{"id":24777,"date":"2026-02-20T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.customink.com\/?p=24777"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:37:06","slug":"75-hunting-quotes-and-sayings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/blog\/75-hunting-quotes-and-sayings\/","title":{"rendered":"75 Hunting Quotes and Sayings"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--<p class=\"last-updated\">Last updated on May 6th, 2026 at 12:37 pm<\/p>-->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/customink-iotw-east-prod\/images\/91517\/large\/Deer_camp_pic.jpg\" alt=\"Karl's Deer Camp 2018 group in matching custom hunt camp shirts in Southern Minnesota\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunting is hours of patience for a few seconds of action, and the time in between is when the stories get told. The best of those stories collapse into a sentence \u2013 something quotable, something a kid hears at deer camp and repeats forty years later. Below are 75 hunting quotes and sayings drawn from outdoor writers, conservationists, and the kind of camp wisdom that lives on cooler lids and tailgates. Pick a few that fit your camp, your conservation group, or your family hunt tradition, and put them on shirts, hats, koozies, and weatherproof field journals that make it through every season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hunting Quotes at a Glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These quotes work hardest on heavyweight cotton, performance camo blends, and earth-tone caps where the typography reads from across a fire ring. Save the longer Roosevelt and Jefferson lines for the back of the shirt or the inside flap of a hunt-camp journal. The shorter sayings \u2013 Bryson on moose, the funny tags \u2013 belong on koozies, mugs, and koozie-style accessories where the laugh lands fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Heavyweight cotton tees and earth-tone caps photograph best in the woods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embroidery beats screen print for shirts that will be worn under hunting jackets and washed weekly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save longer quotes for backs of shirts or the cover of a journal; one-liners belong on koozies, mugs, and patches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hunter orange accent colors keep the safety message and the camp identity in the same design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A good camp tradition: one shirt design per season, dated, so the closet becomes a time capsule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Custom Ink&#8217;s Group Order Form handles a 12-person camp roster with two clicks \u2013 set the deadline and let everyone enter their own size.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iconic and Inspiring Hunting Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the quotes that have followed hunters for generations \u2013 the ones from Roosevelt, Jefferson, Fred Bear, and the modern outdoor writers who carry that tradition forward. Use them on the back of a shirt, on a leather padfolio, or as the cover quote on a hunt-camp scrapbook. They reward being read carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;In hunting, the finding and killing of game is, after all, but a part of the whole.&#8221; \u2013 Theodore Roosevelt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting is not just about killing. It&#8217;s about spending time in nature, witnessing the circle of life.&#8221; \u2013 Cameron Hanes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.&#8221; \u2013 Fred Bear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The old man used to say that the best part of hunting and fishing was the thinking about going and the talking about it after you got back.&#8221; \u2013 Robert Ruark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that.&#8221; \u2013 Fredrik Hagblom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;When some of my friends have asked me anxiously about their boys, whether they should let them hunt, I have answered yes.&#8221; \u2013 Thomas Jefferson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The exhilaration of a hunt is indescribable.&#8221; \u2013 Jim Shockey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting is the art of patience, perseverance, and understanding the delicate balance of life and death.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting is not only a way to put food on the table, it&#8217;s also a reminder of our place in the ecosystem.&#8221; \u2013 Steven Rinella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;When you hunt alone, you hunt with your soul.&#8221; \u2013 Joe Coogan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;In the silence of the woods, you find solace for your soul and answers to questions you didn&#8217;t even know you had.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting forces a person to endure, to master themselves, even to truly get to know the wild environment.&#8221; \u2013 Hank Shaw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting teaches us patience, resilience, and the value of hard work.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting is a journey of self-discovery, where you test your limits and learn to respect the wilderness.&#8221; \u2013 Jim Posewitz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The real joy of hunting is the camaraderie and memories shared with friends and family in the great outdoors.&#8221; \u2013 Michael Waddell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting is more than a hobby; it&#8217;s a tradition passed down through generations.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting allows you to escape the noise of the world and find harmony in the symphony of nature.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;In hunting, as in life, success is often about being in the right place at the right time.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting is a metaphor for life. It&#8217;s about overcoming obstacles, embracing challenges, and celebrating victories.&#8221; \u2013 Jim Shockey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting is a school of patience and a teacher of wisdom.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;There is no nobler tradition than passing the rifle to the next generation.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;A real hunter is also a real conservationist.&#8221; \u2013 paraphrased from Aldo Leopold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting reminds us that we are guests in the wilderness, not owners.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The best hunters are the best listeners \u2013 to the woods, the wind, and the stories of those who came before.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;You learn more from a slow morning in the stand than from any classroom.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Embroider the shorter quotes on the chest of a workwear tee or a quarter-zip; print the longer Roosevelt or Jefferson lines on the back where the type can run a wider column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big Game and Field-Specific Hunting Sayings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Different game means different traditions. The duck blind has its own jokes, the deer stand has its own quiet, and the bow camp has its own pace. The 25 sayings below split across duck, deer, bow, and big-game traditions \u2013 pick the ones that match your camp, your fundraiser team, or your conservation group&#8217;s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Quack of dawn.&#8221; \u2013 duck blind classic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Limit reached, friendships gained.&#8221; \u2013 duck-camp toast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Calling all hens.&#8221; \u2013 duck and turkey camp tee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Decoys deployed, dawn arrived.&#8221; \u2013 duck-blind opener<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Mallards, marshes, mornings.&#8221; \u2013 the three M&#8217;s of duck hunting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Born to bag, bred to retrieve.&#8221; \u2013 dog-and-handler duck team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;It&#8217;s not the bag, it&#8217;s the blind.&#8221; \u2013 friend group that hunts ducks together<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Wet boots, dry humor.&#8221; \u2013 any waterfowl camp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Dawn patrol \u2013 feathers welcome.&#8221; \u2013 the early-rise duck crew<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Buck fever is contagious.&#8221; \u2013 deer-camp wisdom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Whitetail wisdom comes with frost.&#8221; \u2013 November opener<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Stand still, stay quiet, stay grateful.&#8221; \u2013 deer-stand mantra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Patience is the only call you need.&#8221; \u2013 bowhunting truth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Twelve points, zero phone signal.&#8221; \u2013 deer-camp gag<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The rut is real.&#8221; \u2013 deer hunter shorthand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Buck moon, blood moon, freezer full.&#8221; \u2013 season-long tag<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;One stick, one string, one shot.&#8221; \u2013 traditional bowhunter creed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Bows over bullets.&#8221; \u2013 traditional archer camp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Stalking is the truest hunt.&#8221; \u2013 spot-and-stalk archer mantra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Patience pulled the string.&#8221; \u2013 archer camp chronicle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Drawn, anchored, released, found.&#8221; \u2013 the four-step archer story<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Camp first, score second.&#8221; \u2013 elk-camp truth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Higher than the elk, lower than the storm.&#8221; \u2013 mountain-hunt camp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Pack out heavy, sleep light.&#8221; \u2013 backpack-hunt motto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;From the field to the freezer.&#8221; \u2013 the conservation hunter&#8217;s circle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These shorter sayings work great on koozies, on the back of a hat, on a chest patch, or stacked into a multi-line cooler design. Match the saying to the camp culture and let the design carry it forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funny and Lighthearted Hunting Sayings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half of hunt camp is the joke that gets retold every year. These quotes lean into the absurdity \u2013 the cold, the missed shots, the hunter who can&#8217;t tell a doe from a stump at first light. Print them on koozies, camp mugs, and the kind of shirts that get worn at the cabin and only at the cabin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Hunters will tell you that a moose is a wily and ferocious forest creature. Nonsense. A moose is a cow drawn by a three-year-old.&#8221; \u2013 Bill Bryson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they&#8217;re in the game.&#8221; \u2013 Paul Rodriguez (cited skeptically over coffee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The deer were thicker than the thieves \u2013 and harder to catch.&#8221; \u2013 hunt-camp lore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;There are 27 species of bear and I have been outsmarted by all of them.&#8221; \u2013 cabin sign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;My wife said it was either her or the deer rifle. I miss her sometimes.&#8221; \u2013 cabin gag<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Camo is just a fashion choice now.&#8221; \u2013 the suburban-hunter shirt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Out of office. In the woods.&#8221; \u2013 November automatic reply<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;My alarm is the rooster of the deer woods.&#8221; \u2013 4 a.m. tee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;I went hunting and all I got was this lousy sunrise.&#8221; \u2013 hunt-trip souvenir<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Will trade meetings for woods.&#8221; \u2013 corporate-hunter koozie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;My therapist is a tree stand.&#8221; \u2013 the introvert hunter line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;This camp is sponsored by coffee and cold biscuits.&#8221; \u2013 cabin breakfast tee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;If you can read this, you&#8217;ve spooked the deer.&#8221; \u2013 back-of-shirt classic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Every season is hunting season for somebody.&#8221; \u2013 long-game hunter shirt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;My kids think I&#8217;m a deer.&#8221; \u2013 deadbeat-dad-November-edition gag<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Wake. Coffee. Stand. Wait. Repeat.&#8221; \u2013 the November loop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Bagged the limit. Lost my flashlight.&#8221; \u2013 hunt-trip after-action report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;This is my retirement plan.&#8221; \u2013 over-50 deer camp tee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;I have a hunting problem and my freezer is the evidence.&#8221; \u2013 cabin chuckle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The buck stops here. Or it should have. He ran left.&#8221; \u2013 missed-shot shirt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hunt by day, lie about it by night.&#8221; \u2013 storyteller&#8217;s camp shirt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Squirrel: nature&#8217;s tiny tracker test.&#8221; \u2013 varmint camp tee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Got skunked. Story is better.&#8221; \u2013 return-from-camp tee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The deer are smarter every year.&#8221; \u2013 veteran-hunter resignation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Save a hunter, marry one.&#8221; \u2013 the wedding-shower gag tee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funny hunt-camp shirts are best as a single-color design on a heavyweight cotton tee. Save the embroidery for the keep-forever serious shirt; the funny ones live on the cabin hook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Design Hunt-Camp Apparel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Custom Ink&#8217;s Design Lab carries hunt-specific clipart (whitetail silhouettes, antler frames, duck flights, fish-hook ampersands), an earth-tone color palette, and an embroidery option that holds up to repeated washes. The Group Order Form makes camp ordering trivial: set the deadline, share the link, let each camp member enter their own size. Free standard shipping plus a 2-week production window means you can plan a hunt opener and order the camp shirts in the same week. Hunter orange accents are an option on every design \u2013 useful for the safety-mandate camps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/products\/styles\/rite-in-the-rain-hard-cover-side-spiral-notebook\/1144800\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms-images-prod.imgix.net\/mms\/images\/catalog\/79aea8a82937a5e4eae15f6023634ae6\/colors\/1144800\/views\/alt\/front_large.png\" alt=\"Rite in the Rain Hard Cover Side Spiral Notebook\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/products\/styles\/rite-in-the-rain-hard-cover-side-spiral-notebook\/1144800\">Rite in the Rain Hard Cover Side Spiral Notebook<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Weatherproof paper takes ink in rain, sleet, and humidity \u2013 a signature fit for the deer log, the hunt journal, the camp record<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hard cover survives being shoved into a pack between layers of camo and a thermos of coffee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Side spiral lets the notebook lie flat on a tailgate or a stand bench while you sketch a rub line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/products\/styles\/stanley-12-oz-legendary-camp-mug\/1248400\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms-images-prod.imgix.net\/mms\/images\/catalog\/2071492fe3fa1f2b873deba57bf77730\/colors\/1248403\/views\/alt\/front_large.png\" alt=\"Stanley 12 oz Legendary Camp Mug\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/products\/styles\/stanley-12-oz-legendary-camp-mug\/1248400\">Stanley 12 oz Legendary Camp Mug<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The unofficial mug of deer camp \u2013 stainless body, full vacuum insulation, hammer-head durability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holds predawn coffee through a slow morning in the stand without going cold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embroider the camp name and year on a sleeve, or laser the same on the body<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/products\/styles\/carhartt-workwear-crewneck-pocket-t-shirt-embroidered\/1138600\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms-images-prod.imgix.net\/mms\/images\/catalog\/e65693c325c2c17d377f42e5b1ea130f\/colors\/1138600\/views\/alt\/front_large.png\" alt=\"Carhartt Workwear Crewneck Pocket T-Shirt Embroidered\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/products\/styles\/carhartt-workwear-crewneck-pocket-t-shirt-embroidered\/1138600\">Carhartt Workwear Crewneck Pocket T-Shirt Embroidered<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Heavyweight ring-spun cotton built for outdoor work, hunting camp, and wear-it-every-Saturday days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chest pocket holds a tag, a license, or a small folding knife sleeve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embroidered logo on the chest reads cleaner than print after 50 washes \u2013 the keep-forever camp shirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<a href='https:\/\/www.customink.com\/ink\/group-order-form' class='eckosc eckosc_button font_alt eckosc_button_size_standard eckosc_button_position_inline' style='background-color:#1e39d2;' target='_blank'' data-color='#1e39d2'>Design Hunt Camp Gear<\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Real Hunt-Camp Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reaper Outdoors runs the SOWW Pig Hunt as an annual fundraiser hunt with wounded servicemen. Participants spend a weekend in the woods doing what they love, and the koozies the group ordered helped raise money for the cause and spread the word about their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group customer-story\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/photos\/soww-pig-hunt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/customink-iotw-east-prod\/images\/21412\/large\/2_pig_hunt.jpg\" alt=\"SOWW Pig Hunt fundraiser group with custom Reaper Outdoors koozies\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The picture was taken at the SOWW Pig Hunt. This is where Reaper Outdoors goes on a hunt with wounded servicemen. They also raise money for them. You can check them out at reaperoutdoors.com. This event gets them out into the woods to do what they love. The Koozies that I got from CustomInk will help them to raise more money and keep up all the good work that they do. It will also spread the word about their show on the Persuit channel<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/photos\/soww-pig-hunt\">Soww Pig Hunt<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">Hunting Quote Apparel FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Which fabric weight is best for hunt-camp shirts?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heavyweight ring-spun cotton (6 oz or heavier) for cool-weather camps and the workwear category. Performance polyester blends for warm-weather and active hunts where moisture wicking matters. Quarter-zip fleeces are the right call for opening-day cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Should I use embroidery or screen print for hunt-camp shirts?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Embroidery for the keep-forever shirt \u2013 it holds up to wash cycles, brush, and the kind of wear hunt camp gives apparel. Screen print for the seasonal tee, the funny tee, and any design with more than three colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">What about hunter orange \u2013 can we add it as an accent color?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Custom Ink&#8217;s color library carries hunter orange and a half-dozen safety oranges; use one as an accent stripe, a back panel, or trim on a chest patch. Many hunting groups want the orange visible from the front and the camo on the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">How do we collect sizes from a 12-person hunt camp?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Custom Ink&#8217;s Group Order Form. You set a deadline, send a link to every camp member, and each person enters their own size. No texting back and forth, no spreadsheet, no chasing the cousin who never replies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Can we add the camp&#8217;s harvest record on the back?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Many camps add a dated harvest list, a kill-board for the season, or a list of camp members on the back of a shirt or the cover of a journal. The Inker design team will lay out a clean column for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Is there a turnaround time we should plan for?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standard turnaround is 2 weeks from design approval. Order 4 weeks ahead of opening day to leave a safety margin for design proofs and last-minute size adjustments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunt camp is one of the few traditions where matching apparel makes the camp feel like a camp and not just a weekend in the woods. Pick a quote that captures the camp&#8217;s culture, design it on Custom Ink, and let the shirt outlast the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunting is hours of patience for a few seconds of action, and the time in between is when the stories get told. The best of those stories collapse into a sentence \u2013 something quotable, something a kid hears at deer camp and repeats forty years later. Below are 75 hunting quotes and sayings drawn from outdoor writers, conservationists, and the kind of camp wisdom that lives on cooler lids and tailgates. 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