Being from Houston, It's not as easy to find ppl who enjoy going out west on DIY or backpack style hunts. Most folks I'm around in Houston love heading to the blind around 630am and watching deer walk into the corn. I work in oil and gas so I get a lot of opportunities to hunt high fence giant ranches. I do get enjoyment out of this too as it's generally what feeds my wife and I year around, but I definitely feel pulled to a different style of hunting, personally. I don't mean that to condemn stand hunting, as I understand most of our terrain is flat and we are able to corn, so by all means, use it. None of my hunting friends here think back country hunting is possible for them for various reasons whether legit or bad excuses: Money, time, effort, gear, or just desire. Even with all of them partaking in the podcast movement with Meateater, Gritty, Kifaru etc, etc.
As of now, my wife is the leading candidate for my hunting partner, heading to Idaho in October. She just enjoys hiking and is obviously supportive and just awesome.
With all of that said, what are some tactics maybe you guys have used to get your friends pumped about the "western style hunting" or was it just that the hunters you knew revered similar things about it? Maybe, I just go solo (in the future) and share how awesome of an experience it was to my best ability? Separately, how many ppl hunt with their spouse? She grew up in a hunting family but does not partake herself (other than the consumption) but with a passion for hiking, think she'd enjoy it, even with a ton of sitting and glassing?
If anyone is heading to Idaho in October solo and looking for someone willing to hunt their ass off, let me know and maybe we can bounce ideas off of each other or link camps.
As of now, my wife is the leading candidate for my hunting partner, heading to Idaho in October. She just enjoys hiking and is obviously supportive and just awesome.
With all of that said, what are some tactics maybe you guys have used to get your friends pumped about the "western style hunting" or was it just that the hunters you knew revered similar things about it? Maybe, I just go solo (in the future) and share how awesome of an experience it was to my best ability? Separately, how many ppl hunt with their spouse? She grew up in a hunting family but does not partake herself (other than the consumption) but with a passion for hiking, think she'd enjoy it, even with a ton of sitting and glassing?
If anyone is heading to Idaho in October solo and looking for someone willing to hunt their ass off, let me know and maybe we can bounce ideas off of each other or link camps.