What is your favorite game to hunt and why?

[tacomama]

What is your favorite game to hunt and why?

Feel free to post the pros and cons, successful hunts, or any other associated stories that go along with your answer.

[Ryry4]

Sheep in North America.

Everything on the dark continent. Counting the days until I book another adventure.

[35 whelen]

The Majestic moose cuz you can call them in rattle them in grunt them in just love hearing that sound

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[elkhunter11]

These days it's upland birds, just to work with the dog. In days gone by it was elk because of the challenge and the great eating meat. My least favorite has always been moose, because they aren't as wary as most other game, and recovery was so much work.

[Prairiewolf]

Nothing more motivating than an upcoming elk hunt.

Counting down the years that antelope is realistic. Still going to be awhile.

[Hogie135]

I love archery spot and stalk Bull moose. Have yet to take one with my bow but there is just something about getting up close and personal with that big of an animal. I came very close last year to two bulls in early September. I stalked one from 400 yards to 34 yards down a cut line as he was zig zagging his way up eating. I got to half draw and he heard my arrow sliding on my rest. looked up at me and booked it.

The second one came into a wallow I was sitting on the edge of behind a bush. I had him at 10 yards. Same thing.....he heard me draw and took off. It was disappointing to lose 2 almost sure things but man was it exciting!

[Ranch11]

Wolves
I love hunting wolves. Its a thrill from start to finish. You just never know when they'll show up, where they'll show up from, how many are gonna show up, and how fast they're gonna show up. I love hearing respond to my voice howls. Unreal hunt.

[Scott N]

my favorite is pronghorn hunting, but on the poll choices, it's hard to combine them with sheep and goat.

[Kurt505]

I'd have to say the wise ol' mature whitetail buck.

For me, a moose or an elk are great table fare, but trophy sized antlers do little for me, so when I'm hunting them I usually pick one good for the freezer. Mule deer where I hunt are fun with a bow but offer little challenge with a rifle.

Chasing after a mature whitetail buck is my favorite challenge, and I often go years without putting the crosshairs on one I feel is worthy. I think its been about 4 years since I've harvested a whitetail, with a couple elk and a couple moose for the freezer since then, and my oldest son now doing his part to get venison for the freezer, I don't feel the need to pull the trigger on a whitetail unless its a big ol' swayback.

[Moo Snukkle]

Moose for me. They're big, fun to hunt and they're delicious!

[wildwoods]

Hard to put a finger on just one. Hard not to get jacked about spring bear. Archery moose ten mins from home is awesome. Elk on the mind all year. And chasing white tails in that beautiful rut week is a great challenge. Antelope in Wyoming was fabulous fun. Again tough to pin point it.
I'll go elk

[oldgutpile]

I spend most of the year hunting birds over my dogs, but my greatest hunting thrill continues to be calling-season elk. Nothing like getting right in their face when they are on the fight, and trying to pull them out into the open for a shot.
I feel as giddy today as I did thirty years ago when I stalked my first bugling bull. Knowing that there could be a grizz around every corner while I'm doing it, keeps me on my toes and feeling alive!!

[bobalong]

Goose hunting is still my favorite. I enjoy the spotting and setup before the hunt as much as the actual hunt. Lots of fun and rewarding when it all comes together with finding the right spot, the right wind, the right set up, the calling, flagging. Almost 45 years hunting waterfowl and still look forward to opening morning, sun up, hearing the first honk, hit the flag and call, and their on the way in.........just doesn't get any better for me.
Potential to hunt and shoot for about two months around here which is nice. We make goose jerky, hamburger, meatballs, sausage, stir fry and a couple of other recipes as well.......I like the taste of waterfowl. Always hunt with a group so lots of laughs and some great camaraderie.

[RobTurbo]

Love hunting Elk! Nothing funner than an heated up bruiser coming in screaming his head off. They'll come so damn close. We had one that wouldn't leave us alone after (5pt in 6pt season) and there were 4 of us on horses! He just kept screaming and screaming hahaha was awesome!

[YoungBuck]

I can't believe no one has mentioned coyotes yet. Nothing gets my blood pumping like a pack of 3 coyotes running at me at less then 50 yards.

[35 whelen]

And of course Whitetail

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[Newf]

Birds-waterfowl and upland. Mainly just because I like to work the dog or watch other dogs work.

[coyotekiller]

Elk deer coyotes in the winter and migaratory birds for me I enjoy calling moose to, I have my first moose tag this year so hopefully I can arrow one

[whitetail Junkie]

Whitetail and Pheasant...most intelligent Fur and feathers in our province.

[SageValleyOutdoors]

Gotta say - archery hunting elk during the rut. There's nothing like a big bull screaming bugles across a valley to get the heart pumping. Last year was my first REAL try at it, and I'm hooked!
I managed to arrow a 360 gross 7x7, so that likely has something to do with it!

[58thecat]

Can't vote, like hunting...too many critters out there that suit my fancy...

[Bushleague]

It wasn't always so but whitetails have become my favorite. I like them because they live in places where I like to hunt, can be hunted using my favored methods, and their rut coincides with my favorite time to be in the field. For me, nothing beats wandering the big timber ridges on fresh snow from morning to nightfall, and whitetails just seem to accommodate this type of hunting the best.

Moose would be my second, because they also tend to inhabit the places I like to hunt, and they are such an ideal animal to track.

[Passthru]

Archery moose and always whitetails in november have been my main targets lately. Would love to try for elk someday but one thing at a time. Love rattling for big bucks and trying to get better at calling moose. It's such a rush when a grunting bull walks in from no where, whether you get off a shot or not. If a grouse wants to sit long enough to eat a judo point then bonus! Shake and bake.

[Buck_Hunter]

archery mule deer

[gitrdun]

I voted elk. On horse back of course.