--- title: "4 Hunting Quotes By Robert Ruark" description: "4 Hunting quotes by Robert Ruark. Plus more from Robert Ruark and more Hunting sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/robert-ruark-33313_answer-to-life_but-phony-hemingway-was-not-and-poseur-h_508397.jpg" --- > [But phony, Hemingway was not, and poseur he was not. He did not shoot lions and leopards because he was searching for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/but-phony-hemingway-was-not-and-poseur-he-was-not-he-did-not-shoot/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/robert-ruark-33313_answer-to-life_but-phony-hemingway-was-not-and-poseur-h_508397.jpg) > [Rich, 'the Old Man said dreamily, 'is not baying after what you can't have. Rich is having the time to do what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/rich-the-old-man-said-dreamily-is-not-baying-after-what-you-can-t/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/robert-ruark-33313_boat_rich-the-old-man-said-dreamily-is-not-ba_1176770.jpg) > [Hunting is the noblest sport yet devised by the hand of man. There were mighty hunters in the Bible, and all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/hunting-is-the-noblest-sport-yet-devised-by-the-hand-of-man-there/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82e/robert-ruark-33313_assorted_hunting-is-the-noblest-sport-yet-devised_1430609.jpg) > ['The best thing about hunting and fishing,' the Old Man said, 'is that you don't have to actually do it to enjoy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/the-best-thing-about-hunting-and-fishing-the-old-man-said-is-that-you/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d8/robert-ruark-33313_bed_the-best-thing-about-hunting-and-fishing_2597357.jpg) ## Other authors on Hunting - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunting/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-ted-nugent-89250.jpg) Ted Nugent 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunting/ted-nugent/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steven-rinella-87530.jpg) Steven Rinella 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunting/steven-rinella/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-fred-bear-36012.jpg) Fred Bear 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunting/fred-bear/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-jose-ortega-y-gasset-53204.jpg) Jose Ortega y Gasset 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunting/jose-ortega-y-gasset/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-suzanne-collins-88237.jpg) Suzanne Collins 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunting/suzanne-collins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-erin-hunter-33731.jpg) Erin Hunter 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunting/erin-hunter/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-wayne-pacelle-94658.jpg) Wayne Pacelle 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunting/wayne-pacelle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-aldo-leopold-10632.jpg) Aldo Leopold 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunting/aldo-leopold/) ## More by Robert Ruark > [Time just seems to fly away for a boy. That, I s’pose, is why one day you wake up suddenly and you ain’t a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/time-just-seems-to-fly-away-for-a-boy-that-i-s-pose-is-why-one-day/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [A man can build a staunch reputation for honesty by admitting he was in error, especially when he gets caught at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/a-man-can-build-a-staunch-reputation-for-honesty-by-admitting-he-was/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [A fish, which you can't see, deep down in the water, is a kind of symbol of peace on earth, good will to yourself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/a-fish-which-you-can-t-see-deep-down-in-the-water-is-a-kind-of-symbol/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [But phony, Hemingway was not, and poseur he was not. He did not shoot lions and leopards because he was searching for the answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/but-phony-hemingway-was-not-and-poseur-he-was-not-he-did-not-shoot/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [When I get up at five in the morning to go fishing, I wake my wife up and ask, 'What'll it be dear, sex…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/when-i-get-up-at-five-in-the-morning-to-go-fishing-i-wake-my-wife-up/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [“When we take away from a man his traditional way of life, his customs, hi religion, we had better make certain to replace it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/when-we-take-away-from-a-man-his-traditional-way-of-life-his-customs/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [Any time a boy is ready to learn about guns is the time he’s ready, no matter how young he is, and you can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/any-time-a-boy-is-ready-to-learn-about-guns-is-the-time-he-s-ready-no/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [If they keep exposing you to education, you might even realize some day that man becomes immortal only in what he writes on paper,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/if-they-keep-exposing-you-to-education-you-might-even-realize-some/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [Never knew a man not to be improved by a dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/never-knew-a-man-not-to-be-improved-by-a-dog/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [Rich, 'the Old Man said dreamily, 'is not baying after what you can't have. Rich is having the time to do what you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/rich-the-old-man-said-dreamily-is-not-baying-after-what-you-can-t/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [Hunting is the noblest sport yet devised by the hand of man. There were mighty hunters in the Bible, and all the caves where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/hunting-is-the-noblest-sport-yet-devised-by-the-hand-of-man-there/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/if-a-man-does-away-with-his-traditional-way-of-living-and-throws-away/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [Texan is what you are, not what you were or might be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/texan-is-what-you-are-not-what-you-were-or-might-be/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > [You might as well learn that a man who catches fish or shoots game has got to make it fit to eat before he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/you-might-as-well-learn-that-a-man-who-catches-fish-or-shoots-game/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) > ['The best thing about hunting and fishing,' the Old Man said, 'is that you don't have to actually do it to enjoy it. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/the-best-thing-about-hunting-and-fishing-the-old-man-said-is-that-you/) [Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunting/robert-ruark/#itemlist", "name": "4 Hunting Quotes By Robert Ruark", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But phony, Hemingway was not, and poseur he was not. He did not shoot lions and leopards because he was searching for the answer to life. 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