{"id":12993,"date":"2021-01-12T02:28:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T02:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idahowild.com\/?p=12993"},"modified":"2021-01-12T02:33:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T02:33:47","slug":"an-insiders-guide-to-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idahowild.com\/an-insiders-guide-to-hunting\/","title":{"rendered":"An Insider’s Guide to Hunting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Randy Nolin is an avid Idahoan hunter. \u201cI go every year without fail,\u201d he says. Elk season opens on October 15th, which just so happens to also be Randy\u2019s birthday. \u201cI intentionally save up my vacation days for the beginning of the season.\u201d <\/span><\/span>Idaho Wild sat down with him to get some insider tips and tricks of the trade to <\/span>hunting in Idaho<\/span>. He usually is a big game hunter, which includes elk and deer but also bird hunts and is heavily involved in trap shooting, but we\u2019ll talk about that another time!<\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your favorite thing about hunting?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Hunting is getting back to our roots. Being out in the open and away from people. There’s peace and quiet and I genuinely enjoy being in nature. There is a satisfaction of providing protein to your family and knowing that it’s all natural. By hunting, you know where your meat is coming from. <\/span><\/p>\n


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What are some common misconceptions?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

True hunters don\u2019t just go and murder animals for the fun of it. We don\u2019t even take a shot if we don\u2019t have a clear shot. If the animal is running away, we won\u2019t take the shot. You want to make sure you take a kill shot. It’s humane; it’s not just to feed, it is also for conservation. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Conservation is a way more humane way to kill an animal, then to watch them starve. If you don\u2019t maintain the number in a herd they will eat their way out of that area and with winters you will get animals starving to death. <\/span><\/p>\n

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For our family hunting has brought us closer together. We make it a family event. It also teaches your children safety and how to survive.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The way I always explain to people is by the saying, \u201cIf you give a man a fish you feed him for a day, if you teach a man to fish you feed them for a lifetime.\u201d You teach your children how to provide and take care of their families. If anything happens, or things get bad, god forbid society crumbles, the people that know how to fish and hunt can survive.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How do you go about getting your license? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

You can purchase your license anytime throughout the year. A hunter\u2019s education course is included and essential in order to get your license. I usually get mine at the end of the year before or right on January 1, because I like to have it for coyote hunting. You have to get your hunting license before you get a tag, and you need a tag for big game hunting. The tags can be purchased at any Walmart or anywhere that has a fish and game kiosk. <\/span>You also need a tag for duck or anything that migrates, but those are significantly less expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What to bring <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Most people know what to bring for a normal camping trip, you can google a packing list, but these are the things he has found to be most beneficial over the years that might not be as obvious. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The most important thing to bring is a survival pack. You need supplies, that regardless of the conditions, will be able to start a fire. Personally, I carry some 9-volt batteries and wool and you can start a fire almost instantly without worrying about it getting wet. I keep those things in my backpack. Water or a water purifier that allows you to get water out of the creek are essential. With those things you can survive for days.<\/span><\/p>\n

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