The Most Overused Phrases in Hunting

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  1. BigPhil_H

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    Nanny....I was actually taken back when I heard an older gentleman call a doe a "nanny," and after reading through all of the replies, I'm surprised no one has mentioned this. In a sense, it makes sense, but not nearly enough. Granted, not all does are "does,"; there are some much older and smarter, but it almost makes my blood curl when someone refer to a doe as a "nanny." Perhaps it's just me, although there are many other words/phrases that irritate me such as dirt nap, stud and hitlister. I admit, I am guilty of speaking a few of these in my past, but these words in-particular have become overrated and underrated in my opinion.
     
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    I hear these quite a bit and they drive me crazy

    "That deer read the script"

    "The (insert broadhead, bow, arrow) did its job"
     
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    Ya that's my biggest hate with that saying also. You're watching a hunting show and they say "Smoked'Em" then ask the camera man if it was a good shot or what the shot looked like.
     
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    In outdoor writing, I'm bored of people calling something a "monarch." That should be reserved for things that are truly special, rather than every 5x5 whitetail that's walking in the woods.
     
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    I can't stop laughing at little Chiefs post!!!

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    You can only hope that some of the TV "stars" read these posts, but there's no way they will change.
     
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    They don't care, because there are enough quiver sniffers who will defend their actions. Ted Nugent has been pinched twice and his followers still defend the scum bag.
     
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    Here are my hated words / sayings

    #1. Dirt nap - I despise this one
    #2. Set - this one is reserved for bird hunters, IMO
    #3. Swamp donkey - need I say more?
    #4. Soak
    #5. Wheelhouse
    #6. Dirt nap. Did I mention this one already
     
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    How about just don't watch them? Then you wouldn't care if they change or not?
     
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    You guys covered most phrases that are overused. The one that bugs me the most is hearing Lee Lakosky say the word "yes" 25,000 times after he kills a buck. I don't know why, but that's really all he says.
     
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    I think we even have a team on here with dirt nap in their name....please God, anyone but them to win....
     
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    Can't stand Chris brackett
     
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    "Im in his bedroom"

    Stop it, just stop it.
     
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    I cannot stand, "smoked him" or "hit list"
     
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    target buck, or simply "one I'm after"
     
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    I hate that some of these TV folks think we're stupid (applies to a few of us). They have video of the hunter getting all excited at spotting the dead deer . . . . from the dead deer's point of view! Disingenuous at best. Porn at its worst.
     
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    "You can't eat the horns"
     
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    Guess none of it bothers really bothers me. I don't use many of them but am kind of fond of "smoked him" and think that anyone that doesn't like it ............ just ain't smoking them right :)
     

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