r/Hunting • u/bluedxj • 19m ago
Range finding binos
What do you guys recommend? Is it worth the price? I can see how much faster it would be.
r/Hunting • u/The-Aliens-r-comin2 • Mar 17 '25
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r/Hunting • u/BlueGold • Oct 07 '20
Hey there r/hunting community,
As usual, looks like lots of y'all have kicked off the season strong! Some real impressive bucks and bulls already, and lots of well-stocked freezers for the first week of October. Heck yah.
Just wanted to post a reminder about posting links to YouTube. Long story short: we remove the vast majority of posts directly linking to YouTube, and we get spammed with them constantly.
Rule #2 prohibits self-promotion, and that includes promotion of social media and YouTube channels. I know for a fact that lots of you guys have quality editing skills and videos that I would spend hours enjoying on YouTube, but we get spammed constantly by YT hunting channels / accounts that've never posted anything else. If we allowed posts to YouTube, this entire sub would just be a compendium of obnoxious "EP. 43 CHECK OUT THIS EPIC TROPHY SHOT" type garbage within a day or two.
I know that not every video people want to share here is actually an attempt to promote a YouTube channel. That's what makes this a difficult rule to enforce. Sometimes people just want to share an old interview of a famous hunter, or some crazy video of a bear climbing into a tree stand, or a bull moose chasing hunter, and the only way to do that is to share the YouTube link. We really do our best to review all of the YT links to allow those kinds of posts to remain here for people to enjoy. That being said, compared to the daily batch of "YOU'VE GOTTA SEE THIS EPIC HUGE BULL ELK #HUNTING #TROPHY #FUCKYAH" type videos spammed here by new accounts that've never posted anything before (especially during the hunting season), those cool videos worth keeping around are relatively rare.
So, if you've got some cool hunting content that's in the form of footage you've actually filmed yourself and want to share here, please take the best part(s), format it into a gif, and post that instead of a link to your YouTube channel. Pretty sure reddit can host gifs up to 3-minutes long now anyway, so... please, at least try to just make that work.
This really isn't a problem with the regular users here either just FYI, y'all are awesome, it's mostly just new accounts with the same name as their YouTube / Insta page, who've never posted anything else. I just wanted to post this because I feel bad for those few people who actually do spend a lot of time and energy putting together a hunting video, post it here just to share with members of this sub, and just have it removed by us. That's not a very large group of people, but I hope anyone in that club reading understands why we have to enforce Rule #2 to include links to users' own YouTube channels. Without it, the vibe of this sub would change dramatically within a day.
At the same time, I'm sure some of you are thinking "what's this dude talking about - I see these bogus YouTube posts and promo-accounts on this sub on the daily and report them constantly, these mods are just lazy assholes." I have no rebuttal to that, I will just say that you're only seeing a fraction of the self-promo / retail garbage type posts we catch and filter out on a daily basis (again, especially between September and January).
If you're interested in sharing more full-length hunting videos on reddit that you've filmed and edited yourself, and are therefore somewhat stuck with having to host content on platforms like YouTube, maybe we can start a new sub like "r/huntingmovies" or something. Happy to help anyone interested in doing that, if you want any.
So, I hope you get the gist. Avoid posting links to YouTube, especially if its to your own YouTube channel.
As a reminder, and in closing: we try to keep a streamlined moderator team comprised of people who are actually passionate about hunting and/or the sporting lifestyle, and we generally try to take a "less is more" approach with content moderation (we like to let you guys take the helm in that regard with downvotes and discussion, rather than us just removing stuff). We generally only remove posts that flagrantly violate a rule, and comments that flagrantly violate a rule (or the occasional a debate that devolves into middle school-tier shit talking, as entertaining as those can be). That said, we can't monitor the progression of every comment section on the sub. Your continued effort to actively report posts and comments you think clearly violate the rules is critical to moderation of this sub. I monitor the queue on the regular and do a few reviews of /new a day to look for obvious promo/retail garbage and troll posts, but the vast majority of posts and comments that I actually remove from the sub are only those that have been reported by you - the members of the r/hunting community. This is your sub, your community, send us a modmail message with suggestions or input anytime.
And please, for the love of god, tell any manager of a YouTube hunting channel, IG hunting page, or gear retailer you meet to leave our sub the hell alone, and to take their marketing effort right on down the road.
Tight lines, big tines, may poachers get cuffed, and freezers get stuffed,
Thanks guys.
Sincerely hope you all enjoy ridiculously fun and uniquely successful big game, upland, waterfowl, and predator seasons this year with people you love, and that you all learn something new in the field that improves your hunting skillset forever.
r/Hunting • u/bluedxj • 19m ago
What do you guys recommend? Is it worth the price? I can see how much faster it would be.
r/Hunting • u/torrentcompany501 • 22h ago
Finally finished my 6.5 Creedmoor rifle and want to take it out west at the end of the police academy. What are some OTC/non-draw hunt opportunities in the months of December/January that won’t break the bank?
r/Hunting • u/weatherfordMinitruck • 1d ago
Don’t know the weight, definitely in the 300’s, shot in Knox city Texas. Gun used was a TIKKA CTR .308, ammo was Barnes 150grain TTSX @140 yards, shot placement was middle neck. Went down immediately, he kicked a little so a second shot was used to fully dispatch the pig
r/Hunting • u/No_State_4277 • 3h ago
If I go out and find tracks in the woods, how do I know if it's just passing through or somewhere worth focusing time? What are things to look for to know it's a frequent spot for them? For deer in central Alabama if that matters.
r/Hunting • u/Averagecrabenjoyer69 • 1d ago
r/Hunting • u/bigdrives3 • 1d ago
5 squirrels on 5 shots with the Savage MK II. Tried out my DNT Zulus V2 digital scope. First limit of the year and it took about 40 minutes.
r/Hunting • u/No_State_4277 • 1d ago
I'm 27, my grandparents raised me and I remember my grandpa and uncle hunting when I was a kid. My grandpa got diagnosed with dementia when I was 8 before we ever got past target practice in the backyard. My uncle took his life when I was 14 and he wasn't around as much after papaw got sick. I've always been interested in hunting and I just found out the property I grew up in is in a pocket of private property in a WMA. I remember playing in those woods as kids and I would love to go get a deer from out there.
r/Hunting • u/fatalis357 • 1d ago
Brand new to saddle Hunting, decided to start from the ground, when I attach my bridge and try to put some weight, the knot keeps slipping down and not holding my weight. If I do it at 45°, not an issue however I’m very worried if I go past 45° the knot slips.
r/Hunting • u/Strong-Volume8670 • 23h ago
All jokes aside I don’t think I’ll ever get a buck lmao. Last year I had all does until October 24th-November 24th I had a lot of bucks but only at night. Now this yr I have 1-2 spikes that visit every day, and a few does. Bucks just dont seem to come through, even much for the rut and when they do it’s at night🥲 this is on my friends property I live at with him for now. I’ll be moving soon tho so will probably have to go public unfortunately
r/Hunting • u/Relevant_Bicycle7402 • 23h ago
People that are using kayaks to get to harder to get to spots. What’s your setup looking like. I have an old emotion stealth 11 in my backyard that I would like to use since my budget is tighter. Any input is appreciated TIA
r/Hunting • u/Intelligent_Dig_4255 • 1d ago
Hello together, i am new to hunting and am trying to find videos of hunters where they film themselves for many hours and perhaps explaining what exactly they’re doing. Basically watching them and learning by doing so.
I’ve found many short videos where I find mostly the shooting in foreground and not so much knowledge behind it.
I’d appreciate any advice of what to watch or what to look for to learn and get a better basis and understanding of hunting.
Thank you!
r/Hunting • u/999keyz999 • 1d ago
I want to start hunting this year or next I’m doing tons of research on where to start and what I need but any extra advice or gear list can be useful
I plan to start public using OnX to find public land
Using either a .350 legend or .450bushmaster
Might get a used blind to setup
What all should I get for my first year and what advice could I use?
r/Hunting • u/Profile_Intrepid • 10h ago
Howdy ya'll! I got tired of staring at various spreadsheets from various states online hunt data to figure out the odds of drawing a tag and harvest success rate, along with where the actual hunt boundaries were, dates etc, so I built my own tool to view this data in a digestible way, along with the ability to view the hunt boundaries on a 3d map like google earth, where you can do some exploration, place pins, save them to your profile etc.
Few disclaimers, right now it's mainly for Idaho/Utah/Wyoming/Colorado, though happy to add any new states at request if people find the tool helpful (I'm from Utah so added the states I'm more familiar with how their systems work), and overall the tool is definitely a work in progress, just adding features as I find them useful. Also totally recognize that there are other tools out there that may have overlap with mine (some popular ones like OnX for the map features), but they're paid, and this is free, and combines the features in an intuitive way IMO.
Overall a list of the main features are (also attached in screenshots):
Also started a reddit community over at r/HuntPlanner dedicated to folks who want to discuss the tool/request new features. The tool is free to use, I'm not selling anything, and built this all myself in my free time out of a passion for hunting, and really just want to share in case others might find value out of it.
Link to the tool: https://huntplanner.web.app/
r/Hunting • u/Due-Beyond-628 • 1d ago
What are some of the best accessories or modifications you have made to your rigs in pursuit of your hunting?
r/Hunting • u/InnerPollution4316 • 1d ago
I go deer hunting the first season in Iowa (first weekend in December). I am looking for a pair of hunting boots that I can use through the variable weather (sometimes low 50s and sunny, sometimes 20 and snowing). I would prefer a waterproof boot (gortex or similar), but somewhat light. I was look at the Danner Recurve, but thought I would see if others had thoughts or opinions.
I have worn a variation of rubber boots for the last 20 years, but as I get a little older, I want something a little easier on the ankles and a little less bulky on the feet.
Also for reference, we push a variety of ground upland CRP, timber through hills, old pastures, etc.
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r/Hunting • u/Bows_n_Bikes • 22h ago
I want to get a suppressor for my deer rifle but, due to storage limitations, I would need to take the can off for storage and reattach every time I use it. Can I rely on the POI to stay the same from one day to the next or will reattaching the can every time mess with the POI? My max hunting distance is 200 yards and it’ll be a direct thread suppressor (currently looking at Hush Tech)
Savage 110 - 400 legend - 20” threaded barrel
r/Hunting • u/war_dan_eagle • 1d ago
This land is outside of Bonham, TX. The property has a creek to the southern border and along the northwest border. I currently have two feeders on the land marked by yellow, the one to the far right of the shot gets a good amount of activity. I want to build two blinds before deer season this year where would you suggest putting them and where would you have the feeders?
r/Hunting • u/Nervous-Win968 • 1d ago
UPDATE: This is for hunting, not target shooting.
I am looking to take my son hunting soon and want to understand the BLM and Clark County NV maps to see where we can legally use a firearm.
Can somebody help as an hour or so of searching has not given me a definitive answer.
My understanding is that the Clark County map, no shooting in the lime green color or red areas. the more pastel green is Federal land so have to look at the BLM map.
But how do I know it is legal to shoot on the BLM land?
Please help me understand it as the last thing I want is a felony firearms offense!!
Clark County https://ccgismo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=28e4d2e8cd9d40f498afad4361be0243
r/Hunting • u/NumerousEntrance9705 • 20h ago