“It seems common sense that hunting and alcohol do not mix”

LOL, one would think that yes . . .

But we know the contrary!

Need clarification. Is this only about drinking while actively hunting?

Getting all likkered up before you go out and shoot Bambi no kind of defense? Bummer. It’s a cruel world.

Yep ban them from hunting for life before they kill someone.

Ahole rednecks giving responsible gun owners a bad name.

Consuming alcohol whilst driving the backroads is a long standing tradition in some families, the only thing different here is that firearms are included, because it is hunting season!!
You see, some guys, and maybe some gals, do not have the courage to pull the trigger of a hunting rifle unless they have administered “liquid courage”
In addition, this sub species of human beings will generally only travel in packs, as typically their collective courage is greater when doing so.
This sub species is not even closely related to the ones who hunt on foot, and only during prescribed dates and times, and who are very sure about the age and sex of the animal they are pursuing, because that selection is dictated by the tag or draw they have obtained.
One similarity, in general, both groups consume alcohol, the former is known to consume at any time or place depending upon how many of their kind are in the current pack, the other will strictly follow their own moral guidelines, those of the ‘sun is over the yard arm’ school of thought, but only once back in camp for the night, with firearms safely unloaded and stowed.
Glad to see that C.O.s are enforcing the laws out there, they may well save a life or two in the process.
metalman.

What does it matter if one hunts on foot or not?

Thousands of hunters with millions of hours hunting time and guess what no problems here at all, it is a really safe sport in my opinion.

Ah, I thought that would get a rise from someone. I understand that most hunters use a form of motorized transportation to cruise the bush roads, trails, rivers. Some may have a handicap that denies them the pleasure of a walk in the woods. My diatribe was an attempt to compare what I would call pure hunting to amateur boorish oafs who cruise the back roads with rifles loaded while consuming liquids of an alcoholic nature.
Obviously not every hunter is like that.

Of course hunting is, or can be a safe sport, but separating a few drunken a****les from their rifles, who would object to that?
metalman.

Dragon, if you’ve never hunted walking through the bush, then you haven’t really hunted.
If you’ve never been shot at by another (so-called) hunter, you probably don’t know what fear is. That’s why I love camo now.
To be able to smell, hear or see the animal 30 yards in front of you, and shoot it, then pack it out, you take pride in that steak that you worked for.
These people that put on a couple hundred Km a day driving down bush roads or wandering through clear cuts on an ATV don’t really understand hunting at all.
Thankyou CO’s for waking the fools up and hopefully making some stupid (so-called) hunters aware of their foolishness.

You missed the point Grizz. It matters not how people hunt, whether on foot horseback or machine as long as they’re enjoying themselves and they’re legal.

What the sport or whatever you choose to call it doesn’t need, are people that feel the need to bad mouth the way others hunt.

Dragon:
I do my best not to badmouth. The point I’m trying to get across is the way people hunt, it’s hearing, seeing before they see or hear you. I’ve been interrupted by other hunters and go further back in the bush to avoid others, and yeah, that means the pack out takes a while longer. Being legal is big and the way others choose to hunt is their business. Just trying to help people understand that there are other ways of hunting and getting your moose or elk without making noise or expending a lot of money on gas which costs a lot for some.
I do my best not to leave a big imprint out there on the environment, take my garbage out with me, AND bring some meat home to a family that needs it. There are a lot of different ways of doing the same thing, really hope you’re successful this fall. Where I’m hunting, there’s wolves and grizzlies which I won’t shoot because I don’t eat them. I might have to go to another area. Have you come across any of these folks from Vancouver who tell you that you can’t hunt in the area you’re hunting in because they’ve been hunting that particular area for years and you’re not allowed to hunt there? Happened to me last week.
I wish you a successful hunt.

Sorry if I offended you or anyone else Dragon. My criticism is directed toward those who choose to blur their awareness and dull their conciousness with alcohol or other drugs whilst driving around with loaded firearms (I assume)
Hunters who choose a motorized means of seeking their quarry are simply exercising a choice, just like those who prefer a more stealthy stalk.
metalman.