So This Is How Rich People Go Hunting (Warning: Pic Heavy!)

total wanna be bullshit hunters. hunting is a feeling, a personal inner experience as old as mankind. but, it only occurs when on foot, alone in the bush, far away from any other humans or help and you feel yourself as part of the natural world, not separate. machines like that are for shooting, not hunting. they are for those too frightened to spend real time in the bush alone. roland
 
rprocter said:
total wanna be bullshit hunters. hunting is a feeling, a personal inner experience as old as mankind. but, it only occurs when on foot, alone in the bush, far away from any other humans or help and you feel yourself as part of the natural world, not separate. machines like that are for shooting, not hunting. they are for those too frightened to spend real time in the bush alone. roland
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You might want to re-evaluate that position.

If you hunt quail, there is rarely more than a covey per square mile, but some of those covey's will contain 40 or more birds, trying to find that covey will just take all day and work your dogs harder than they need to.

I have spent months alone in the woods, once the better part of a whole year, seeing only 4 living people in that year. The psycho babble about being one with the woods just does not cut it. Hunting has almost always been a group activity, as the single hunter usually lost out against anything with sharp teeth when hunted with primitive weapons. Look at the traditional south american and african tribes, they still hunt that way. Look at the stone age cave paintings. it was always 10 spear throwers vs the yak. The primordial drive of the hunt was to kill it before it killed you, having someone watch your back and hold another spear, or shoot another arrow has always been there.

I happen to like the camaraderie of quail hunting, I like the tradition, they used to do it out of buggies and from horse back. When you hunt over 20 or more square miles in a day, your just not going to do that on foot.
 
being out in the woods alone for nearly a year is different from being out alone for 24 hrs or a few days. i do believe that in our make-up is the "genetic ?" memory that we are part of the rest of nature. only relatively recently have we moved into concentrated areas like cities, now devoid of natural habitat. for me this feeling of being connected, or at home, is only felt when i am alone in the woods with just the basics of support gear. this feeling is what i seek; seeing animals, tracking, using intuition as an aid and maybe getting a chance for a decent shot (rifle or bow) is an additional thrill, but not necessary to enjoy the feeling of connectedness. for some reason i do not understand, i do not get this feeling or experience, if i know somebody else is nearby. roland
 
xdshooter said:
50k? I don't think it will get driven very hard with no rollover protection for the driver, and no doors. Also, looking at the interior, I'd bet the electronics under the dash would be very susceptible to a light rain.

It came in for carb work? wonder why, maybe no AIRFLOW into the grill causing vapor lock? Anyone serious about an offroader would convert to a basic fuel injection setup. seriously, the guy might as well have welded some high chairs onto a convertible Caddy. At least the Caddy would ride nice.
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Well, actually the choke was stuck open. It would fire up just fine but when you give it gas it would fall on its face. No doubt about the restricted airflow, I bet the radiator is starving for air.

I do agree on the EFI upgrade, the builder suggested the buyer go carb since if he ever broke down out in BFE the local yokels could work on it. I personally hate working on carburators myself and it's also inferior to EFI in almost every respect.

BTW I don't think Caddys have decent ground clearance and 4WD for going offroad;)
 
Gollnick said:
Yeah, but what's in it?

The knife in the bar drawer looks pathetic, like one that you get for $1.99 at Target on a blister pack.
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Ha ha rich peole don't stay rich by spending a lot of money, oh wait nevermind :foot::D:D:p

The machetes were marked "Ontario Knife" on the handles, the blades were covered in rust. Time for a new set.
 
Cougar Allen said:
The machete sheaths molded into the fenders blow me away.

I could do that -- with duct tape and spray paint. Tape the sheaths to the fenders and spray with Dupli-Color; it'll look like it came that way from the factory.
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Shhhhh you're giving away trade secrets:D Spray on bedliner covers up a lot of rough bodywork;)
 
Bastid said:
Way out of my league, but I love it.
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Same here, I'm in the wrong line of work.

Guntotin_fool said:
Its not a deer stand, its a Quail truck, as evidenced by the bob white Quail on the hand towels in the bar area.
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Ok, makes sense. I was never raised as a hunter, I went once with a buddy out in East Texas with no luck at all.

We scouted the land to decide which deer blind we would hunt from, and he chose one near a creek where we saw evidence of an animal digging around. He assumed it was a deer.

After about 5 hours in the freezing cold in dead silence without seeing anything, we finally saw movement through our binoculars. It was a damned armadillo. Frustrated, my friend shot it with a 7MM mag and we called it a day.


rprocter said:
total wanna be bullshit hunters. hunting is a feeling, a personal inner experience as old as mankind. but, it only occurs when on foot, alone in the bush, far away from any other humans or help and you feel yourself as part of the natural world, not separate. machines like that are for shooting, not hunting. they are for those too frightened to spend real time in the bush alone. roland
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I won't argue with you, I see where you are coming from. The last sentence is a bit much, but hey you're entitled to your opinion.:thumbup:

As I said, the owner is filthy stinking rich. If I was him (never will be) I would do it the same way.
 
i know quite a few hunters with 20+ years experience who will only go out in the bush with a partner, or if briefly alone, won't go far. i think we all initially have a primal fear of the woods (we evolved most likely on open plains where we could see danger from afar), but the only way around it is through it. just do it, go walk around for a couple of days on your own and the fear dissolves, comfort ensues. roland
 
rprocter said:
i know quite a few hunters with 20+ years experience who will only go out in the bush with a partner, or if briefly alone, won't go far. i think we all initially have a primal fear of the woods (we evolved most likely on open plains where we could see danger from afar), but the only way around it is through it. just do it, go walk around for a couple of days on your own and the fear dissolves, comfort ensues. roland
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Sheesh. There are only two things for a modern man to be afraid of in the woods. Getting lost.......and that is the domain of people who don't know hwo to use a GPS or compass and navigate to a visible landmark instead of walking around in BIG circles.......and tripping/falling over or into something.
 
My friend uses a much lower tech version when hunting on logging company property in Maine. Just a couple of seats welded on to an old landcruiser or similar contraption.
 
TexasNativeDRJH said:
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for 50k you could at least put some decent booze in there. :p
 
I've used them a number of times in Texas hunting quail, too much territory (regardless of what some think) to cover on foot. We usually run eight dogs, four at a time. Texas has some great bird hunting, hardly anything compares to it. The immense ranches, the King in particular at over a million acres, and lack of water demand it.

I've also hunting from mule drawn wagons and off horses in Georgia and Alabama. That's the traditional way we've hunted birds on plantations for the last 70 years. Dogs point, get off the wagon or horse, flush the birds...attempt to kill a couple from a covey and move on to the next covey. Great fun.
 
Quick question: Who takes a bottle of Chardonnay on a hunting trip?

Scotch? Of course.

Vodka? Yes.

Gin? Sure.

Pinot Noir? Maybe. If you can keep it at cellar temperature.

But Chardonnay?
 
Apply ice to my groin and I woyuld come around pretty fast myself:D

I don't like baiting animals but it is none of my business to tell people how to hunt any more than it is some PETA jerks right to tell me I should not be allowed to.

A lot of those vehicles only go a few miles to a fenced hunting area where people shoot what are pretty much farm animals. I can understand it if you are
older or can't get around. Rather than tell people what they are doing is wrong I would hope I could show them how I like to do things and maybe they would get more out of it?

I live in a place that is great for hunting and spend a lot of time in the bush getting to know the wildlife and what's going on. I try to take man's natural place in the environment and fill the role of apex predator.

It is a really good feeling being part of the environment rather than just being a tourist.
 
Guntotin_fool said:
You might want to re-evaluate that position.

If you hunt quail, there is rarely more than a covey per square mile, but some of those covey's will contain 40 or more birds, trying to find that covey will just take all day and work your dogs harder than they need to.

I have spent months alone in the woods, once the better part of a whole year, seeing only 4 living people in that year. The psycho babble about being one with the woods just does not cut it. Hunting has almost always been a group activity, as the single hunter usually lost out against anything with sharp teeth when hunted with primitive weapons. Look at the traditional south american and african tribes, they still hunt that way. Look at the stone age cave paintings. it was always 10 spear throwers vs the yak. The primordial drive of the hunt was to kill it before it killed you, having someone watch your back and hold another spear, or shoot another arrow has always been there.

I happen to like the camaraderie of quail hunting, I like the tradition, they used to do it out of buggies and from horse back. When you hunt over 20 or more square miles in a day, your just not going to do that on foot.
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Nice truck(s) in this thread. I have no problem with hunting, as long as it's done with the intent that what ever you hunt gets used to the utmost, not just something to stick on your wall. I also understand the "primordial" need to hunt, the whole hunter/gatherer instinct etc. I was agreeing with your rebuttal until this:

Guntotin_fool said:
The primordial drive of the hunt was to kill it before it killed you....
I happen to like the camaraderie of quail hunting, I like the tradition, they used to do it out of buggies and from horse back. When you hunt over 20 or more square miles in a day, your just not going to do that on foot.
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Remember you were talking about quail hunting. Have there been any cases of quail assaults resulting in death to the hunter?

I thought you had valid, well thought out points until that one. Then you lost me.

Rik
 
Makes me ill.
My idea of hunting is totally different. I doubt the guys who ride around in a rig like that could hack it if they came hunting with me.
 
puukkoman said:
Makes me ill.
My idea of hunting is totally different. I doubt the guys who ride around in a rig like that could hack it if they came hunting with me.
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I am one of those Texas hunters. Come on down we will let you walk
and get the full experence.:jerkit:
 
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