What is your favorite critter to hunt?

[overbo]

What ever I'm hunting 4 the first time

[jonsimoneau]

Wow! Lot's of hog fans!  Whitetails are my favorite, but that is all I have access to in Illinois.  I have done a little hog hunting and really enjoyed it, so if we had hogs here in Illinois, it would be a tough choice for me!

[Doug S]

Hard to choose. But I guess any of the wild sheep would be at the top. Big Horn, Dall ect..
Everything else comes in a close second.
Right now it's ground hogs.

[trad_bowhunter1965]

Anyting in season Muledeer,Antetlope,Elk,smallgame,Waterfowl.Blake

[Horner]

Squirrels

[Anaconda12]

Elk and Antelope! by far the most intriguing to me each owning a diferent sort of challenges.

[jlbpa]

Did anyone say Carp?  

That's my passion with a bow.

[griz#1]

PUBLIC LAND SIKA DEER

[John3]

Not even close, Black Bear are my favorite animals to bowhunt.

Scary, wild and silent in some of the most beautiful country there is.  I love to spot n stalk bears.

John III

[elkken]

Caribou are the best, most fun, spot and stock animal I have ever hunted.

[Toklat1]

Sheep & Mt. Goats!

[centaur]

Love to hear those elk screaming. Other stuff is fun, but elk are the best, at least until you have to pack them out.

[Arrowhead80]

Yeah the fun kinda slows down when the work of packing starts.There is no better feeling in the woods than walking up to a downed bull elk.Deer are a thrill,turkey are a pain in the a$$ because they never seem to make up their mind what they want to do(thats why i hunt them with a mossberg).After looking at all the replies i guess there isn't a criiter flesh or foam that isn't fun to shoot at,come to think of it some have been mentioned that a lot of us overlook.

[J-dog]

Deer - just have the most access to them. Squirrels are a blast as you can get alot of shootin in on a days hunt. Bear - just cause I haven't got one yet with my bow! - strange but I slend almost every day of the short season chasing them - they are ghosts almost. I can get em 15 yards outside of season! But it is the chase.

J

[elknutz]

There is nothing better than talking to elk.  I'm hoping heaven has elk in the rut.

[D. Devall]

Originally posted by Rick P:
 

Originally posted by leewillis92:
Hogs, but that coming from a fairly inexperienced point of view.  I just like the fact that they can fight back!

You'd love Grizz then they will eat you and poo you back out before your imperfectly placed arrow kills them. I have a friend who nailed one while hunting Moose. He put an arrow in it's hart at 15 yards then a round from a 454 cassil at about 5 yards, it finally fell dead about 5 feet from him! It was what we would call a little guy at 7.5 feet long, from base of the tail to tip of the nose, only weighed about 800 pounds. [/b]

wow. the bear wouldnt be the only one pooping.   :eek:    :eek:

[Rick P]

I talked with him about 2 hours after he got home, he was still a bit shaken.

This and the experiences of another friend, who is a members here, that same summer is why I always carry a side arm for bear now! Always!

[Thumper Dunker]

Coyotes Theres nothing like having one run up on your lap hunting for the rabbit or the other coyote in his territory. And ground squirrels.

[Apex Predator]

Hogs for me.  I love to deer hunt, but it requires me to be very serious to be successful.  I feel like I have to climb a tree to increase me odds, so now I have to carry a stand.  Hogs give me the most hunting opportunities.  They are plentiful, so I get many shots.  They also eat well.  I love to hear an big boar groan his disapproval after I accidentally spook one!  Kind of a cross between a moan and a growl.  Very deep and guttural.  Hearing two boars fighting off in the distance, and trying to close on them is very exciting for me!

[Jack Shanks]

I'm with Toklat1, sheep and Mt goats. Nothing quite like being in the country they inhabit.