Top 5 Types of Hunting and Fishing

I know my blog is only about deer hunting but that is just because it's the time of year for deer season. I like to do just about any type of hunting you can do around here and I also like to go fishing every chance I get over the summers. My top 5 would consist of the following; turkey hunting, deer hunting, bass fishing, duck hunting and predator hunting. 

1. Turkey Hunting 

Turkey season last from March 15th to April 30th and if I miss a day of it something is wrong. As much as I love all other types of hunting there's nothing that can compare to getting a big gobbler coming to you gobbling his head off. I called up and killed my first turkey when I was twelve and I've been hooked ever since.

2. Deer Hunting

If you've read any of my previous post you already know that deer hunting is a great passion of mine even though it does come in second to turkey hunting. There's a lot about deer hunting that is special to me that doesn't even have to do with killing a deer. Things like how my dad took me for the first time when I was eight months old and took me just about every chance he could when I was too young to go alone and taught me everything I needed to know for me to progress as a hunter. It's also a good time to just sit there in the woods relaxing and enjoy God's creation. 

3. Bass Fishing

This is another thing of the many things my dad taught me how to do as a child. It doesn't get much better than easing around a pond in a john boat trying to get a bit from a big bass. Actually this summer I caught the biggest one of my life out of the pond on our farm here in Andalusia, he weighed a little over 9 pounds.

4. Duck Hunting

I honestly don't really go duck hunting that much but that's because its season coincides with deer season and as you can see from this list I pick deer hunting before duck hunting most of the time. I don't have any ducks that come to any of the ponds on our farm but I have a couple of buddies that I go shoot with from time to time that have some beaver ponds on their land that wood ducks come to pretty regularly and it is pretty fun to throw on some waders and get out there and try to get a few from time to time.

5. Predator Hunting

Predator hunting is really important to me for a few very special reasons baby deer and baby turkeys. In this area coyotes and bobcats take a toll on the populations of both by taking them out when they are too little to fly or run. So anything I can do to help with my deer and turkey herd I do it.

In conclusion, I think it's safe to say that I keep myself pretty busy year round with some type of hunting or fishing and I wouldn't trade it for anything.