ORIGINAL: Doug S
Anyone ever loose the urge to Hunt?
Does it come back?
The last 5-6 years my desire to Deer hunt (or anything else) has been dwindling, last year I went and passed on all but one deer(doe for meat). I can honestly say that after 35 years, I don't care if I kill another deer, the bigger the rack the less interested I am in shooting, I just like to walk the woods and watch. Went out last night and had 4 within bow range, how proud that smallish buck looked as he paraded around with his 3 does, I would not have felt right shooting any of them.
I think I need therapy, I've used Traditional bows and compunds, shotguns from muzzeloading to semi auto with roundballs, buckshot and slugs, rifles from 44-40 Winchesters to scoped .270's with many inbetween, muzzel loaders from flintlocks and Civil War rifles to an inline. Stand hunted, hunted on drives, still hunting/spot and stalk, hunted one particular deer all season and wacked a pickup full on a depravation permit, Horn hunted, meat hunted.....Big, small and numerous Deer...
Any hope for me? I still love to walk the woods, especially when there is snow. I'm thinking about a change in scenery...Ideas???
Doug
Doug I too have almost lost the desire to take an animal but still have the desire to get out there. I've found help and you can too. Start taking kids out and teach them about the outdoors, hunting, and fishing.
Remember that heart pounding episode you would experience when a deer showed up? You can experience it again when that deer pop's up and that child could have a chance at taking it.
It's a wonderful thing and much more rewarding!!