How did the pro's of hunting become pro's??!!?!?!!

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Brandon Wikman

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I always wondered how they did, because I really would like to become one. I been dreamin 13 years. i heard you have to shoot a world class buck and all that stuff SO HOW????????????????????????????
thanks ur friend brandon

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Brandon
 
Brandon,

I think alot of it has to do with who you know.

What is your deffinition of a "Professional Hunter"?

My deffinition is this.... A professional hunter is someone who NEVER misses a shot. NEVER goes home empty handed. Knows absolutely EVERYTHING there is to know about the game he is hunting.

According to my deffinition there is no such thing as a professional hunter.

Lots of people say it is someone who gets paid to hunt..... I've been paid to hunt, and I'm not a professional.

Lots of people get paid to work at a hamburger joint.... are they professional hamburger flippers? Maybe.

If your deffinition is getting paid, then it is easy to be a professional.

Ryan

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I agree as to the definition of a professional. I am a computer professional, I actually really don't like working on computers much, but I am good at it and I can and do make good money at it. I am continually learning more about the trade and applying it to be better at my job. I don't always know what the answer is but I know the resources to find it. My "supervisor" is another story, he is not a professional. He is here because it is a job, he thinks of it all as play, doesn't try to learn anything more about it, doesn't ask questions, and would rather order someone else to do his job because he can't.
I would be a hunting guide or something outdoors in a minute if I could support my family doing it, but I have a lot to learn. And at this stage, I cannot afford to spend the time and take the pay cut to change professions.

I guess what I am saying is that a professional in any part of life is always striving to be better than he was, learning more each day, and we he/she doesn't know the answer, they know how to find the answer.
You don't have to really like what you are doing but you should at least be good at it and care about it.

sorry if it doesn't make sense, but it is a perception thing.

But I too have pondered becoming a professional hunter, game warden, etc...

Let me know if you figure it out
 
Why is it that the good computer pros dislike their work but the incompetent ones love their jobs. LOL
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We have the same phenomena here.
 
Busta Yote,
bringing in the websters is no fair.....

I wanted to look inteligent or sumthin.

Brandon,
I wish I had an answer to your question, I really don't. I suppose if you make it your goal to become something, you just keep trying until you make it.

You know really what stops most from achieving their goals is they are afraid of failure. To say that winners never lose is not a true fact. Abe Lincoln failed at a lot of things he tried to do. If I remember correctly He declared bankruptcy more than once in failed business ventures, he lost more than one election, I don't remember all the specifics, but you get my drift. As a matter of fact history hardly recalls his "failures" we remember his greatest acomplishments though. I guess this comes with wanting to focus on the positives.

Bill Jordan, Jack O'Conner and the likes were and are good men, but I am sure if you look to their past before their success you would see them trying and failing during different times in their lives.

The difference is they didn't stop.

Don't let anyone steal your dream, keep trying and keep the goal in sight. You live in the land of opportunity.

Find a mentor in the particular field you want to become a professional in, learn from them and when you have drained them of their knowledge and they are starting to ask you questions you are getting to your goal.

I was shooting a lot of IPSC in So.Cal for a while, I was ok, and with pratice I would have been great. I was shooting with some of the top names in the game, all were willing to give me tips. You will find that a lot of pro's will be willing to share the knowledge
freely because the experience and technique still need to be learned. As it will be with you, join a club, teach hunter/gun safety courses. Volunter to a guide as an apprentice packer, I worked for a gunsmith part time just to get some experience and to get my guns and accessories at cost.

Sorry to ramble, just a thought or two....

Dave

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Brandon,

In reply to your email I say this...

I wish I could answer that for you, if I could I would be a "Bill Jordan". The only people that can answer that question are the ones that are "pro's" (Term "pro" used lightly)

Ryan

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What’s it take to be considered a “Pro”???

Interesting question!!!!!

I would think you would be considered a “Pro” if you could get a job writing “hunting stories” for a famous outdoor magazine.

Then you could get offers to hunt exclusive and premiere areas for free in hopes you put the stories in your articles for free advertising and promotions.

Then you can get free “goodies” from manufacturers to use on these hunts, and through the articles, we hunters swallow it as gospel and buy it.

Now I am not sure if this makes the word “Pro” a synonym to “Business Tool” and “Con-Man” or not.

Personally, I think the old guy with limited resources, who kind of keeps to him self, is the “Pro”. He sits there full of knowledge, a full freezer, and a sh#t eatin grin while reading those articles.
 
I think a professional hunter in the simple term is just some one who makes a living at it whether he is good at it or not ,like a pro. trapper a good trapper makes more money than a not so good one but if the the guy who's not so good works harder he makes the same or more.I think if you make some Christmas money hunting or trapping you could call yourself a semi pro ! any one can get lucky and get a trophy ,don't confuse a media celebrity with the men who loved this stuff enough to make out a hard living doing it like E .J. daily, tingly and many more guys like you and me .no one even needs to know your name to be a true pro!
 
Brandon,

When you say "pro" I am guessing that you mean someone who makes a living hunting.

Since you sound like you are still young enough to do about anything you want I would start off by going to college and getting a degree in journalism or something that will give you a great command of the english language. Some education in photography would also help in landing a job in the outdoor writing field.

You must be willing to pay your dues to break into this competitive field. There are lots of ambitious people who want to do the same thing you do and get paid for it. You will most likely have to start at the bottom and work your way up.

I have had the chance to speak with a number of guys who do this for a living and they all tell the same story of how hard it was to get known and get articles published.

There are enormous pressures on some of these guys to succeed also. We see way to many articles where some famous outdoorsman is busted for poaching or other game law violations due to the fact that they must kill game to be considered successful.

The truth is there are lots of guys out there that don't make a penny hunting and know more than the people who are famous but, since they can't promote themselves and maybe don't want to they are not known for their skills to anyone except close friends. So you will have to be able to promote yourself and convince someone that you are the guy they want for the job.

There is the outfitting/guiding industry where you could also get paid to aid clients in hunting.

I wish you luck, study hard, and keep the dream alive.

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Brandon. I am by no means a PRO hunter. But I have two deer on the wall that "made the books".
I am a firm believer in the old man in the corner, LISTEN TO HIM.
I always thought it would be a gravy jod to be a Bill Jordan ro the liks there of. But I cant see myself doing that. I HUNT FOR THE FOOD. Not the "wall hangin" aspect of it. I dont care how you fix them blaster antlers, YOU CANT EAT THEM THINGS.
Oh well this is the ramblins of a novice hunter.
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Later my friends.
Jay
 
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