The Hunting Thread

Discussion in 'The Thunderdome' started by countvolcula, Sep 23, 2011.

  1. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    I eat the meat, and have the skull from the biggest one I caught. I sell the skins normally to people that tan them for purses and wallets or whatever. The price of the hides have gone down dramatically from the first year I hunted, but if i get a couple over 8 feet, it pays for the tags and the trip. Mostly, its exciting, and I do things that excite me, not as much as I did when I was younger, but I still like an adrenaline rush. My KMF600 is from when I road raced motorcycles, it was the most fun I've ever had. 170 mph at Daytona was like nothing I've done before, and the sound of me dragging a knee doing 100 at nascar turn 3 at Homestead speedway still gives me goosebumps.
     
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  2. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    That ain't cheap dude
     
  3. utvol0427

    utvol0427 Chieftain

    Interesting. I always took you for a [ussy pay].
     
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  4. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    That's like your opinion, man
     
  5. CitrusCo.Vol

    CitrusCo.Vol Member

    I know. He has plenty and just wants to have them in case he feels like filling out the tags. It's crazy to me.
     
  6. utvol0427

    utvol0427 Chieftain

    How much does a tag cost?
     
  7. RockyHill

    RockyHill Loves Auburn more than Tennessee.

    Got an elk/mule deer trip to Montana on the books with my Dad in the fall. Gonna be awesome.
     
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  8. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    Mine, in state costs 280 coconuts
     
  9. CitrusCo.Vol

    CitrusCo.Vol Member

    Out of state tags cost $1,022.00
     
  10. NorrisAlan

    NorrisAlan Founder of the Mike Honcho Fan Club

    For ONE gator?
     
  11. utvol0427

    utvol0427 Chieftain

    Holy shit.
     
  12. utvol0427

    utvol0427 Chieftain

    I'd pay that to shoot a UF fan legally, but not an actual gator.
     
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  13. Ssmiff

    Ssmiff Went to the White House...Again

    I very recently started a new company. I got out of state tags right here for $500.
     
  14. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    I'll PM you to get your number
     
  15. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    Its nothing like on TV. We can't shoot them with a rifle. We have to snag them with a treble hook and reel them in like a fish. When we get it up to the boat, we shoot it with a spear that has a .357 magnum bullet in the tip. That doesn't normally kill them either. We have to severe the spine just behind the skull with a chisel and they still move around a lot. I've had them move their legs after 12 hours on ice while I'm skinning them. Tough bastards
     
  16. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    I watched an old man take a part a snapping turtle. About 5 hours after he had cut its heart out, the legs were still twitching.

    I really didn't want to eat it after that, either.
     
  17. CitrusCo.Vol

    CitrusCo.Vol Member

    Are any of you familiar with a Hatfield shotgun? Before the word "cheap" appears, let me explain what the use will be for. I have a Remington 1100 as well as a nice over/under, but I want a single shot to keep at a island home in the gulf surrounded by salt water for shooting clays off the deck. Salt water, salt air, and moisture mean inexpensive to me. What say you.
     
  18. RockyHill

    RockyHill Loves Auburn more than Tennessee.

    I'm sure it will be fine for what you're using it for.
     
  19. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    Can't hide money
     
  20. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    Go ahead and get this beauty

    http://www.beretta.com/en-us/1301-tactical-marine/
     

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