Originally Posted by petasux

seems like i get that way every few years.I usually find a way to keep it interesting depending on my mood that year.First few years with a bow I just wanted to kill a deer and anything would do.

Next couple years I made myself wait for a buck to keep it challenging.After that I made myself wait for a bigger buck than the year before.Finally I pretty much got rid of my stands and started hunting from the ground 90% of the time.Then I decided spot and stalk hunting might be fun so I did that for awhile and got good at it.Then I introduced mine and a couple other kids to deer hunting and was just as happy watching them bag thier first deer as i was shoting my own.

The last couple years I been to busy to get out as much as I like to.This year we got laid off early and I put a few stands out which is something I havent done in a lotta years now and Im just enjoying being out there.When the rut rolls around and the deer get moving good I will hit the ground again and try to kill my best buck to date at eye level with a bow.

Sometimes we turn it into to much work and focus soley on the kill, its part of it but shouldnt be the whole thing.Once I got rid of all the stands, blinds, and gadgets and focused more on the challenge it became fun again.