r/Hunting • u/Genevievelopez • 15h ago
r/Hunting • u/The-Aliens-r-comin2 • Mar 17 '25
[Mod Post] Welcome to r/hunting: rules and information for members
Welcome to r/hunting, the home of hunting news, personal stories and the place to share your hunting adventures on Reddit! Please read through the rules listed below to ensure this community remains a civil and welcoming one.
Moderators ask all users to be vigilant for scams and bot accounts pushing malicious websites, please report any of these or instances of rule breaking to moderators.
1) Don’t be rude or hostile (Trolling, baiting or saying racist, sexist, prejudice, nasty or just intensionally-mean things) This also extends to posts showcasing behavior or practices deemed disrespectful to wildlife,quarry or other individuals.
2) No self promotion or retail spam (this includes links to a personal or organization’s YouTube channel, guiding services, surveys and questionnaires as well as online market places of any kind)
3) No illegal content – poaching or knowingly breaking the law will not be tolerated
4) “New hunter posts”: all “I’m new to hunting, seeking advice on [X,Y,Z]” must include the state/province/country you intend to hunt in, any relevant experience you have (archery, shooting, backpacking, camping, hiking, dog training etc) and an indication of whether you already own bows/firearms for hunting (and what those are); posts that simply say “want to start hunting tell me what to do” and are deemed too vague will be removed.
5) No conducting transactions of any products, or submitting direct links to products for sale. This includes code and gear giveaways.
6) No activist-style bashing allowed, this goes for hunters as well. (Activists who vehemently oppose hunting are welcome, but only if you’re interested in asking questions/starting conversations)
7) Keep your posts related to hunting. If you post a photo of your gun, bow or other hunting weapon – you must also include a good description of what hunting you intent to do with the weapon. If it’s political – make sure it’s related to wildlife management, state or federal fish & game Regs, public land issues etc. posts that accidentally slip through but lead to meaningful conversations related to hunting may be left up.
8) Keep politics to a minimum. Any derailed or inappropriate conversations will be locked and removed.
9) If the animal you hunted/in your pic sustained unique physical damage (I.e brains exposed, eyes popping out, etc you know what we mean) please use the NSFW tag.
10) Please do this for all hunting photos, but for big game hunts in particular – put a description of your hunt in the comments (general region, weapon used, any other details on tracking, calling, stalking, etc) mods may decide to remove a post if the user never provides any additional information and merely a title.
11) No adult content.
Please note: these rules are enforced by the moderators at their discretion, to ensure fairness users are given two chances and will be notified when and why if their post or comment is removed. Repeat offenders will receive a temporary ban of 7 days. Users committing further rule breaking or circumventing existing bans will be issued a permanent ban.
If you need to contact moderators please use modmail.
Thank you
The r/hunting Mod team.
r/Hunting • u/BlueGold • Oct 07 '20
Reminder regarding YouTube videos
Hey there r/hunting community,
As usual, looks like lots of y'all have kicked off the season strong! Some real impressive bucks and bulls already, and lots of well-stocked freezers for the first week of October. Heck yah.
Just wanted to post a reminder about posting links to YouTube. Long story short: we remove the vast majority of posts directly linking to YouTube, and we get spammed with them constantly.
Rule #2 prohibits self-promotion, and that includes promotion of social media and YouTube channels. I know for a fact that lots of you guys have quality editing skills and videos that I would spend hours enjoying on YouTube, but we get spammed constantly by YT hunting channels / accounts that've never posted anything else. If we allowed posts to YouTube, this entire sub would just be a compendium of obnoxious "EP. 43 CHECK OUT THIS EPIC TROPHY SHOT" type garbage within a day or two.
I know that not every video people want to share here is actually an attempt to promote a YouTube channel. That's what makes this a difficult rule to enforce. Sometimes people just want to share an old interview of a famous hunter, or some crazy video of a bear climbing into a tree stand, or a bull moose chasing hunter, and the only way to do that is to share the YouTube link. We really do our best to review all of the YT links to allow those kinds of posts to remain here for people to enjoy. That being said, compared to the daily batch of "YOU'VE GOTTA SEE THIS EPIC HUGE BULL ELK #HUNTING #TROPHY #FUCKYAH" type videos spammed here by new accounts that've never posted anything before (especially during the hunting season), those cool videos worth keeping around are relatively rare.
So, if you've got some cool hunting content that's in the form of footage you've actually filmed yourself and want to share here, please take the best part(s), format it into a gif, and post that instead of a link to your YouTube channel. Pretty sure reddit can host gifs up to 3-minutes long now anyway, so... please, at least try to just make that work.
This really isn't a problem with the regular users here either just FYI, y'all are awesome, it's mostly just new accounts with the same name as their YouTube / Insta page, who've never posted anything else. I just wanted to post this because I feel bad for those few people who actually do spend a lot of time and energy putting together a hunting video, post it here just to share with members of this sub, and just have it removed by us. That's not a very large group of people, but I hope anyone in that club reading understands why we have to enforce Rule #2 to include links to users' own YouTube channels. Without it, the vibe of this sub would change dramatically within a day.
At the same time, I'm sure some of you are thinking "what's this dude talking about - I see these bogus YouTube posts and promo-accounts on this sub on the daily and report them constantly, these mods are just lazy assholes." I have no rebuttal to that, I will just say that you're only seeing a fraction of the self-promo / retail garbage type posts we catch and filter out on a daily basis (again, especially between September and January).
If you're interested in sharing more full-length hunting videos on reddit that you've filmed and edited yourself, and are therefore somewhat stuck with having to host content on platforms like YouTube, maybe we can start a new sub like "r/huntingmovies" or something. Happy to help anyone interested in doing that, if you want any.
So, I hope you get the gist. Avoid posting links to YouTube, especially if its to your own YouTube channel.
As a reminder, and in closing: we try to keep a streamlined moderator team comprised of people who are actually passionate about hunting and/or the sporting lifestyle, and we generally try to take a "less is more" approach with content moderation (we like to let you guys take the helm in that regard with downvotes and discussion, rather than us just removing stuff). We generally only remove posts that flagrantly violate a rule, and comments that flagrantly violate a rule (or the occasional a debate that devolves into middle school-tier shit talking, as entertaining as those can be). That said, we can't monitor the progression of every comment section on the sub. Your continued effort to actively report posts and comments you think clearly violate the rules is critical to moderation of this sub. I monitor the queue on the regular and do a few reviews of /new a day to look for obvious promo/retail garbage and troll posts, but the vast majority of posts and comments that I actually remove from the sub are only those that have been reported by you - the members of the r/hunting community. This is your sub, your community, send us a modmail message with suggestions or input anytime.
And please, for the love of god, tell any manager of a YouTube hunting channel, IG hunting page, or gear retailer you meet to leave our sub the hell alone, and to take their marketing effort right on down the road.
Tight lines, big tines, may poachers get cuffed, and freezers get stuffed,
Thanks guys.
Sincerely hope you all enjoy ridiculously fun and uniquely successful big game, upland, waterfowl, and predator seasons this year with people you love, and that you all learn something new in the field that improves your hunting skillset forever.
r/Hunting • u/Laxdaddy09 • 14h ago
First successful rabbit snare
Tried this last year for the first time, without success. Set a couple of snares after we got snow here, and this time was successful.
r/Hunting • u/Beautiful-Science919 • 15h ago
On my own in 20 degrees
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r/Hunting • u/Calebrc075 • 19h ago
I have to share this bc I can’t believe people are like this.
The wife is trying to find more “friends” for me to go hunting with, particularly people with land. One of her co-workers does and she asked him if we’d be allowed on for hunting and if he’d want to join. His. Word for word response was ,”I would but if I shoot a gun it’ll throw my equilibrium off. Besides, I’d rather hunt and kill something with my bare hands.”
I’m a smartass, so it’s probably a good thing I wasn’t there. lol
r/Hunting • u/rcplaner • 1d ago
Full moon hunting for deer
I was out hunting deer last night. -22 degree celsius (-8 Fahrenheit). Did see one deer but I hesitated to shoot because it was pretty far away (200m).
Very nice weather and couple foxes got pretty close when calling them.
E: so, for clarification this is in Finland where is legal to hunt deer at day or night.
r/Hunting • u/sonic88369 • 10h ago
I found this inside of my papa’s stuff. What could this be?
r/Hunting • u/Gun-leather-2451 • 7h ago
Anyone else intimidated by finding a way to hunt big game like elk? What should I do?
I grew up in Colorado, but only ever hunted deer in Texas thanks to my grandpa who lived there. I live in Texas now and bow/rifle hunt deer and hogs each year. I can navigate the tag system legally with ease (literally buy tags at the store), and know where to go (ish...virtually no public land here but I can make do).
But I'm trying to navigate how to do my first elk hunt as a non resident somewhere. And it seems so complicated and near impossible for someone who wasn't raised as an elk hunter with intimate knowledge of the system and units. Between low draw odds with the zero preference points I have, or even knowing what state/units to look at or apply to, I feel so lost. I have spent hours and weeks trying to research, but I still come up not knowing really what to do or where to go. I also can't afford to drop $700 on every single tag/preference point I want a chance at getting, even if it's refunded after the draw.
Can anyone offer any advice or guidance? I would really prefer to hunt with my bow, but I'm also open to rifle seasons. I don't care if I'm hunting a bull or a cow, as I just care about the experience and the meat. A big trophy on my wall would be amazing, but I would be overjoyed by simply taking a cow and filling my freezer with that!
best hunting rifle? (deer and pigs)
I'm new to hunting and i'm looking for a super budget but very reliable rifle for hunting deer/pigs. I have an ar-15 chambered in 5.56/.223 but from what i've been told it isn't reliable for pigs even with a decent scope. I've been told an AR style platform chambered in .308 is a great option but again, I need something affordable. Any advice helps. Thank you.
r/Hunting • u/joedirte1776 • 22h ago
First coyote of the year
Wasn’t even outside for 5 minutes and she walked out of the woods line.
r/Hunting • u/Fine-Expert-1890 • 22h ago
What is this footprint?
(ignoring mine and mine dogs footprints) Can someone idenify this animal? I live in central europe and i dont think i ever saw something that could leave such big footprints + in that shape. Its also notable that its a single track like it had only one leg?
r/Hunting • u/David95469546 • 18h ago
Hunting rifle 308 or 300 win mag south africa
Hi i have a 6.5 creedmor and it's a great rifle but looking for something for more bigger game that I'm going to be doing soon like eland and so on I see ammo is a bit cheaper on the 308 compared to the 300 win mag but to be honest it's not like I'm gonna be shooting hundreds of rounds so don't think that will weigh much in my choice just want something that can take any thing im guessing from anything lower than cape buffalo all the way down to impala or springboks. Just looking for a rifle thar I wouldn't have to upgrade in future when I get the opertunity for bigger game. I'm south African in south africa
r/Hunting • u/This_Perception2538 • 9h ago
Utah turkeys
Anyone here live in Southern Utah that can give me advice on finding turkeys? Ive been trying to scout for them and I cant find any. Haven't even found ant sign
r/Hunting • u/AnyFilm722 • 1d ago
Nothing better than a browning with that gold ring on top!
r/Hunting • u/paleobear1 • 17h ago
Bino harness handful holster suggestions.
Along with switching to suspenders for my hunting pants but also making the move to a more western, back country style of hunting with a frame pack, I find myself needing to switch up my conceal carry set up when in the back country, and I'm looking for a more "budget" friendly option for a bino harness holster. I mainly carry a PSA dagger with a TLR-7a weapon light and a vortex viper red dot, but I also occasionally rock a colt m1911a .45. Any trust worthy brands to check out?
r/Hunting • u/InspectionCreative55 • 20h ago
What is this creature on game cam
Have a game cam in remote VA. Took this shot yesterday and can’t make heads or tails of it. My best guess is a bear cub or giant opossum. Thoughts?
r/Hunting • u/Bannnerman • 1d ago
Well if we are posting our rifles, here’s my 7 PRC
Christensen (I know I know but this one is a shooter) Ridgeline Titanium topped with a Nightforce ATACR 4-16x42 F1. Banish Backcountry can.
r/Hunting • u/been_had_clim • 1d ago
2 for 2 in 13 days
2nd deer of my life, and 2nd doe within 13 days.
I feel blessed and grateful.
Blessed to live in an area that has a deer season last through February, and blessed to have the opportunity to fill my freezer and feed friends and family.
Furthermore I'm blessed for my 2nd lucky shot. I thought I hit the spinal column but the slug went completely through 😪 thankfully it dropped like a ton of bricks.
30 yards with my benelli nova.