Telemark
5 year old buck +
Hunting.
I like habitat work, but i do it with hunting as the main goal. I wouldn't go out and intentionally improve the woods for raccoons and skunks. I want deer, bear, and birds, so that's what I will try to attract.
I always try to eat as much wild food as reasonably possible. If I'm not hunting, I'm fishing. If I'm not fishing, I'm picking mushrooms, or ramps, or whatever.
Now, would I give up hunting, fishing, and foraging in order to use all that time on habitat work if someone else could provide me a steady stream of fresh wild food? Probably.
I like habitat work, but i do it with hunting as the main goal. I wouldn't go out and intentionally improve the woods for raccoons and skunks. I want deer, bear, and birds, so that's what I will try to attract.
I always try to eat as much wild food as reasonably possible. If I'm not hunting, I'm fishing. If I'm not fishing, I'm picking mushrooms, or ramps, or whatever.
Now, would I give up hunting, fishing, and foraging in order to use all that time on habitat work if someone else could provide me a steady stream of fresh wild food? Probably.