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Old 10-09-2007 | 01:44 PM
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Steve863
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Default RE: Starting to doubt myself. This sucks.

Well, I got to tell you one thing. Watching the videos was surely a waste of time, because they don't teach you a thing about hunting. Even the magazines are nothing more than advertisements for guns, equipment and outfitters for the most part. It takes time to become a hunter. Just because you can shoot a bow or gun well does NOT make one a good hunter either. It helps for sure to be able to put the animal down when you see it, but shooting and hunting are two very different things. This scent free stuff is all nonesense also. Just great money making gimmicks. A good hunter will kill MORE deer dressed in a suit and tie with black loafers on than a poor hunter with the most expensive hunting garments. Most people hunt with their eyes, but don't use their ears nearly enough in my opinion. I always laugh at the people who cover their ears with ear muffs and hoods. These days some even listen to music on i-pods while hunting which is ridiculous. I have heard more deer coming in before I ever saw them. If you listen close enough you will get the knack for knowing what is a deer or some other critter. To kill a buck or any deer takes concentration where you tune out everything else that might be on your mind and just absorb yourself with the surroundings at the moment. If you are doing it right it won't be anything like the hunting you see on the videos!!
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