Hunting Slang

[Europe]

How about the old standby, That's a Dandy!View attachment 157318

or BEEP BEEP

not necessarily hunting-----but while hunting--or doing my chores, or when I actually fell off a horse or ------

'its a long way from your heart"

'get back on the horse'

'saved your bacon"

 

[WestKyHunt]

one of my waterfowling favorites is calling seagulls "Walmart geese"

 

[NMGuy]

The mentors i came up with called it:


"Arkansasing" them.


As in "you can't can't Arkansas them boy, you got to let them fly first".

Yep, my dad uses that one too!

 

[Letthemgrow]

My grandfather always called blue herons "water coyotes".

 

[Hertervillian]

Buddy calls the evening before opener “Finlander Season”. He’s from Northern MN.

 

[Happy Myles]

Where i grew up in sage and rimrock cow calf ranch country, hunters who where not local were referred to as being from, “ down below “. Do not not know if the term referred to Hades or just lower elevation. Kindest Regards

 

[morley.tyler]

Not a game bird, so I'm not sure it counts, but that's what we call magpies.

This is VERY specific, but when I was going to School at the U of Idaho, we referred to magpies as “Potlatch Pheasants”.

 

[MO Betta]

There's the always endearing trash panda.

 

[huronmtns]

• Apple Knocker​

  • A person from the Lower Peninsula. Usually a hunter who likes to hunt in da U.P.

 

[MITCHMO]

• Apple Knocker​

  • A person from the Lower Peninsula. Usually a hunter who likes to hunt in da U.P.

Ummm we prefer “troll”

 

[huronmtns]

Ummm we prefer “troll”

I do too. That Apple Knocker slang was out before the 1960's from the use of it that I heard growing up as a kid. I still hear the use of it by some people.

 

[Ben_BlueOx]

Montana is full of great slang. Mulies, whiteys, lopers, yotes, huns, dumpster chickens....you would be hard pressed to find an animal we don't have a colloquial name for.

Anything that doesn’t refer to the animal but the surrounding or overall day? “Boy’s today’s gonna be a ___!” “Watch our for that_____”

 

[Ben_BlueOx]

How about the ole ‘Texas heart shot’...shooting an animal as it faces away from you, right up the keister.

being from England, can you explain the reason behind the terminology?

 

[Ben_BlueOx]

Buddy calls the evening before opener “Finlander Season”. He’s from Northern MN.

Do you know why?

 

[Big Bore]

being from England, can you explain the reason behind the terminology?

It’s derived from amateur or unethical hunters acting like a ‘cowboy’ and taking wild shots on game. No self respecting hunter would take this shot as a first shot. However, it can be useful on a wounded animal that is jumped and running away. But only as a last resort to down an already wounded animal.

 

[tarheel]

Then there are the "ditch parrots".

 

[matt0550]

Da yoopers here in Michigan always Said “you gotta shoot em right between the lookers when the spot light is on em.” That one always made me chuckle.

Ya, give 'er tar paper bod!

 

[matt0550]

• Apple Knocker​

  • A person from the Lower Peninsula. Usually a hunter who likes to hunt in da U.P.

See also: Fudge sucker

 

[Europe]

Huntiingwife: If time ever permits for you, a trip to the great state of Arizona might be fun for you, as half of North Americas Bird species are in our state. And it is the Humming bird capitol of the world.

I dont hear the words "critters", "talking iron", and several others like I did in the past. I recently had to explain what a "dead mans hand" was and
that "blacksmithing" actually was used in the sex business as well as in the horse shoeing business.

and I am sure noharleyyet knows what a "hillbilly speed bump" is but many dont.

I have used words in jest and been told that in todays world that word is considered racist, sexist, etc etc. But when referring to an nice looking car or boat I still say "she" and in certain circumstances I still use the word "stud" in sentences that are not acceptable today

Harley, recently when I was explaining that Leprosy can be spread to humans via Armadillos . They ask if I had ever seen one ( Armadillos ) and I said "not alive". They didn't understand that joke either )-;

Dirtclod : I miss those guys. Put out some cheap bourbon for them. They will drink it (-; And thanks for occasionally posting pictures of home

 

[MT_Chad]

one of my waterfowling favorites is calling seagulls "Walmart geese"

I call them "f#$kin sky carp".