What DIY hunting means

[Gr8bawana]

Maybe I'm wrong here but when someone says their hunt was DIY doesn't that mean they did in their own? I just read an article in the lastest EHJ about one of the hunters who drew one of the Silver State tags. He hunted with a friend who is a guide but he didn't pay him because he was a friend, that doesnt change the fact that he is a guide and did scouting with him. They got a phone call from another guide telling them where a big buck was located, though supposedly no money was paid.
Just doesn't seem like DIY to me.

 

[packmule]

Hard to define nowadays. Lots of info out there...so much there's a market for it to assist on hunting strategy. Still have to go put it to use though.

 

[HuskyMusky]

no guide/outfitter, unpaid.

DIY with a friend is still DIY imo. Having a friend who is a guide would probably be the best friend to have! haha. Not so lucky myself on that one.

 

[WapitiBob]

"I'm a die hard DIY hunter. Too busy to scout can someone tell me where to start?"

 

[Tim McCoy]

To me, as it is commonly used, DIY means no paid help. Solo means just you. The occupation of the unpaid helps matters not for a DIY to me. I've scouted for friends/family, all were DIY hunts. All that said, a solo hunt is a very satisfying experience, arguably the best.

 

[Musket Man]

It doesnt meet my description of DIY. Paid or not he had professional help on his hunt from several people.

 

[mallardsx2]

DIY in my opinion means not paying a a guide.

I've been to Canada 5 times hunting moose. I call it a DIY hunt but I get a plan ride to a cabin and then the pilot says bye bye and I don't talk to anyone until I am ready to be flown out.

Its open to interpretation.

I also read that article and found it interesting that he was willing to take the advise on where that big buck was at but he wasn't going to pay for it. I respect that. When you draw a once in a life time tag I don't feel there should be any shame in asking for help.

 

[Hilltop]

I believe everything is open to interpretation. The information we gain here and in other areas was not personally gained. I believe we all use the help of others in one form or another since technology has become so easily accessible. DIY to me is defined personally and can have a different and prideful meaning to each hunter. I try to be careful to judge other hunters because as a group we get enough scrutiny from the non-hunting world.

 

[badgerbob]

None of us ever go on true DIY hunts. Who doesn't fallow a lead on a big buck or bull? If you use the Members Research Section to peg an area you are likely to get a big one, aren't you receiving outside help? Take a friend or family member along to assist and you have help. Does money really matter? I pay a guide, and it's a guided hunt. The guide donates his time to another and no money is involved---same hunt, same guy. It's a little more complicated than most of us have considered. Truth is there is nothing wrong with either. I just think what is DIY to one may not fit the bill for another. I like to hunt alone, however I listen to other hunters and wildlife officials, anyone who may be out there more than me and it affects when and where I hunt. Can I still call this a DIY hunt?

 

[tdub24]

DIY to me is doing it without paying a guide for their services. Like a lot have said, to each their own.

 

[tttoadman]

DIY to me is attempting to do all the research on my own and making my own hunt plan with little or no one else involved. I agree there is help all over to be had. Drawing my own conclusions, and executing a plan successfully is the rewarding part for me. Also, if my plan turns out to be complete chit, I don't have any resentment toward anyone else.

 

[sodaksooner]

Really, who cares???? Sorry to be so blunt, but does it really matter when we get into all the nitpicky stuff. Just go hunt.

Sorry, crappy day at work....lol. Relieving some stress.

I don't put that much thought into it. I don't pay a guide, but if a guide were to give me info I wouldn't turn it down. I'll take help from wherever I can get it. I don't think that compromises the status of my hunt.

I guess I am not one for labels....

 

[PhilW55]

It's funny that someone else posted this, I was thinking a while back just how tired I am hearing DIY all the time about everything including hunting. Most hunting is DIY, if not you would be sitting in a lodge sipping scotch while someone else finds and shots your game for you then sends you a picture. DIY should mean no outfitter, guide, etc. You the individual plan the hunt, gather gear, get to location, set up camp, find game, shot, clean, butcher, wrap, then feel good about the whole thing. DIY is just a label people use to make themselves seem more special, or elite.

 

[ivorytip]

It's funny that someone else posted this, I was thinking a while back just how tired I am hearing DIY all the time about everything including hunting. Most hunting is DIY, if not you would be sitting in a lodge sipping scotch while someone else finds and shots your game for you then sends you a picture. DIY should mean no outfitter, guide, etc. You the individual plan the hunt, gather gear, get to location, set up camp, find game, shot, clean, butcher, wrap, then feel good about the whole thing. DIY is just a label people use to make themselves seem more special, or elite.

I agree that its a label "some" people use to build themselves up for their own ego, but for others its not just a label, its something we are proud of. who doesn't take advice when its good advice??? that would be foolish. when you are back in the middle of nowhere and you see a guy, all alone, working his way down a mountain with antlers hanging off his pack and he is sucking for air to make the next step you know he wouldn't change it for the world, and you know he just had a successful dyi hunt. when I hunt with my buddies, and I have for several years I don't call that a dyi. they are helping me and I am helping them, its just easier and makes logic seem logical. the dudes that do it them selves, no horses, no buddies helping pack meat out, those dudes are nuts and crazy, but those dudes have some serious heart. those are also the dudes that wont refer to it as a dyi hunt, they just call it a hunt. DIY

 

[tim]

The do it yourself hunter who gathers a team to hunt one tag, should in no way look down or put down a person who hires a guide. There is no difference at all. I don't care which way you do it, I just don't think you can snub your nose at guided hunters if you assemble a team for your hunt.

 

[ivorytip]

no hunter should ever snub a nose at another ethical hunter. but a guided hunt is sooo different than a regular hunt on public land without a guide. a guide increases your odd greatly because the guide either has you on private prop or has had someone watching the game the entire year and knows exactly where the game will be, within a ridge or two. would I go on a guided hunt? hell yes I would, but I would never call it the same thing as finding the game yourself. a guide is payed to know the area in and out and is payed to know where the game is. a good guide will put you on the animal you are looking for. im sorry tim but I cant agree its the same thing. unless my team I assembled had the time and money to spend 2 months solid in the mountains tracking the game.

 

[ivorytip]

a solid guided hunt would be a nice vacation from regular hunts.

 

[joens]

For me DIY vs guided means I'm too broke to hire a guide. And would rather go it on my own and be my own pack mule than not go hunting. if someone wants to hire a guide go for it .I hope you get the big one. I would hire a guide if I could afford one because it would give me a better chance to get something bigger and maybe access to some private land I would not have had otherwise. I appreciate all the hints I get from everyone on here that allows me to feed my family and spend some quality time outdoors.