Why we like to fish/hunt?

[Vollmer]

... and many others reasons, most of which would be impossible to explain to women ...

Not all women. My wife loves to fish.

 

[gatorbaiter]

Not all women. My wife loves to fish.

There, fixed it Big V :;:thumbsup. Lucky you, I've got to find me one of those.

 

[Putz ND]

Ive never been able to figure out the answer to this question. I've just concluded that, in the words of 2 of my good friends, "Its who we are and its what we do." Friendships forged afield are like no other.

 

[Vollmer]

The challenge of figuring it out is what drives me. It's a thing that can never be perfected. But striving for perfection is a blast.

Plus, fresh air is neat.

 

[Lou63]

Love to eat fish and game, prefer to have harvested it myself.
Luckily I have a wife that wants to ride along bird hunting, and LOVES to fish.
She does try to jinx me for a deer permit and she has been very successful at that, grrrr. If I ever do get a deep license and harvest a deer I believe homemade deer jerky will change her mind.

 

[Brian Renville]

Sometimes a man just needs to listen to the wind, or the water, or grass, trees and birds. It will tell you things boys. It's in our DNA.

 

[PrairieGhost]

Sometimes a man just needs to listen to the wind, or the water, or grass, trees and birds. It will tell you things boys. It's in our DNA.

Kind of like God whispering through his creation.

 

[NodakBuckeye]

It is a challenge and relaxing at the same time, I like both the solitude and being out with friends and family, we love the food and meals, again shared with family or friends; there is a connection to our distant past and the drive and desire to seek out and capture food, although not a survival skill for today, that fire still burns inside us. Hunting and fishing taught me patience, respect for life and property, honesty, ethics and being generous and modest too. I learned that going home empty handed was humbling and disapointing but also a learning experience for the next time and satisfaction of success thru effort. Those who pursue game are connected to their environment in a way that even the most crazed tree hugger neature lover will never experience, much less appreciate.

Thanks to dad n grandpa for lighting that fire!