Got this from a different site. . Enjoy. . Below is a glossary of popular deer hunting terminology and phrases to help those not in the know get in the know. Who knows, maybe even some of you hunters will learn a new thing or two. First, some terms. Buck: An antlered deer. Buck (2): Something hunters spend a lot of on their deer hunting obsession. Buck (3): The name of at least one guy in your hunt camp. Hunter: The name of Buck's oldest son. Deer stand: Where hunters sit and wait for deer. Treestand: Seats that allow hunters to sit and wait for deer in a tree. Lunch: The thing you just dropped out of your treestand. Ground blind: A camouflage tent designed to conceal napping hunters from approaching deer. Primitive weapons seasons: Special seasons set aside for hunting deer with muzzleloaders, bows and crossbows. Modern compound bows, crossbows and muzzleloaders: Not exactly primitive weapons. Opening day: Which one? There are, what, 12? Meat hunter: Unsuccessful trophy hunter. Trophy hunter: Future meat hunter. Shooter buck: A deer deemed large enough for a hunter to use a valuable buck tag on. Fat four-pointer: Term coined so hunters would feel a bit better about the skinny four-pointer they just shot. Ground shrinkage: The thing that turns your shooter buck into a fat four-pointer. Horn: What you blow when a deer runs out in front of you on the drive home from an unsuccessful deer hunt. And, some phrases from around hunt camp. "I sometimes snore." Translation: "Have you ever been inside a sawmill?" "There's no reason to hunt from a treestand." Translation: "I'm scared of heights." "I hunted national forest for a week and didn't see a single deer." Translation: "I hunted national forest for a week and didn't see a single deer." "Even after gun season starts I hunt with a bow because it's more challenging." Translation: "It's possible I'm a convicted felon prohibited from possessing a firearm." "He was at 257 yards. I ranged it later." Translation: "He was at 112 yards, maybe. And I don't even have a rangefinder." "I know I hit him good, but I couldn't find a drop of blood." Translation: "I shot 2 feet over his back and he's in the next county by now." "I shot him a bit back." Translation: "There's a reason they call me Gut Shot." "I just don't like shooting does." Translation: "I'm stuck in the 1950s." "Sure, women are welcome in our hunt camp." Translation: "No woman in her right mind would want to be in our deer camp." "My favorite part of hunting is just getting out in nature." Translation: "My favorite part of hunting is playing cards and smoking cigars until 3 a.m." "To kill a big buck, you have to be in the stand an hour before first light." Translation: "I guess I'm not going to kill a big buck this season." OK so now do you feel better about starting the deer season..lol
