Your hunting experience

[longhairmtnman]

How many years have you been actively persuing game?

[frenchbar]

ive being huntingfor 33 yrs ,hopefully i got 35 more to go!

[Mr. Dean]

This year is my 4th season of holding a hunting license. I have 'pursued' animals for many years though - But not to extent of the past 4.

[bighornbob]

I turn 36 this year and took my CORE when I was 12, so I guess 24 years for me.

BHB

[todbartell]

12 years for me

[270WIN]

well i to got my core at the age of 12 dad use to take me for a week ever year well i was in school then i got my licence and finised school and the time chasing crutures took up my fall but in all i would have to say 19 years i been chasing crutures wow put it thta way i feel old lol but i feel i still have alot more good years

[Phil]

Hunted small game as a kid, went along on big game hunts as I got older and eventually went out on my own after getting my licence. Must be getting close to 20 years or more now but have only really been serious about it for the last two.

[Elkhound]

7 for me......live for the next season

[LeverActionJunkie]

Started at 16 just about 26, but there were 3or4 years in the middle while I was stuck on a drilling rig while everybody else was popping game.

[MichelD]

The first time I saw a deer shot was at the age of seven in 1960, and went along with my Dad most of the times he went out every season after that until I left home.

Got my first rifle in 1967 and started carrying it and hunting in the fall of 1968 and shot my first deer in 1970. There have been years when I didn't hunt (travelling abroad, etc.) but I've hunted most years since then so that makes it 39 years.

Somehow I'm still more enthusiastic than skilled and successful at it, and I've got a constant itch to try new places, so I don't often go back to the same spot.

[tufferthandug]

My grade 6 and 7 report cards show it all! I had terrible attendance in the fall. Thanks to my old man lovin hunting as much as I do.

LOL, I was the only kid in my elementary school who knew about the great Jack O'Connor and his 270.

[JohnS]

This will be my 27th year of hunting.... how time flies when your having fun !!!!

[The 'Hummer']

48 years. Hard to believe it's been that long so I guess there is something to the old adage, 'time flies when you're having fun'.

[tuchodi]

I shot my first Moose 46 years ago, but was with my dad walking (Hunting) in the bush for about 4 years before that just carring my single shot Coey 22.

[colt52]

My first hunt was in the fraser canyon in 1970, Ran trap lines around the alaxandra bridge and spuzzam great fun. Took some time off to raise my kids (all girls 3) and shoot competativley.Been going 3-4 times a yr. for the last 15.

[LOC]

18 years with my own licesness, 26 or so total if you count going out with dad...

[3kills]

i put 5-10 cuz thats how long ihave been packin tags and actaully pursuing game myself but ihave been huntin since i was a kid weather it was packin the .22 and walkin with my grandma or out for a drive with my dad lookin for grouse...

[MRP]

48 years. Hard to believe it's been that long so I guess there is something to the old adage, 'time flies when you're having fun'.

41 years. Glad to see someone older me. Time drrraaags on when your not hunting!

[mikek blacktail]

22 years know, shot my first grouse when I was eight, shot my first deer when I was 11 and my ugly face was on the cover of the 88-89 hunting regulation

[Kevin21]

I'm new to the game 0 kills so far looking to change that

[youngfellla]

Shot my first moose, deer, & bear at age 10 after I did the CORE. That makes it 13 years for me.

[one-shot-wonder]

I got a late start.....well sort of I was introduced early, but was a little distracted throughout junior/highschool even college. Now that I got my priorities straight, I am making up for lost time!
It must be about 7 or 8 years I guess.

[Trapper]

43 years for me and i love it just as much now as i did when i was 10

[Derp]

I'm new aswell. Just got my hunter's license and I'm waiting for my PAL to show up in the mail. Haven't bagged any critter yet, but that won't be for long. Hopefully I can go hunting soon. I CANT WAIT!!!

[Rookie]

It`s only my 3rd season.But a few sites like this one and some help from a few good friends and I`m hooked,always enjoyed the outdoors but look at things a little differently now.

[Chuck]

Very nice to see young ones coming up. Gawd I just hate to see 20ish year olds sleeping all day and then watching videos all night. Yes, I've spoken to some I know of but they just won't listen. Good health to all the others who've discovered the great outdoors!

[derek p]

As soon as I would old enough to hold my own, I was out with my father as much as possible. Usually moose and duck hunting. Shot my first moose in the mid eighties. Why do polls like this suddenly make me feel old?:lol: Hopefully there is still alot of hunts left in me.

[Gateholio]

Did a little hunting when I was a teen, I killed my first deer with a longbow when I was 15, but stopped and didn't start again until much later, when I was abut 27, so I'd say about 12-13 years.

Been shooting alot longer than I have been hunting.:lol:

[Mattimoose]

Been hunting supervised since about 12 I guess, and I'm 36 now so that's a 24 for sure. I was a big kid too, and used to walk across the highway with mom's disassembled 20ga. single in my pants, walkin like I was comin' out of a peeler bar! One time though, I was lookin for rabits in the alders when some other kids on the railbed were shooting at something with a semi-auto .22. The bullets were careening off the alders, and I cried-out and hit the dirt. Then I yelled for them to stop and fired-off the 20-gage! I guess they thought they had hit me and ran like hell, 'cause I guess they had snuck-out a gun too.

[Awishanew]

I went out with my cousin at age 10 and got my own 22 at 12. We hunted rabbits and then grouse when I got a shotgun. I borrowed a 303 caliber and shot a moose first time out. That was age 20. I've gone deer moose or elk every year since. Took up the longbow now and never had so much fun. I guess it makes it 45 years for big game for me.

[Buchaneer]

Most all my life - I am 48. As a child 'road' hunting with my Dad. First gun was a 'hand-me-down' BB gun from brothers before me. Then a pellet gun - having fun with rats at the dump! Then my single shot 12 gauge Cooey and on from that. Couldn't hunt on Sunday's. Got to miss a few Monday's from school in order to pack out the moose or caribou (grew up in central Newfoundland) that Dad shot on Saturday - that was the only time I was allowed to miss school! Now, I enjoy each and every fall - moose and deer mainly. Plus, I enjoy reading stories and seeing pics of the success of others.

[BCBear]

Started snaring snowshoe hares and coyote hunting with an old Savage bolt .22 in grade 8 near South Cooking Lake Alta. Dad said there were only 2 rules;check the traps everyday and do something with the skins. There were some horrible pelts on my wall (till the fur fell out) but I was proud nonetheless.
I was never bored and hanging out at 7/11.

[oldtimer]

If you count when I went out with my dad it will be 50 + years But with my own gun and license then 40+ Mike

[Annie_Oakley]

well, if you count the years i've been going hunting with my dad, it would be 12-13, but its only been 3 years since i got my license and shot anything myself.

[Elkhound]

well, if you count the years i've been going hunting with my dad, it would be 12-13, but its only been 3 years since i got my license and shot anything myself.

Thats great Annie O....any pictures? This will be the first year for my wife hunting.....have taken my girls out for years but the oldest will be 10 next year and will start her shooting firearms then.

[CanAm500]

2nd year here8-) .

[Annie_Oakley]

Thats great Annie O....any pictures? This will be the first year for my wife hunting.....have taken my girls out for years but the oldest will be 10 next year and will start her shooting firearms then.

I'll try to post some pics(I suck at that kind of stuff)...thats great that your girls are into hunting! its such a thrilling sport! Wish her luck ..:)

[Elkhound]

send them here eyedeal1@telus.net and I will post them for you. A little bragging at your age is good:lol:

[Pete]

Started shooting at, didn't say I was hitting, with my dad at age six. Really got going hunting and trapping by age nine better than 50 years ago

[gary mok]

this is my third year,can't believe someone has been hunting over 40 years,that's cool and they the king of the hunters !!!

[Silent Wolf]

Well for me this is my 10th year hunting OMG time fly's.

For me I got a late start from most of you guys as growing up in a House where Pops isnt really a hunter more a fisherman.

A large part of me getting into hunting was getting was listening to my uncle talk about his hunts he went on. Not much to talk about when sitting on a Comm Boat waiting for a Salmon opening.. One thing I never got to do was get a chance to hunt with my other uncle...........:cry:
As the two of them where like Larry and Curly.


My first big game animal came in Nov 01 which was a Timber Wolf then two days later my first deer a Flat top. To top it off my hunting parteners told my old man and I ah no 4points around in our area the day after they left I got my 4x5 my first buck. Needless to say the Taxi man was happy with me three animals:|

Ever since then I have been hooked, now if I can get me a Moose with my Uncle. That would top it off, as i was there for when my dad bagged a deer8) Not sure how I ended up doing all the work......


I wouldn't give hunting up for anything, that and fishing are my true loves.

SW

[ribber]

I got started in the late fifties. My Dad used to go to the R.C.M.P. station and he would have to list all the guns I would be using on the trip.Our tags were little stips of tin with some numbers on them and you would cut a hole in the deer's ear, push the strip through, and fold it over They were 50 cents and you could buy as many as you wanted,[ buck or does didn't matter] We used to go out past the Old Duck Inn or something like that on the old highway on our way to Savona to hunt , long before the freeway was built I used a 44-40 Remington 13 1/2 pump for many years and was beside my self when one Chrismas I got a .303 from the Army and Navy on Columbia in New West. Stiil have 'em both.[and a bunch more], So I guess I've been doing this for 48 years and can't wait to do it again.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I'll try to post some pics(I suck at that kind of stuff)...thats great that your girls are into hunting! its such a thrilling sport! Wish her luck ..:)

B-Just email them to me and I'll post them for you if you can't figure it out. I'm not sure I still have your pics as I cleaned house on my emails:-( .

SSS

[Wildman]

5th year for me.

[hunter1947]

48 years of hunting and they all have memories and i think i still have 10 good years left to add to these memories ,thanks for your trend http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon7.gif wayne.

[Frango]

I grew up on an 8 section farm in alberta,so I got to hunt pretty early in my life.Got my first deer with my dad at 8 .I have hunted ever since and it totals 49 years.Hope to get a few more??

[dana]

Shot my first chicken when I was 7. I remember my older brother had missed it numerous times so my ol' man let me have a try. How I hit it I don't know. I took my CORE when I was 10. I'm 36 now. So its been 26 years of hunting with my own tags. Makes me feel old now that I think about it. My son is 10 and just passed his CORE. Hunting seasons are only going to get better from here on out.

[BrowningBar]

I started to go huntingwith my dad and brothers in 99' but I didn't get my license until I was old enough to get it in 2004 so I'd say I have about 8 years of hunting experience.I didn't get my first mule deer buck until the second day of 05's youth season.

[frenchbar]

I remember my first horse back trips into the mountains i was about 10 yrs old,the old man use to give me the 22lr and i use to wander around looking for Blue grouse while he and his friends would deer hunt . i used to get some pretty big chickens bring them back to camp and make a meal of them.sure was a lot of fun sure wish i was a kid again.good memories for sure.

[Bigbear]

Started when I was a wee Gaffer up in Hazelton with my dad on the trapline , I shot grouse and squirles at 9 years old with a single shot Cooey 22. Shot my first moose at 14, with my dad, I was able to Get my own licence and Legaly carry a firearm at 16. I have had a hunting licence. and Marked a tag of some sort every year , and I just renewed again I'm 54 Now.:)

[bsa30-06]

This will be my 6 year hunting.I got a late start and have really never had a reliable hunting partner so i spend almost all my time hunting alone, this makes learning a little more difficult, but hbc has been a great help.Advice i got here was directly responsible for me bagging my first bear last spring.

[Dragginbait]

I took my hunting course from Jack Cooey in 1978 when I was 14 years old, back when it cost $2.00. Best $2.00 I ever spent.

p.s. we went for the ultrasound last week and it's a BOY, so I've got a lot of years of hunting to look forward to!

[moosinaround]

I started out hunting with my dad and his brothers, mostly riding around gettin stuck. Helped gut my first moose with my uncle (whos passed into the happy hunting grounds now) back in 1993. killed lots of chickens as a kid with the pellet gun and the atv. Shot and field dressed my first moose solo in 1995 in the dark of course. Havent stopped since. I have introduced lots of guys to the activity. Now my son is 9 and he loves the woods, but like me at that age he likes getting muddy more than being quiet, and stalking game. I love to be in the woods baggin a critter or not its the woods I love.

[sillybear]

I have been at it for 42 years now. I have been fortunate to see a lot of our great province and have hunted most of the big game our province offers. we are so fortunate living in B.C. and I enjoy more every year!!

[30-06]

the past season we just had was my second

[cowboy-up69]

5th year holding a licence, but I have hunted since I was about 6 years old.

[quadrakid]

been at it about 39 years i reckon. where has the time gone, best hunts are ahead of me!

[Brambles]

16 years for me

[The 'Hummer']

41 years. Glad to see someone older me. Time drrraaags on when your not hunting!
Be nice.:grin: I used to live close to PG, Wells. Still have a Moose hunting cabin @ Bowron Lake. Anyway, good health and keep on hunting.:wink:

[rock]

30 yrs and counting, though I have to admit the older I get the less pressure to get something just being out there seems enough for me lately the rest will be getting others interested in hunting once you done it your hooked. Plus I've shot what I've wanted now its my sons turn and so far he's doing pretty good.

[JMac]

Yup like many of you I've been shooting ditch chickens etc since I was a little one but "hunting" for me started 15 years ago when I made a commitment to pursue trophy class blacktails and mule deer. I've only been in the hound game for the past 3 years and luckily my youngest dog is making hunting very enjoyable. My daughters 8 and my son is turning 5 so the future looks bright as well.

[gary mok]

30 yrs and counting, though I have to admit the older I get the less pressure to get something just being out there seems enough for me lately the rest will be getting others interested in hunting once you done it your hooked. Plus I've shot what I've wanted now its my sons turn and so far he's doing pretty good. Hey Kevin don't forget me,it's my turn as well,you help me to started with:lol: .Gary

[Rock Doctor]

A little over 20 yrs now.
I got a late start, nobody else in my family hunts.:sad:
I got started with an old single shot .22 that belonged to my Grandfather(I never met him, he died long before I was born). I ws hooked from the first shot:smile: , and have never looked back.

[BearSniper]

Well.........

Less than 5

Wanted to start earlier but career and kids came first. But now I can take my boys along.:smile:

Love every minute of it. I hunt every bloody week if possible. I don't care if its only squirrels or rabbits. I just enjoy getting out and being in the outdoors.

Have been putting thousands of kilometers on my vehicle checking out forestry roads.

What can I say, I love it. I'd quit work to do it full time but of course thats not very possible.:twisted:

[Caveman]

Started packing a 303 british when I was 14, hunting with my dad. I am now 44 and look forward to it probably more than I did then, un-like my wife. That makes this year coming up my 32nd year with my own tags. 32 years hunting 22 years married, 32 trumps 22 in my books :wink:

[chevy]

20 years for me and loving every minute of it, and i love to rub it in on all those anti hunter losers!!!!!!!!!!

[elkguide]

Its been 24 years for me.....and hunted hard every year. ( even harder the last 10 years of guiding)....Hope I hunt till my last days.Some people love to hunt....I live to hunt....so much so I made it my career

[elkmaster]

Over 40 years for me, 30 years of guiding off and on, I will keep on hiking and hunting till the ravens pick me apart on some quite ridge!:lol:

[mark]

26 years since i shot my first grouse/rabbit. 20 years of slamming big-game! I too will hunt till I cant walk, then Ill try still hunting! :lol:

[BearSniper]

Say

If I have gone out 2 to 3 times a week for the last year, can that count as 3 years experince? :lol:

What can I say...........I'm in love with it.:)

[1/2 slam]

Took my first buck in Copper Canyon , on the Island, 25 years ago.

[mcrae]

On my own about 16 years but total including trips with my dad and others 20 years give or take?

[Gataga]

Started tagging along with my dad when I was about 6. Killed my first grouse when I was 10 with a rock. Shot my first deer at 13 in 1969. Have hunted hard ever since. So I have been hunting for 38 years and still can't sleep the night before.

[goathead]

Wow its already been 30 years.Time goes fast when we are having fun.

[bruin]

Got my core at 10 and shot my first bear that spring. So it's been 12 years now and I wouldn't trade a single minute. I got a bumper sticker from the BC Wildlife Federation that says "Kids that hunt, trap and fish don't mug little old ladies" And it's true, it definitely kept me outta trouble.

[K-1]

I got a Cooey 22 from my uncle when I was 10. My first rifle was a 303, my dad bought it for $14.00, that was when I was 12. I will be 64 this yr.
Usually have my birthday in the bush ( Oct 17 ), can't think of a better place to have it ,then out hunting.

[Bigbuckadams]

We took family trips to the Koots since I was born,shot my first grouse @ 10. Mainly bird hunted until my 20's, then tried out deer. So all in all guess I sit @ about 29 years of hunting & my first 10 observing :lol: .

[Will]

I Grew up with Firearms as my Father was an avid Rifle collector...he never hunted though.
I started actively hunting with Friends and Family members since about fifteen.......so I guess I've been a Hunter for about 20 years !
Wouldn't know it by the "head count" though...:redface:

Thanks for making me think about that one.........:-|
:lol:

[EmJayBee]

I've always blabbed about going for grouse in the fall...until my practical spouse said..just shut up and take the course.
I've had my PAL for 9 months, have a great 22lr with 10 hares total, can't wait for the 10th and have 270 Win for hopefully my 1st deer this fall (with some experienced friends)
I'm 57 . . never too late.

[barry1974w]

I'm glad to see the number of hunters with less than five years experience, hopefully the beginners have some success and stick with it. I know it took quite a few years before I started to have reasonably consistent success..

[mikeman20]

this is my 7th year

two moose, two whitetails, and four mulies so far

[Bugle M In]

40 years, and a few more holding only a rimfire.

[Stillhunting]

I've had my own license for 21 years, but I started following Dad around 10 years before that. Thanks for having patience Dad.

[Murder]

First deer in 2004, been utterly obsessed and addicted ever since. That makes 11 seasons now

[knighthunter]

40 some years. Have pretty much shut er down now tho. Havn't been out for 3 years now.

[kootenaycarver]

Shot my first whitetail deer in 1960 and have enjoyed the adventure for 55+ years now.