ORIGINAL: Austin/WI
Do you think too many people get caught up with the kill or even just with seeing deer. I've read a lot of posts where people have just complained about not seeing anything, do you find this wrong? Personally I find it absurd that people can get so caught up with just wanting to see deer every sit, or when people start complaining after going a few hunts without seeing deer. Do you think some people just have this competitiveness where they turn hunting into some sort of competition or want to "out-hunt" people for their own self glory or pride?
Maybe this is because I don't have the opportunity to hunt much, and I end up cherishing every second I have in stand, but I can honestly say I've never gotten out of the woods and been upset I hadn't seen anything, ever. How do you explain those who, quite possibly, take this too seriously, who miss the true idea of what hunting is?
I love to hunt and I love to fish, But without some gratification it wouldn't be the same....I catch a LOT of fish so I dont mind getting skunked....I did however grow up in an area where we had 20-40 deer per square mile, and shot my limit without problem for years....now the herd is in better check and it still seems wierd to see 50 deer a season when my first firearm opener I saw 80+ deer in ONE day!! If I go multiple hunts without seeing deer I get down but I wont quit!!! I still love it!