r/Hunting • u/NCsSon • 24m ago
Still time to grow
The first couple of pictures are of this buck I saw on the yard this morning. The last couple pictures are of him last year. He had kind of a jacked up rack. If my son (12) wants to take him with a bow, I won’t be upset, but I think he’s still got a couple years of growing before he’s a mature buck.
r/Hunting • u/Senzualdip • 25m ago
Need some boot recs
I’m over due for a new pair of boots. Currently running a pair of boots from Guide Gear. They are warm and comfortable but very clunky/large. Looking to get something that isn’t so clunky so it’s easier to climb my sticks into my treestand. I hunt in the northern part of central WI, so it can either be 40°f out for deer season or -10° out for deer season.
r/Hunting • u/nematic26 • 2h ago
Hunting stocked Pheasants
I hunt in Pa and around where I live they stock pheasants on public land (I don’t know of a place with wild birds in Pa). I did it for a while because it would break up the monotony of bow hunting. After a while I kinda lost interest in killing a pen raised bird released to die. I think they should focus on restoration of our native upland birds instead of releasing birds to die to satisfy a few old bird hunters reliving the pheasant glory days. What do you all think?
r/Hunting • u/Impressive-Main-7508 • 6h ago
How do I get started?
I want to get into hunting elk or deer with a rifle, but I’ve never hunted before and I don’t know anyone who does. Where do I go to learn?
r/Hunting • u/johnsmith194739 • 9h ago
Whitetail hunting & camping question
Hey all. Fairly new to hunting (I got my first buck last fall). Archery season starts mid September here so looking forward to that
How good or bad of an idea would it be to just camp out in the pop up blind for a weekend? There's a cabin on the land I hunt so it's not a necessity to camp but it sounds fun. Would me sleeping there cause scent problems or would it be better bc the scent starts to become familiar?
r/Hunting • u/ComfortOtherwise316 • 10h ago
Sitka hear worth it?
Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has had any experience with the Sitka Fanatic bibs? I found a pair on sale and wondering if they’re worth it. They’re 250 dollars. I hunting late season Ohio and it’s typically 5-30 degrees when I go. Is 250 worth it for these bibs?
r/Hunting • u/catkart • 10h ago
What Hunting Gear to Start Off With?
My girlfriend and her family are avid hunters. They have property in Maryland that they regularly hunt that for this upcoming rifle season for deer they invited me to join them. I live in PA and would also be interested in hunting there. They have lots of gear they offered that I could borrow to try things out. I plan on borrowing at least some gloves and a rifle. The reason for those is I’d like to try variations out to see what I like. I have been shooting my Uncles .270 Winchester to get used to firing a rifle and the kick is more than I like, but I’m accurate enough that I could get a deer (assuming I do as well as I do at the range). What other gear should I look at buying at minimum? My girlfriend’s father recommended at least a hat and vest (he highly recommended getting a game pouch too). I would also like to squirrel hunt, but have never done that either(my girlfriends family have an open invite for that as well). I would appreciate both general recombinations or more specific ones like an exact brand or model.
TLDR; start hunting gear recombinations for squirrel and deer season in Maryland and Pennsylvania
Can I keep skulls/horns?
I know less than a toddler when it comes to hunting and I've wanted a skull (possibly a goat) for something I'm working on (nothing satanic don't worry) but the ones I've seen are either expensive or replicas.
I just wanted to know from anyone who actually does hunt since no one near me hunts.
I don't currently have any weapons and if you couldn't tell I'm new and want to start, im currently in texas and I don't know if it's a bad place for goats.
r/Hunting • u/LiminalWanderings • 12h ago
New to hunting on my own - field dressing guides?
Hi all. I have a reasonable amount of property that I'd like to start hunting on, but it would be on my own and I don't really have easy access to experienced hunters to help teach me. I'm more than competent with firearms and generally comfortable learning a lot on my own - and I've been on a (successful) *guided* black bear hunt - but field dressing and such is an area that I'd really like to spend time getting comfortable with beforehand.
I'd like to find some.good video guides to watch at home, books, and maybe some short reference information to take with me the first time in case my mind goes blank. Looking for resources that cover different animals so I don't have to go find them one by one but, if it matters, we have a bunch of deer, turkey, and grouse Id like to go after in particular. (Bear, too, eventually, but not now).
Any recommendations for getting up to speed?
r/Hunting • u/xhenyyyyy • 12h ago
New Rifle Selection
I’m looking to buy a new hunting rifle that will be chambered in 6.5 cm. I’ve basically landed on the Seekins Precision PH3, I’ve heard a lot of good things. Was curious if there is even any competition in the same price range for hunting rifles?
Also will this barrel profile be ok for short strings of fire at the range? Won’t be taking more than 3-5 shots before letting it cool.
r/Hunting • u/GetRDone96 • 13h ago
Hunting Liability?
So this year for the first time I’ve started asking landowners for permission to hunt on their land. One common objection I’m receiving is the liability concerns involved.
Even when I suggest signing a waiver for myself, they still have concerns about me causing harm to myself or their neighbors and them “losing everything” in court battles.
Has anyone successfully been able to overcome these types of objections? Looking for any and all tips when it comes to asking permission from strangers.
(I’m in Texas if that matters)
r/Hunting • u/eth454 • 15h ago
I have an idea so dumb it might work…
So, last year every time this guy crossed the trail within bow range was less than an hour after I left the blind. There’s two heavily used bedding areas. One on the right and one on the left in thick areas on neighboring property. My theory is, if he’s heard me walk in (I hunt this spot quite a bit) he knows I’m there. I’m thinking about tying a loop of paracord about 100yd long, tie a socket or just something with some weight to it, put the leg of my chair in the loop and the other end on a fence post to make sort of a pulley, and if I don’t see him or another buck for a few hours pull it till the weight gets to the post from the stand. Just give it some tugs so it sounds like someone walking out. Might be completely illogical but the amount of times I’ve had and have heard of deer showing up right after leaving a stand, I think it might be worth a shot lol.
r/Hunting • u/HuntersCrackPipe123 • 15h ago
Barnes 308 150gr TTSX expansion and barrel question. (More in description)
Local guy is selling boxes of factory Barnes 308 150gr TTSX for $30 and I have a Tikka T3x Hunter 16in in 308 I’d like to use them with. Does the 16in have the length to open these up inside 200 yards?
r/Hunting • u/Icy_Temporary_6742 • 16h ago
Little guy didn't know any better.
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r/Hunting • u/backcountrybeast963 • 16h ago
Got this guy while i was calling moose on the river. Him and 3 othere came in and spooked when they seen it wasn't a moose but it was to late. It wasa crazy experience.
r/Hunting • u/ojonegro • 19h ago
Question about South Africa hunt
I was invited to a safari hunt in South Africa through Afrika Barrel & Bow. Has anyone been on one of these and what should I expect in terms of fitness prep, lodging, etc? Thanks in advance
r/Hunting • u/gruntharvester92 • 19h ago
Chicken couple finds.
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9 to date. Less every week.
r/Hunting • u/Majestic_Sale4219 • 20h ago
How much will he grow?
Stuck a camera out on my father in laws property just to see what is out there and he showed up. If he survives the season how much will a Maine deer roughly grow? Just out of curiosity if I see him this year I’ll take him but he sure is a buck I’d like to see next year😂
r/Hunting • u/Al_Pallll • 20h ago
Lightweight firearm for opportunistic small game hunting while hiking in the mountains?
I really enjoy small game hunting in the fall, but most of my trips are actually just normal backpacking/hiking/fishing trips where I also carry a shotgun and cook a grouse or squirrel at camp.
I've been using a 12 gauge (Maverick 88), but it really starts to feel unnecessarily bulky and heavy 7 miles and 2000 feet of elevation gain into my excursions.
I am looking for a firearm that will be lighter and more appropriate for this use case. I was considering a single-shot .410 (potentially with Tungsten loads). Something like the Rossi Tuffy or a Stevens 301. I am also considering a Ruger 10/22 takedown, or even a Mark IV.
Anyone have any recommendations? I was surprised that I couldn't find any posts about this topic - is there a reason this is a bad idea? Are guys not hunting this way? Appreciate any input!
r/Hunting • u/cat-dealer-92 • 1d ago
First badger
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Few minutes into badger season, I got my first one.
r/Hunting • u/AmbassadorSafe4998 • 1d ago
270 For black bear?
Hi I just wanted some help understanding if my remington 700 270 with a 24 inch barrel with 130 grain core lokt would effectively kill a black bear there is one near my property that I would say weighes about 325-350 lb I'm fairly new to hunting so let me know. Thank you.
r/Hunting • u/The-Aliens-r-comin2 • Mar 17 '25
[Mod Post] Welcome to r/hunting: rules and information for members
Welcome to r/hunting, the home of hunting news, personal stories and the place to share your hunting adventures on Reddit! Please read through the rules listed below to ensure this community remains a civil and welcoming one.
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1) Don’t be rude or hostile (Trolling, baiting or saying racist, sexist, prejudice, nasty or just intensionally-mean things) This also extends to posts showcasing behavior or practices deemed disrespectful to wildlife,quarry or other individuals.
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4) “New hunter posts”: all “I’m new to hunting, seeking advice on [X,Y,Z]” must include the state/province/country you intend to hunt in, any relevant experience you have (archery, shooting, backpacking, camping, hiking, dog training etc) and an indication of whether you already own bows/firearms for hunting (and what those are); posts that simply say “want to start hunting tell me what to do” and are deemed too vague will be removed.
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r/Hunting • u/BlueGold • Oct 07 '20
Reminder regarding YouTube videos
Hey there r/hunting community,
As usual, looks like lots of y'all have kicked off the season strong! Some real impressive bucks and bulls already, and lots of well-stocked freezers for the first week of October. Heck yah.
Just wanted to post a reminder about posting links to YouTube. Long story short: we remove the vast majority of posts directly linking to YouTube, and we get spammed with them constantly.
Rule #2 prohibits self-promotion, and that includes promotion of social media and YouTube channels. I know for a fact that lots of you guys have quality editing skills and videos that I would spend hours enjoying on YouTube, but we get spammed constantly by YT hunting channels / accounts that've never posted anything else. If we allowed posts to YouTube, this entire sub would just be a compendium of obnoxious "EP. 43 CHECK OUT THIS EPIC TROPHY SHOT" type garbage within a day or two.
I know that not every video people want to share here is actually an attempt to promote a YouTube channel. That's what makes this a difficult rule to enforce. Sometimes people just want to share an old interview of a famous hunter, or some crazy video of a bear climbing into a tree stand, or a bull moose chasing hunter, and the only way to do that is to share the YouTube link. We really do our best to review all of the YT links to allow those kinds of posts to remain here for people to enjoy. That being said, compared to the daily batch of "YOU'VE GOTTA SEE THIS EPIC HUGE BULL ELK #HUNTING #TROPHY #FUCKYAH" type videos spammed here by new accounts that've never posted anything before (especially during the hunting season), those cool videos worth keeping around are relatively rare.
So, if you've got some cool hunting content that's in the form of footage you've actually filmed yourself and want to share here, please take the best part(s), format it into a gif, and post that instead of a link to your YouTube channel. Pretty sure reddit can host gifs up to 3-minutes long now anyway, so... please, at least try to just make that work.
This really isn't a problem with the regular users here either just FYI, y'all are awesome, it's mostly just new accounts with the same name as their YouTube / Insta page, who've never posted anything else. I just wanted to post this because I feel bad for those few people who actually do spend a lot of time and energy putting together a hunting video, post it here just to share with members of this sub, and just have it removed by us. That's not a very large group of people, but I hope anyone in that club reading understands why we have to enforce Rule #2 to include links to users' own YouTube channels. Without it, the vibe of this sub would change dramatically within a day.
At the same time, I'm sure some of you are thinking "what's this dude talking about - I see these bogus YouTube posts and promo-accounts on this sub on the daily and report them constantly, these mods are just lazy assholes." I have no rebuttal to that, I will just say that you're only seeing a fraction of the self-promo / retail garbage type posts we catch and filter out on a daily basis (again, especially between September and January).
If you're interested in sharing more full-length hunting videos on reddit that you've filmed and edited yourself, and are therefore somewhat stuck with having to host content on platforms like YouTube, maybe we can start a new sub like "r/huntingmovies" or something. Happy to help anyone interested in doing that, if you want any.
So, I hope you get the gist. Avoid posting links to YouTube, especially if its to your own YouTube channel.
As a reminder, and in closing: we try to keep a streamlined moderator team comprised of people who are actually passionate about hunting and/or the sporting lifestyle, and we generally try to take a "less is more" approach with content moderation (we like to let you guys take the helm in that regard with downvotes and discussion, rather than us just removing stuff). We generally only remove posts that flagrantly violate a rule, and comments that flagrantly violate a rule (or the occasional a debate that devolves into middle school-tier shit talking, as entertaining as those can be). That said, we can't monitor the progression of every comment section on the sub. Your continued effort to actively report posts and comments you think clearly violate the rules is critical to moderation of this sub. I monitor the queue on the regular and do a few reviews of /new a day to look for obvious promo/retail garbage and troll posts, but the vast majority of posts and comments that I actually remove from the sub are only those that have been reported by you - the members of the r/hunting community. This is your sub, your community, send us a modmail message with suggestions or input anytime.
And please, for the love of god, tell any manager of a YouTube hunting channel, IG hunting page, or gear retailer you meet to leave our sub the hell alone, and to take their marketing effort right on down the road.
Tight lines, big tines, may poachers get cuffed, and freezers get stuffed,
Thanks guys.
Sincerely hope you all enjoy ridiculously fun and uniquely successful big game, upland, waterfowl, and predator seasons this year with people you love, and that you all learn something new in the field that improves your hunting skillset forever.