Yeah, I didn't mean anything to do with their religion, just how they hunt. and everywhere ive been in vinton county the amish are everywhere. nothing wrong with them or them hunting and doing as they want. all im saying is they kill everything they see....you can do the math from there. I havent heard of the catholics getting together everyday of gun season and shooting anything that moves! Of course im not catholic so what the heck do i know.Yup, they're bout as bad as those Catholics, Jews, Baptists and Protestants.
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I know, I was just bein a smartass.Yeah, I didn't mean anything to do with their religion, just how they hunt. and everywhere ive been in vinton county the amish are everywhere. nothing wrong with them or them hunting and doing as they want. all im saying is they kill everything they see....you can do the math from there. I havent heard of the catholics getting together everyday of gun season and shooting anything that moves! Of course im not catholic so what the heck do i know.
******** get together and kill everything they see as well as other normal hunters will do too...deer drives are very common and is used more by the average anglo saxon hunter ...lots more than amish...i mean lets face it ...it has nothing to do with religion...but everything to do with the method...Yeah, I didn't mean anything to do with their religion, just how they hunt. and everywhere ive been in vinton county the amish are everywhere. nothing wrong with them or them hunting and doing as they want. all im saying is they kill everything they see....you can do the math from there. I havent heard of the catholics getting together everyday of gun season and shooting anything that moves! Of course im not catholic so what the heck do i know.
I know there aren't that many, but they are pretty concentrated. Hence my advice- if you see amish hunting- go hunt another place!I know, I was just bein a smartass.
A lot of folks kill everything the see, but they all don't dress alike to be lumped together. I know a lot of folks in Shawnee that do the exact same thing. I used to hunt with them, but it's not my style so I try to refrain as much as possible, but do like the company.
The difference with the Amish is most are not out there for sport, they're strictly lookin for meat, same as the folks in Shawnee. Can't hardly blame a man for tryin to feed his family.
I'm also willing to bet there's a 100+ fold difference in the amount of deer killed by the Amish and the non Amish; there's just not that many of them.
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I know plenty of ******** and hillbilly's who shoot everything they see! i try not be caught in the same place as them though. I respect the amish for being able to provide for their families that way. I wish i could get through without spending money! then again I like electric, espn, my car, and other luxuries too much to live that lifestyle....not to mention i cant grow a beard!******** get together and kill everything they see as well as other normal hunters will do too...deer drives are very common and is used more by the average anglo saxon hunter ...lots more than amish...i mean lets face it ...it has nothing to do with religion...but everything to do with the method...![]()
They prob pile in a van and have someone else drive them there, I've seen that alot.its seems year after year at the deer an turk expo i see more and more amish...i must wonder...why...and how do they get there...:mischeif:
noise...this is why i tell hunters to learn the roads in the forest and all the pull offs to park your vehicle...theres always an access road(gaswell)or forest footpath...this is why you need to use these...you can walk 1/2 mile to the middle of the woods by these roads/trails causing very lil disturbance...once youre to your spot you have a short walk to your stand thru the forest...i many times will set my stand within 20 yds.of a gaswell road...causing even less noise/scent...going no more than 100 yds. from a foot path or gas road is about all you need...less disturbance and when you can see the road/forest trail you shouldnt get lost...i have had hunters walk on gas roads after i was on stand just a few yards from the road and see deer walk down the road not long after they were out of sight...they are used to hunters being there but the farther that scent is from the road the more concerned deer are...learn all the pulloffs and the human trail system in the forest...forest topo maps will show all these trails/roads...Last yr was my first hunting the big woods of se ohio. One of my main observations , as was mentioned earlier, was how they bed on the hilltops. Most roads wind thru the valleys and youhave to climb, sometims steep hillsides and i kept getting busted by deer when doing so. So im looking at other options for this year like finding pinch points or benches that i can access without causing too much of a stir. I tend to avoid creek bottoms as breezes are pretty unpredictable there and u get busted alot.
Good advice Sir. Simple and effective. I'm with you about deer seeing and smelling humans. They are o.k. With it as long as the humans are walking on a road or hiking path, etc. it's when we are walking around in their area that they get spooked and flee.noise...this is why i tell hunters to learn the roads in the forest and all the pull offs to park your vehicle...theres always an access road(gaswell)or forest footpath...this is why you need to use these...you can walk 1/2 mile to the middle of the woods by these roads/trails causing very lil disturbance...once youre to your spot you have a short walk to your stand thru the forest...i many times will set my stand within 20 yds.of a gaswell road...causing even less noise/scent...going no more than 100 yds. from a foot path or gas road is about all you need...less disturbance and when you can see the road/forest trail you shouldnt get lost...i have had hunters walk on gas roads after i was on stand just a few yards from the road and see deer walk down the road not long after they were out of sight...they are used to hunters being there but the farther that scent is from the road the more concerned deer are...learn all the pulloffs and the human trail system in the forest...forest topo maps will show all these trails/roads...:biggrin: