Beer At Lunch OK?

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We outlawed any drinks including beer while taking a lunch break(or any other time for that matter),while in the field and hunting thereafter. And we're not obstainers from alcohol either. This caused a fairly large debate and mutterings in our hunting group and broke an old tradition of having a cold one or two with a sandwich. We voted and the majority won out with the rule that the beer stays in the truck until bird cleaning time and the hunt is over for the day (when it tastes the best anyway). This is for the safety of ourselves and other hunters. Other opinions?
 
I think a beer at lunch is acceptable..Getting intoxicated is not
 
I see nothing wrong with a beer at lunch either..... Did something happen in your group that you had to make a rule like this? Did someone drink too much?

I give you guys credit too on keeping things safe, but think it can be safe to with responsible adults

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I agree with your vote, no alcohol until the guns are put away and the hunt is over. Why even risk it? What if something happened and a warden asked if anyone was drinking-then what?
 
Gus, I agree 100%. I like my beer and bourbon as much as the next guy, but booze and guns don't mix well. There is a time and place for everything. I used to go to"Turkey Shoots" where drinking was allowed. It was not pretty, saw too many close calls where someone was clearly drunk with a loaded shotgun and it went off without being pointed in the right direction. Needless to say, I don't go there anymore. Some can hold their beer/liqour better than others, but why risk it?
 
We usually start late and skip lunch. One year we hunted later than usual and stopped for a lunch supplied by the farmer. For drinks all he had was some water in an old Clorox bottle. We each drank one beer that year with no ill effects. Other than that one time, the beer has waited until the hunt is over.
 
Well there is nothing wrong with having a beer with your lunch. I dont think its a good idea. They taste so much better when the day is done. It also could look bad to the passer buy and could give hunters a bad name. There is nothing like one at the end of a long day watching the sunset over the field you just bagged a couple roosters out of.:thumbsup:
 
Our rule is No alcohol until the hunt is over. I've seen one beer turn into two or three. If there is a group it's easier to have a set rule and none means none. They do taste great after the hunt and you back at your home camp. At least that we we do.
 
I don't like the thought of having to police someone who can't police themselves.I can't even have a beer out in the fresh air and sunshine or it's nap time.
 
I wish my opening day group had that rule. There has never been an incident, but it's a slippery slope.
 
I use to hunt with a couple of guys who drank all day, one day we got out of the truck to hunt a ditch line in a field, just crossed over the fence to the field when a bird jumped up, I was in the process of taking a step forward when the bird got up, I stopped in mid step which was fortunate for me as the one guy to my left started to shoot,right next to my head, had I taken that step I would not be typing this, needless to say I loaded back into my truck, went to the cabin and loaded up and went home.
Yeah I am all for not drinking while hunting, afterwards no problem.
 
Been around a heck of a lot more unsafe people who had zero to drink, than a guy who had 1 Beer at lunch!!!
 
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I use to hunt with a couple of guys who drank all day, one day we got out of the truck to hunt a ditch line in a field, just crossed over the fence to the field when a bird jumped up, I was in the process of taking a step forward when the bird got up, I stopped in mid step which was fortunate for me as the one guy to my left started to shoot,right next to my head, had I taken that step I would not be typing this, needless to say I loaded back into my truck, went to the cabin and loaded up and went home.
Yeah I am all for not drinking while hunting, afterwards no problem.
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I had a similar incident when I was younger and willing to put up with a lot to go hunting. My incident happened early morning when a guy had been drinking most of the night and got up to hunt. This is not as much of a problem in SD, but in kansas where you hunt at 7am, it can be. I tend to put some distance between me and the heavy drinkers if I group hunt which is rare.
 
I would never want to live with the thought that I accidently shot someone and I had that one or two beers for lunch. Would that accident have been avoided if I had not drank any alcohol? Nobody would ever hunt with me if they had any amount of alcohol. They never mix at any time.
 
Not my cup of tea

I frown upon the practice. The beers are for the after party. I'm a very serious hunter and I don't need alcohol to keep me high when I'm hunting. My adrenaline rush is all I need.

I think a good litmus test would be to ask yourself if you would feel comfortable hunting in the same field with another group of folks (not in your party) that had drinks at lunch. I know my answer would be no. If that's the case for you then you should refrain in respect for your fellow hunting brothers.

My two cents on the subject
 
That is another good reason to start hunting at noon. By the time you get your limit or get tired it is time to quit. No one drinks here until the guns are put away. If they do they don't come back.
 
I will not hunt with anyone that has consumed a drop. Booze and guns are a bad Idea. There is always time after the hunt to drink.

Some of you may have seen my post about the dove hunting shooting, this year, that involved, two of my very good hunting friends. Case and point, They had not been drinking and someone got shot. Safety, safety, safety.
 
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