I remember when I took my hunting course many years ago, this was mentioned in the course booklet and had the descriptions listed of the 5 stages. I have the booklet somewhere. I remember then, the instructors had us circle whatstagedescribed us bestat that point. I can't remember the ones I circled, or the reasons why, but I do believe that over time,some things havechanged. For the last couple years, I really concentrate on how I do things when im in the woods.When I first started hunting, I wasn't really concerned with the method stage. Now I'm really into practicing certain methods when Im hunting.

It would bevery nice to come out with game in your hands all the time. But you can still feel successfull even if your hunt doesn't always produce game.