Hunter Alingments

 

They all say things like “respect the ducks” and “harvest” instead of kill.  But what impact do they actually have on the hunt? 

	LAWFUL	NEUTRAL	CHAOTIC
GOOD	The Sportsman: He won’t shoot a minute before shooting hours start, buys an extra duck stamp, and will help a kid out.	The Nostalgic: He wants to relive the glory of The Old Days, youthful rule breaking and all.  Like a middle-aged man watching Dazed And Confused.	The Farmer: Working with nature breeds a love of nature...  But also a frustration with nature eating their crops.
NEUTRAL	The Performancer: The rules are part of the game—hope you can keep up.	Daddy Warbucks: He’ll spend a lot on HIS hunt, and he needs LEO’s to keep the riff raff out of his club’s marsh.	The Redneck: The whole, “Hey y’all, watch this!” can be entertaining, but you don’t always want folks to know you’re a witness.
EVIL	The Busy-Body: He uses the rules to show you how much better he is.	The One-Up’er: He uses his stories to show you how much better he is.	The Poacher: There’s nothing really funny about this cocksucker.  The Shelob of the hunting world.

              

GOOD – EVIL: How good they are for the sport; encouraging new hunters, expanding access and opportunities, maintaining hunters’ reputations, etc. 

LAWFUL – CHAOTIC: How much value do they put on hunting regulations and ethics. 

Not captured in this grid is the Blindmate Enjoyment Factor (BEF). 

Ranked from most to least fun to be around:

The Redneck. (Even if nothing happens, there’s always the chance that it will.)

The Nostalgic. (Most of these guys aren’t oppressive about how cool old crap is (or was).)

The Farmer. (The griping about the weather can get old fast, but it’s usually made up for by shear knowledge of their land and its animals.)

The Sportsman. (He can be a real good companion so long as you don’t cross any lines.  Generally a limited sense of humor.)

The Performancer. (Depending on how good he actually is, you stand to gain from hunting with him: it’s always nice to have someone who can actually call.  On the other hand, if he’s too good a shot, you end up looking like a dipsy-doddle.)

The Poacher.  (No matter what, you aren’t shocking them by taking a third hen mallard by accident.)    

The One-Up’er.  (There’s always earplugs.)

Daddy Warbucks.  (Just remember the camel and the eye of the needle bit.)

The Busy-Body.  (Practice sneaking lead shotshells into his blind bag or extra ducks onto his strap.  That’s about the only way to enjoy the self-righteous.)