Hunting storms and animals

[DAN HOWITT]

Have you ever thought storm chasing is kinda like chasing or hunting animals? Everything but the killing?

What if you could kill a storm or tornado? Would you? Or would you only chase it and then let it be?

 

[Dustin Wilcox]

I'm not gonna even bother with the second question, but as for the first as crazy as it might sound I would have to say Yes. As an avid chaser and hunter, I can see a few similarities, while they are both extremely different, what appeals to me about both is enjoying mother nature during the "downtime". Chasing is about 99% "downtime" and 1% excitement, if it weren't for my passion and love for the open plains, I don't think I would waste 99% of my time for the 1% excitement, hunting is similar, you might spend hours sitting in the woods not seeing anything that you are hunting, yet I enjoy the "downtime" just sitting back and enjoying the peace and quiet of mother nature.

 

[Dan Robinson]

I have many hunter friends, and the character of the hobby is very similar to ours. These guys will travel to wherever their season is in (sometimes across the country), walk a mile or more into the woods, then sit in a stand or on the ground for 8 hours or more at a time, doing absolutely nothing (so as to not make noise). Starting at 4AM! They just sit and wait for something to approach close enough to get a shot. Some seasons they will do this and come home with nothing.

I cannot imagine doing this any more than most people can't imagine me doing what I do.

 

[Dick McGowan]

Tornadoes taste too gamey for my likings, although I have eaten some good twister jerky before. I used to kill a lot of hoses when I was younger...but the catch and release program I've adopted recently is more rewarding and is just as fun. And tornadoes live to see another year!

 

[Rob Wadsworth]

Tornadoes taste too gamey for my likings, although I have eaten some good twister jerky before. I used to kill a lot of hoses when I was younger...but the catch and release program I've adopted recently is more rewarding and is just as fun. And tornadoes live to see another year!

Yeah, and I hate testing tornado droppings for freshness.
You can bet that I don't do it the old Indian way any more!!!

 

[Darin Brunin]

Yeah, and I hate testing tornado droppings for freshness.
You can bet that I don't do it the old Indian way any more!!!

Are you saying that you used to eat deer poop?

 

[Rob Wadsworth]

Are you saying that you used to eat deer poop?

C'mon now - if you know about enough about the Indians; you would also know they didn't eat it - they merely 'tasted' it.
Don't be silly; tornadoes don't have dung!
LOL


I DO consider tornado chasing the same as hunting - by all means use all possible means and use you best sense to find your prey.
Absolutely!

 

[Linda Kitchen]

Chasing IS like hunting! My Husband is an avid hunter and I have always thought they were so much alike. I like chasing better! I don't have to sleep in a tent, or worse on the ground, I usually don't have to get up at 4:00 A.M., I don't have to cook and the best is I don't have to gut an animal. Give me stormchasing any day!

 

[DAN HOWITT]

I have many hunter friends, and the character of the hobby is very similar to ours. These guys will travel to wherever their season is in (sometimes across the country), walk a mile or more into the woods, then sit in a stand or on the ground for 8 hours or more at a time, doing absolutely nothing (so as to not make noise). Starting at 4AM! They just sit and wait for something to approach close enough to get a shot. Some seasons they will do this and come home with nothing.

 

[Jason Boggs]

Tornadoes taste too gamey for my likings, although I have eaten some good twister jerky before. I used to kill a lot of hoses when I was younger...but the catch and release program I've adopted recently is more rewarding and is just as fun. And tornadoes live to see another year!

I agree. The slender tornadoes are pretty tender and not as gamey, but the wedges are just too darn tough. Also, sometimes my car backfires and it scares the tornado away and I have to reposition. But get this...When I put on my wedge tornado urine scent, they come a runnin!

The catch and release program is not for me. When I catch the tornado I want to kill it. Saying that, I will let the Bambinado go. But when Bambinado's mom or dad get suckered into my target area, they're fair game! As a matter of fact, the tornado in my avatar was stuffed, and it proudly hangs on my wall in my den. Sometimes I get this erie feeling that it's staring at me. Oh well....

Here is a recipe for anyone wanting to kill tornadoes

GRANDMA'S TORNADO ALLEY STEW
2-3 small tornadoes cut into chunks
2-3 small tomatoes cut into chunks
2-3 small potatoes cut into chunks
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups water

Combine all ingredients in large pot and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately...makes 4-5 servings
This is darn good nader stew!!!

 

[Derek Mohr]

GRANDMA'S TORNADO ALLEY STEW
2-3 small tornadoes cut into chunks
2-3 small tomatoes cut into chunks
2-3 small potatoes cut into chunks
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups water

Combine all ingredients in large pot and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately...makes 4-5 servings
This is darn good nader stew!!!

I think I had some of this stuff on Labor Day a year or two ago, slightly underdone unfortunately.

 

[Steve Miller TX]

There ain't nuthin' better than a big ol' 5-point nader served up Texas style BBQ. Of course, the huntin' part makes it all the better. Being the wiley, elusive critters they are, here are some huntin' tips to put more naders on your plate and looking at less blue sky.

1. You have got to setup your nader blind in the right spot where herds of these varmints roam. Pratt, KS for instance. South of the Red River or Oregon are not good spots. This specifically includes any of those infernal PDS (Pretty Darned Scary) red boxes too as naders fear these zones like a raging wildfire.

2. Wear the right camoflauge. This means not wearing any kind of video recording contraption or even having one close to you. They can smell that a mile away and scares them into runin' the other direction. Make darn sure you remove any antennas and amber light bars from your vehicle. Even a SKYWARN decal could spook them.

3. After you got yer blind all setup in the right spot, you must have a decoy to help lure 'em in. This is very important to help increase your odds of success. I personally have always relied on the tried and true mobile home:

I find I have more success with the Redman and Fleetwood models myself. And don't use just one. Always a cluster arranged like a park or somethin'.

4. Watch those regulations!! You don't want Uncle Chuck the game warden to ruin your day. So, any gustnadoes, dust devils, steam devils, and RFD dust foots HAVE to be thrown back. They aren't edible anyway, so give them a chance to grow up into big, fat naders. Besides, being caught with any of these in your bag claiming them as bonafide naders results in heavy fines and extreme ridicule.

That's it from old Cooter. Ya'll be safe out there. Good huntin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dick McGowan]

I didn't realize there were so many of you who kill the soon-to-be endangered tornado. We've all noticed a sharp decline in tornado numbers over the past few years and they're being spotted in places they have never lived before and they aren't adapting well. The main reason for this, is becoming more and more obvious...their natural habitat is disappearing every day. Drylines are advancing further east each year, the cap's strength is becoming thermonuclear and is migrating a few miles northward each year...moisture return isn't a sure bet any more either. It's crazy to think just a few hundred years ago, big tornado herds roamed the untamed prairies as they wished, but man's civilization has clearly affected them and it's starting to show more and more each year. Classic and LP supercells are unheard of and the tornado's life span is much shorter with HP monsters.

Some think within 20 years the tornado could become extinct...something must be done soon or the graceful tornado will be nothing more than a memory!

 

[Shane Adams]

I don't kill 'em but I definitely keep 'em. Sometimes when I drink they multiply.

 

[Jim Cross]

I havent seen any hunters with a laptop and cell phone stuck to there ear.