« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2

Author Topic: First time hunting!?  (Read 5550 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Knotty

  • Member
  • Posts: 504
  • Don't regret your past, learn from it.
First time hunting!?
« on: June 09, 2016, 08:46:46 pm »
Hello fellow Bowyers and Archers,
I'd like to ask a few questions about hunting..
I was invited by my uncle some time ago to go out hunting in the woods with him,
And time's shortening, and soon (in about a week or so) I will have my first hunting experience.
We will be hunting in family property,
And these are the animals we have easy access to:


Tatú (Armadillo and Giant Armadillo)
Paca (Cuniculus paca)
Cutia (Dasyprocta species)
Onça (Jaguar)
Capivara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Jacu (Penelope)

I was wondering if anybody has ever had any experience hunting these types of animals (or similar),
And if you could share some of your tips and tricks for when the time arrives!

I will be shooting traditional archery equipment (Might even make a quick heavy weight survival bow with the heavy amount of wood available there)
I don't think my Uncle will.. But I'll try to convince him!

Will definitely keep everyone updated once I get something done !

Thanks in advance!
« Last Edit: June 09, 2016, 08:50:57 pm by Knotty »
Logged
~Isaia

Offline BowEd

  • Member
  • Posts: 9,390
  • BowEd
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2016, 08:55:20 pm »
Look forward to hearing about it.Take some pics too.
Logged
BowEd
You got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything.
Ed

Offline Knotty

  • Member
  • Posts: 504
  • Don't regret your past, learn from it.
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2016, 08:56:57 pm »
@Beadman you can count on it!

I really hope to get myself a trophy in the pictures aswell 😊
Logged
~Isaia

Offline Knotty

  • Member
  • Posts: 504
  • Don't regret your past, learn from it.
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2016, 09:51:28 pm »
Still looking for tips and advices! Feel free to post and/or wish me luck!
Logged
~Isaia

Offline mullet

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 22,911
  • Eddie Parker
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2016, 10:10:01 pm »
Well for one, the Jaguar will eat you. I've killed armadillos with stone points, but it's a waste of points when you can do the same with a stick or baseball bat.

My advice is if you have no experience hunting you should follow your uncle's lead and learn from him. Probably the most valuable learning experience you can get.

It doesn't matter if you are hunting with gun,( I know they are there, saw them), sticks, sling shots or bows. You need to learn how to hunt, first.
Logged
Lakeland, Florida
 If you have to pull the trigger, is it really archery?

Offline Knotty

  • Member
  • Posts: 504
  • Don't regret your past, learn from it.
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2016, 10:54:26 pm »
I totally agree Eddie!
Thank you for your words of advice, and I don't pretend on hunting the Jaguar , trust me 😂
I think I'd like to start with a Capivara !
My uncle is very experienced, he's been hunting in those lands with my grandfather since he was a teenager, and now he'd like to pass it down to me.
Our family has been hunting in those lands for 3 generations so far , and it's still full of wild animals all around!

I guess I will just need to follow his lead and have alot of luck aswell!
Logged
~Isaia

Offline Pat B

  • Administrator
  • Member
  • Posts: 37,633
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2016, 08:43:12 am »
Isaia, do as Eddie said and follow your uncle's lead. Learn as much from him as you can and don't expect a trophy right off the bat. The more you learn now the better hunter you will be in the long run.
What does a trophy capivara look like?   ;D
Logged
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline Knotty

  • Member
  • Posts: 504
  • Don't regret your past, learn from it.
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2016, 10:45:49 am »
Pat , I have no idea how it looks when dead.. But I'm pretty sure it's ugly 😃

http://s2.glbimg.com/k1q5v_lypYyftQZJz7QODGdWz0qGLyosYMZGmRWDgFeqOxB5MFAoLtC6Qx6ichbO/e.glbimg.com/og/ed/f/original/2013/11/14/808_capivara1.jpg

There's a picture of how it will be looking at me before the shot.
;-)
Logged
~Isaia

Offline Urufu_Shinjiro

  • Member
  • Posts: 709
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2016, 11:22:46 am »
Bag it, then take it to a taxidermist and add antlers to turn it into a capivaralope, lol.
Logged

Offline Knotty

  • Member
  • Posts: 504
  • Don't regret your past, learn from it.
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2016, 03:06:25 pm »
@Urufu_Shinjiro , new species right there! 😂
Logged
~Isaia

Offline Pappy

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 32,198
  • if you have to ask you wouldn't understand ,Tenn.
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2016, 06:37:22 am »
Now that is one ugly looking critter right there, it favors our ground hog in the face, how large are they ?
 Pappy
Logged
Clarksville,Tennessee
TwinOaks Bowhunters
Life is Good

Offline Knotty

  • Member
  • Posts: 504
  • Don't regret your past, learn from it.
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2016, 10:44:51 am »
If you're talking about the Capivara , here's what I got from Wikipedia:

"Adult capybaras grow to 106 to 134 cm (3.48 to 4.40 ft) in length, stand 50 to 62 cm (20 to 24 in) tall at the withers, and typically weigh 35 to 66 kg (77 to 146 lb), with an average in the Venezuelan llanos of 48.9 kg (108 lb). The top recorded weights are 91 kg (201 lb) for a wild female from Brazil and 73.5 kg (162 lb) for a wild male from Uruguay"

They say that their meat tastes almost like pig or wild hog, very strong taste and scent,
Some people even marinate it in "water,bicarbonate,lemon" solution to make it easier to deal with (for the faint hearted this is not something easy to eat, but if done correctly it's an amazing meat and the secret lies in the seasoning , all that's needed is lemon salt and pepper)
Logged
~Isaia

Offline DC

  • Member
  • Posts: 10,396
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2016, 10:56:04 am »
You forgot that it's the largest rodent in the world :D :D
Logged

Offline Knotty

  • Member
  • Posts: 504
  • Don't regret your past, learn from it.
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2016, 01:18:57 pm »
Well yes, and I definitely want to punch a hole through this giant rat 😂
Logged
~Isaia

Offline mullet

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 22,911
  • Eddie Parker
Re: First time hunting!?
« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2016, 08:37:25 pm »
Pappy;
 It's the GIANT RAT you see in the side shows at cheap Carnivals. It taste like a boar hog. You can marinate it but you still have that lingering taste. I ate a little bit when I was at a cook out in Patrocinio, along with chickens and sauteed chicken blood and homemade pork rinds, chased down with local spring water.

Isaia, when I get back down maybe your Uncle could take me along? :D
Logged
Lakeland, Florida
 If you have to pull the trigger, is it really archery?
Pages: [1] 2
« previous next »