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My Experiences

          Through many years of my life, I have spent a lot of time hunting, fishing, and experiencing the great outdoors. I have been deer hunting, squirrel hunting, cooning, duck hunting, mushroom hunting, gone fishing in all the lakes and farm ponds in my area. though my favorite time to go hunting is when me and my father drive up to New York where we are members of a hunting club so far north that we are 10 miles from the Canadian border. I love this time because it's an all-boys club. It's a 3-room cabin heated by a wood stove. About 10 miles from a store in either direction and every morning and evening we go out into the Woods and go on watch. That is what the owner of the club calls hunting. Last year we went up and there were around 15 guys they're at the camp. it's always a lot of fun when there's more people there due to more stories and experiences to listen to. The owner of the camp owns a bakery and so every meal we eat about 4 loafs of bread, and di

Why hunting and fishing is necessary

        One of the many reasons is that it puts food on the table. There is a growing number of people in the world that are having a hard time putting food on the table. Due to the growing number of unemployment and low wages. Yes, there are many different programs that can help with the difficulty, though there are no programs out there where the person can pay about 20 dollars for a hunting permit. With one deer harvested, that person can get about 80 pounds of meat and here in Ohio anyone with a permit can harvest 7 deer. If that person harvested 7, they could essentially have 540 pounds of meat for the low cost of 20 dollars. Though there are some more cost for the weapon that the hunter uses. If the hunter is using a bow n arrow a bow can usually cost 100 dollars plus 20 dollars for arrows. That is now 140 dollars for five hundred and forty pounds of meat for that person's hungry family. For other expenses we will just round 140 dollars to 200 dollars. If we do the math that

Why are license’s necessary and tagging?

                    Nearly 7% of the United States population either hunts or fish. All 7% of those people had to of had to buy a fishing or hunting license. In Ohio a hunting license cost around $19.00 and a fishing license cost around $15.00 that is around $34.00 a single person will have to pay if they are going to do both of those acts. Well there are other costs associated with hunting license. Like tags, when you kill a Turkey another game in Ohio you must tag it with a tag that you bought from the Ohio division of natural resources. That is a separate cost from the $19.00 you paid for the license. Also, when you go fishing the fishing license gets you anywhere on a pond, lake, or stream. There is other cost if you wanted to go fishing on Lake Erie. It's called a charter license so the license only last 3 days and it's around $50. if you're an avid Hunter or Fisher and you enjoy fishing end all the types of hunting. You will have to pay a pretty penny to be able to d

Fishing

Fishing is my favorite activity, because it takes patience and drive. Many people don't like fishing because they believe it is boring and that you never catch anything. And my response every time is that, that’s why they call it fishing and not catching. there are sometimes that I don't catch anything. Still, I know that there are fish below me. When I have those days that I haven't catched anything, I know I got to go back out there to redeem myself and maybe I made a mistake and that's why the fish aren’t biting. You can break it down to about 2 factors. One factor is that what time did I go out there. Because I have found that some ponds the best fishing is in the morning and the other ponds are best fishing at night and there are some/most that you can fish there in the morning and night and catch a lot. The second factor is that maybe I used the wrong bate, because usually I use fake bait. Though in a lot of cases I have found that some ponds are better fishing wi

Fishing from a Boat or the Shore

  In this section I will be talking about is it better to fish from a boat or from the shore. Personally, I like fishing from a boat though there are in some cases that I like fishing from the shore. So, I would have to say I like fishing from a boat because I do own 3 boats. 2 of them our kayaks and the other is a 14-foot V bottom johnboat. When you fish from a boat you can go wherever you want. If you want to fish close to the shore you can just take your boat over to the shore and if you want to just fish from the middle then you can drive your boat to the middle and fish from the middle. Fishing from a boat is also helpful when you go out to lakes that either have a very steep shoreline and the only place you could really fish from is the boat launch which in some cases that's illegal. Or that the shoreline is so overrun with weeds and briar Bushes or just overgrown. One of the reasons that I also liked fish from a boat is I love the wind that comes across the Lake and hit you

Times to Fish

Many people think that you can just go out to a farm pond, a Lake, a River, or a stream and fish whenever you want. Though you can do whatever you want that fits your schedule. Like if you have kids, it might be better if you go out during the day and take out a few snacks encase the fish ant biting. Though I have discovered that if you want to fish in a pond the best time to go is early in the morning and closer to the night. And when you're fishing for catfish you don't want to be fishing in the middle of the day, the best fishing it's usually when it is dark outside. Though how early is fishing in the morning, you might ask. When I talk about fishing in the morning, I mean it is best to get out there when it is still dark outside. And I fish for about 2 hours maybe even 3 hours. Then you pack your stuff and you go back to the house. And then when the evening comes. Let's say it gets dark at 7 then usually I'll get out there around 4:30, 5:00 o'clock. When it

Where to Hunt

There are many places that you can hunt if you are unable too hot on your property, some reasons are that you live in the city and there is no possible way that you would be able to hunt on your land. Other times is that your land is a farm and some people don't like to hunt on their farm due to their livestock. Many states have areas of land scattered around their state that permit you to hunt on the property with a license and a permit. But as you might think these properties or sometimes overcrowded with hunters that the population can dwindle down quickly and the only thing, you'll be able to find are baby deer. And with most state regulated land they do not permit you to bait on the property and with that some do not permit you to put up a tree stand. Like my state they do not permit you to have a tree stand but every time you go out you can put up your ground blind. I hunt on my farm because no one else is allowed to hunt on it and so I don't have a problem with overc