good post Rob! its real easy to get TOO focused on trying to kill something that its easy to forget about the rest....

when that happens, hunting starts feeling a HECK of alot like work to me...hard to get outta bed...hard to enjoy it period...thats usually when i throw in the towel and take a day or 2 off and dont think about hunting for that day or 2...after a few weeks of heavy hunting, it can get to ya....


i think its important to not take all the little things forgranted when were out there...theres millions of people that rarely ever see the sun rise...

one of the things i get a major kick out of is listening to the woods come alive at day break...especially in the spring when the song birds and long beards are talkin...thats just awesome to me...

like i said in my buck harvest thread, that day was one of the most beautiful days i have ever been in the woods period...started off cool and crisp and you could smell the smell of fall...wind was absolutely calm which is amazing in itself...the fall foliage was at its absolute peak and leaves were raining down like someone flipped a switch...the drive home a few days later proved i timed my hunt absolutely perfect as the fall colors were all about gone....the leaves were falling so hard the day i killed my buck that when i was taking pictures i had to try to remember to remove the freshly fallen leaves from him...i got 1 pic a leave fell on my shoulder...the picture before, it wasnt there and it was a matter of seconds..that was when i had a buddy taking pics for me...just a breath taking day i'll never forget...

the little things often keep me going....its easy to get burnt out if you dont get a kick outta the little things...from the sights to the smells to the sounds....heck, just take a nap out there! thats one of my favorite past times!