Metamorphosis of a Bowhunter
Just wandering if there's anybody out there like me.
During the off season or away from the woods, I'm probably what you would say is an average Joe. I work hard(self-employed metal roofing) I love my family(Autumn, Summer, & Zack and wife Laurel) and I get along with and am respected and I respect many. I even teach Sunday School at church to our young married couples(I'm 31).
But that all changes when it comes to my hunting. When I'm scouting, shooting my bow, etc. I PREFER to be alone. My hunting friends (who think we're "buddies") have not a clue when it comes to what I'm actually doing regarding deer hunting or preparation. When I go into the woods, I go ALONE . I don't even like for anybody to know I'm going. I don't even like for anybody to know I'm there. I usually hide my truck and sneak in and out of the woods. I have nothing to hide, I just don't like for anybody to know my business. If anybody asks me if I've seen anything I always say , "Nothing to speak of" and leave it at that. I don't really lie, I just don't volunteer all the truth. For example, the lease I hunt on now has 6 other guys on it. I've hunted it for 3 years. They all laugh and chuckle because they think I still haven't killed anything yet. What they don't know is that I have killed more bigger bucks than ANY of them have, including my top 3 bucks in 22 years of hunting! The closest I come to sharing all of this with anyone is my two brothers who also hunt the property, but guess what! Last season I saw a MONSTER 160 class 5x5 with a sticker and NEITHER one of them knows about it to this day. I just don't talk about a lot of stuff.
When I kill a deer I always cover it up in the back of my truck and try to drive out when noone is around. So far so good.
I could go on and on, but that's the general idea. Also , I've been this way since I started bowhunting at age 9! It just seems to be the way I am, I can't help it.
Am I weird or can any of you guys relate????????????