Thread: what makes a true hunter?

Many man days in the field spent hunting in someones lifetime.....=.... True blue "volume hunter".

Well I'd say we're all born potential hunters. Just that most people move down a path that doesn't require them to hold onto and develop that skillset as others in their community do that job for them.

I studied zoology/ecology etc at varsity because I enjoyed being outdoors and had a genuine interest in learning about the natural world. But it was only when I started getting interested in fishing, then diving (spearfishing) and hunting that I started to feel like I could be in any of those environments and feel and understand what I was looking at. A scientist would just want to quantify it.

Early days I'd read up as much as I could but it was still a fair struggle trying to put it into practise. That would usually be about context. Being in a certain environment in certain weather conditions at a certain time of year, day, tide, whatever. It's pretty tricky to trawl through everything you've read and find the bit of information that is relevant to the moment and apply it. But the more time you put into exposing yourself to different situations, and thinking about what is in front of you, and building your 6th sense I think is what starts turning you from wanting to be a hunter into being a hunter.

Eventually you as you develop (or reawaken?) your 6th sense, it becomes so much easier to take on board tips and advice from books or talking to people, apply it against situations you've been in previously but were confused or unsure about then have that aha moment where that little piece of the puzzle clicks into place.

Really enjoy reading others stories, or being out with somebody who instantly sees something that you've never cottoned onto before. It's an endless journey....

What was the question again?