Thread: Going ‘old school’

Originally Posted by sneeze

What I find odd with these threads is the trying to put people into groups thing. Bush, long range, bow, pig hunting with dogs or what ever form of hunting are not mutually exclusive. Iv been hunting one way or another for for over 40 years. My closest shot was point blank my longest 750yds. I prefer wood blued rifle s and I still have my original open sighted 303 along with a range of other toys including a 338 Norma improved in a synthetic stock. The only animal iv shot and not recovered was at 20 ish yds in the bush. None of it is as easy as "the other side" thinks it is to do it well, I find it all a lot of fun and very much enjoy the variety.

Totally understand your point! This was never supposed to be a ‘I hunt the bush, so I’m more skilled than you’. One of the great things about the sport is what you can learn from it. The biggest things I’ve learned in this game lately are all about me. I’ve realised that I get into long range as a method to increase success, but what I should have been doing was just getting out there in the bush and getting my hands dirty. It was hard to admit, but I was daunted by bush hunting and had a couple of scares in the deep dark bush when I first started. I’ve made a conscious decision to embrace that trepidation and focus on mastering that aspect of the hunting game. It’s less about the results now, and all about the process.