 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,909 Alabaster, Al B Buck_TrackingAL 10 point
Buck_TrackingAL 10 point B Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,909 Alabaster, Al	It wasn't the rifle, it was the scope that has ruined hunting.

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273412 01/24/25 05:06 PM 01/24/25 05:06 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,369 leeds,al G geeb1 10 point
geeb1 10 point G Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,369 leeds,al	Originally Posted by burbank I’m a bow hunter surrounded by gun hunters. Help! Signed, Lonely in Alabama I think our gun season is entirely too long.

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273415 01/24/25 05:07 PM 01/24/25 05:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 7,110 Mobile, AL P Pwyse 14 point
Pwyse 14 point P Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 7,110 Mobile, AL	Hunting is fine. Better than it’s ever been. If your hunting is bad it’s probably people that have messed it up.

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: Pwyse] #4273417 01/24/25 05:08 PM 01/24/25 05:08 PM
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 55,220 Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen James Freak of Nature
James Freak of Nature Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 55,220 Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen	Originally Posted by Pwyse Hunting is fine. Better than it’s ever been. If your hunting is bad it’s probably people that have messed it up. No way White People would EVER mess anything up! 😂😂😂 Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273423 01/24/25 05:12 PM 01/24/25 05:12 PM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,847 Tuscaloosa H hawndog 8 point
hawndog 8 point H Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,847 Tuscaloosa	No.

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273425 01/24/25 05:14 PM 01/24/25 05:14 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 20,520 North AL AU338MAG Freak of Nature
AU338MAG Freak of Nature Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 20,520 North AL	CNC, is that you?? Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales Molon Labe

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: Buck_TrackingAL] #4273426 01/24/25 05:16 PM 01/24/25 05:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 14,293 Hoover burbank OP Booner
burbank OP Booner Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 14,293 Hoover	Originally Posted by Buck_TrackingAL It wasn't the rifle, it was the scope that has ruined hunting. I agree. They should only be used to look thru my neighbor’s bathroom window. As god intended.

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273434 01/24/25 05:28 PM 01/24/25 05:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 7,110 Mobile, AL P Pwyse 14 point
Pwyse 14 point P Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 7,110 Mobile, AL	Originally Posted by burbank Originally Posted by Buck_TrackingAL It wasn't the rifle, it was the scope that has ruined hunting. I agree. They should only be used to look thru my neighbor’s bathroom window. As god intended. Ha! That made me laugh Burbank. I bet he gets mad when he catches you don’t he.

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273456 01/24/25 06:10 PM 01/24/25 06:10 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 625 dora alabama M mathews prostaff 4 point
mathews prostaff 4 point M Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 625 dora alabama	no but the rifle season is too long no need for a 3 month rifle season 4 weeks tops

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273464 01/24/25 06:19 PM 01/24/25 06:19 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,572 Amory,MS T Turkey Petter 8 point
Turkey Petter 8 point T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,572 Amory,MS	It’s not the rifle. How about the corn barrel and cell cam?

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273468 01/24/25 06:29 PM 01/24/25 06:29 PM
Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 18,323 Elmore County Frankie Old Mossy Horns
Frankie Old Mossy Horns Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 18,323 Elmore County	The real answer is ,,,,, hunters are ruining hunting. Carry on Frankie's Page

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273474 01/24/25 06:35 PM 01/24/25 06:35 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 625 dora alabama M mathews prostaff 4 point
mathews prostaff 4 point M Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 625 dora alabama	mbrock...what is the biological reason for a 3 month rifle season and season running into feb for north bama?

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: mathews prostaff] #4273481 01/24/25 06:50 PM 01/24/25 06:50 PM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 3,667 bham C crocker 10 point
crocker 10 point C Joined: May 2013 Posts: 3,667 bham	Originally Posted by mathews prostaff mbrock...what is the biological reason for a 3 month rifle season and season running into feb for north bama? Feb season is ignorantly for central and north AL

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: Frankie] #4273491 01/24/25 07:05 PM 01/24/25 07:05 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,065 Bama B Bulls eye 12 point
Bulls eye 12 point B Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,065 Bama	Originally Posted by Frankie The real answer is ,,,,, hunters are ruining hunting. Carry on Amen brother amen

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: Bulls eye] #4273495 01/24/25 07:11 PM 01/24/25 07:11 PM
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 55,220 Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen James Freak of Nature
James Freak of Nature Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 55,220 Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen	Originally Posted by Bulls eye Originally Posted by Frankie The real answer is ,,,,, hunters are ruining hunting. Carry on Amen brother amen Fishing Too!!!!!! 😄 Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: mathews prostaff] #4273497 01/24/25 07:14 PM 01/24/25 07:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 7,110 Mobile, AL P Pwyse 14 point
Pwyse 14 point P Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 7,110 Mobile, AL	Originally Posted by mathews prostaff mbrock...what is the biological reason for a 3 month rifle season and season running into feb for north bama? Everyone gripes about neighbors, feeders, and lights. You think these guys are gonna put up with a shortened rifle season? Heck no. These folks would revolt and storm the capital. Be worse thane the insurrection. Poor chucky would have to sneak out the back door scared for his life.

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: James] #4273498 01/24/25 07:15 PM 01/24/25 07:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 7,110 Mobile, AL P Pwyse 14 point
Pwyse 14 point P Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 7,110 Mobile, AL	Originally Posted by James Originally Posted by Bulls eye Originally Posted by Frankie The real answer is ,,,,, hunters are ruining hunting. Carry on Amen brother amen Fishing Too!!!!!! 😄 I think they ruined basketball too. And NIL is their fault.

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: burbank] #4273501 01/24/25 07:18 PM 01/24/25 07:18 PM
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eclipse829 12 point E Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 4,807 Jasper Al	Give me 15 acres, 600lb of golden kernels of goodness, and a straight shooting rifle, and I'll show how to ruin my neighbors hunting. Killing my neighbors deer since 1982

Re: Did rifles ruin hunting? [Re: Frankie] #4273502 01/24/25 07:19 PM 01/24/25 07:19 PM
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,925 Elmore County T treemydog 8 point
treemydog 8 point T Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,925 Elmore County	Originally Posted by Frankie The real answer is ,,,,, hunters are ruining hunting. Carry on Yep... specifically realtree, mossy oak, etc... when it became an "industry" and televised so every T, D, and H thought they could kill the same type deer that sold TV airtime. You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?

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