Dirt, I had a big huge long reply similar to yours, but I erased it...after seeing yours..I had to do the same thing....so I used your scale...THANKS! Great job!


Me as a hunter(on a scale of 1 to 10):

Shooting (stationary target) - 9

Shooting (moving target) - 8 (but Im a bowhunter, so that means walking targets)

Tracking, reading sign - 8.5

Patience - 6.5

Attention to task at hand (i.e. NOT daydreaming) - 5

Physical stamina - 9

Map reading as applied to hunting situations - 7

Mental attitude - 7.5

Commitment (i.e. willingness to blow off a hot date with a Jessica Simpson lookalike to get in the woods) - 9 (but you're crazy, I LOVE Jessica Simpson, so thats one of the few days Id stay out of the woods. If it helps to prove my commitment though, I QUIT my job so I could hunt more.)

Discipline (i.e. not taking shots I probably can't pull off) - 8.5

Analytical skills - Im pretty good at analyzing the situation, and then NOT over analyzing now....I used to always second guess myself, but I changed my methods to where the "gut feeling" always wins.

Knowledge of prey - 8.5


The day I stop learning, is the day I stop hunting.

Have a good one all---Matt