Why do people think it's supposed to be so easy?
04-13-2007, 01:04 PM
#61
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Almost Heaven. Boone Co. WV
Posts: 1,003
RE: Why do people think it's supposed to be so easy?
WOW![:-] This topic has took off huh?
In my world the top Priorities are God, Family and then Hunting.
1. If not for the blessings from god, I would not have anything....nuff said!
2. Family covers a lot.I am the sole provider for my wife and my little girl. Ican'tonly make choices based on what I alone want. I have to consider the 2 ladies in my life inevery decision I make.
What gets effected by this? Everything....not just hunting. Less money because my wife and I decided that her staying home withour child was more important than anything that the extra $$ could provide from her working.
Rather than limit my hunting time, I eliminated basically everything else that I used to do or spend my money on. My wife has also made similar sacrifices.....
No more............Two4 day trips to Bristol TN each year to watch em race @ roughly $400.00 per trip........no more new Bow every other year............no more buying a new gun every year..............no new ATV, Truck, Camper or Boat.
No, I do not have these new things to enjoy, but I have the most important things covered.......
I can hunt with my old Bow/Gun.....both are still killin deer. I can still ride my old ATV to carry em out of the woods...... and I can use my re-built 2003 Trailblazer to get it all back home. The camper and boat are not missed too much because I spend most of my summers now planning my hunts and hanging stands.....
At the end of the day I don't feel like I have sacrificed anything for hunting. I sacrificed other things for my family and that's OK with me.
As for work......all I can say is that it does get in the way from Oct to Dec. every year!
Lighten up fellas! Hunting is supposed to be fun!
In my world the top Priorities are God, Family and then Hunting.
1. If not for the blessings from god, I would not have anything....nuff said!
2. Family covers a lot.I am the sole provider for my wife and my little girl. Ican'tonly make choices based on what I alone want. I have to consider the 2 ladies in my life inevery decision I make.
What gets effected by this? Everything....not just hunting. Less money because my wife and I decided that her staying home withour child was more important than anything that the extra $$ could provide from her working. Rather than limit my hunting time, I eliminated basically everything else that I used to do or spend my money on. My wife has also made similar sacrifices.....
No more............Two4 day trips to Bristol TN each year to watch em race @ roughly $400.00 per trip........no more new Bow every other year............no more buying a new gun every year..............no new ATV, Truck, Camper or Boat.
No, I do not have these new things to enjoy, but I have the most important things covered.......
I can hunt with my old Bow/Gun.....both are still killin deer. I can still ride my old ATV to carry em out of the woods...... and I can use my re-built 2003 Trailblazer to get it all back home. The camper and boat are not missed too much because I spend most of my summers now planning my hunts and hanging stands.....
At the end of the day I don't feel like I have sacrificed anything for hunting. I sacrificed other things for my family and that's OK with me.
As for work......all I can say is that it does get in the way from Oct to Dec. every year!
Lighten up fellas! Hunting is supposed to be fun!
04-13-2007, 01:14 PM
#62
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: May 2005
Location: One mile east of West Podunk Tx
Posts: 5,973
RE: Why do people think it's supposed to be so easy?
Reasons and excuses are two different things. If I see something as a reason and I'm not whining about thatsomething why must it be seen as an excuse? EDIT: I don't blame anyone else for what they shoot. No matter the size if it was taken fair chase, if it was canned, well that is another can of worms. So if I don't point fingers at folks for shooting big deer why must a finger be pointed at me for lacking the desire to make the sacrifices needed to kill big deer.
04-13-2007, 01:15 PM
#63
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Portage WI/Racine WI
Posts: 2,320
RE: Why do people think it's supposed to be so easy?
ORIGINAL: txjourneyman
Reasons and excuses are two different things. If I see something as a reason and I'm not whining about thatsomething why must it be seen as an excuse?
Reasons and excuses are two different things. If I see something as a reason and I'm not whining about thatsomething why must it be seen as an excuse?
04-13-2007, 01:17 PM
#64
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
Posts: 11,682
RE: Why do people think it's supposed to be so easy?
ORIGINAL: HuntinGUS
WOW![:-] This topic has took off huh?
In my world the top Priorities are God, Family and then Hunting.
1. If not for the blessings from god, I would not have anything....nuff said!
2. Family covers a lot.I am the sole provider for my wife and my little girl. Ican'tonly make choices based on what I alone want. I have to consider the 2 ladies in my life inevery decision I make. What gets effected by this? Everything....not just hunting. Less money because my wife and I decided that her staying home withour child was more important than anything that the extra $$ could provide from her working.
Rather than limit my hunting time, I eliminated basically everything else that I used to do or spend my money on. My wife has also made similar sacrifices.....
No more............Two4 day trips to Bristol TN each year to watch em race @ roughly $400.00 per trip........no more new Bow every other year............no more buying a new gun every year..............no new ATV, Truck, Camper or Boat.
No, I do not have these new things to enjoy, but I have the most important things covered.......
I can hunt with my old Bow/Gun.....both are still killin deer. I can still ride my old ATV to carry em out of the woods...... and I can use my re-built 2003 Trailblazer to get it all back home. The camper and boat are not missed too much because I spend most of my summers now planning my hunts and hanging stands.....
At the end of the day I don't feel like I have sacrificed anything for hunting. I sacrificed other things for my family and that's OK with me.
As for work......all I can say is that it does get in the way from Oct to Dec. every year!
Lighten up fellas! Hunting is supposed to be fun!
WOW![:-] This topic has took off huh?
In my world the top Priorities are God, Family and then Hunting.
1. If not for the blessings from god, I would not have anything....nuff said!
2. Family covers a lot.I am the sole provider for my wife and my little girl. Ican'tonly make choices based on what I alone want. I have to consider the 2 ladies in my life inevery decision I make.
What gets effected by this? Everything....not just hunting. Less money because my wife and I decided that her staying home withour child was more important than anything that the extra $$ could provide from her working. Rather than limit my hunting time, I eliminated basically everything else that I used to do or spend my money on. My wife has also made similar sacrifices.....
No more............Two4 day trips to Bristol TN each year to watch em race @ roughly $400.00 per trip........no more new Bow every other year............no more buying a new gun every year..............no new ATV, Truck, Camper or Boat.
No, I do not have these new things to enjoy, but I have the most important things covered.......
I can hunt with my old Bow/Gun.....both are still killin deer. I can still ride my old ATV to carry em out of the woods...... and I can use my re-built 2003 Trailblazer to get it all back home. The camper and boat are not missed too much because I spend most of my summers now planning my hunts and hanging stands.....
At the end of the day I don't feel like I have sacrificed anything for hunting. I sacrificed other things for my family and that's OK with me.
As for work......all I can say is that it does get in the way from Oct to Dec. every year!
Lighten up fellas! Hunting is supposed to be fun!
When I don't score a buckyear I took the job withCabelas was no one's fault but my own. I knew all my time was going to be eating up. I made the choice, I did not have to take the job. I simple say I did not get the job done. I only blame me, not the amount of time I put in, just me.
Ok I have to get back to work.
Burbaust I totally understand where you are coming from, but think the point is being mis-understood. Just what I think.
04-13-2007, 02:04 PM
#66
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RE: Why do people think it's supposed to be so easy?
OK, I want to take this topic in a slightly different direction if I may.
Of those who have read my book, did anyone get the underlying message that I tried to convey that it is paople (family and friends) that makes hunting special? I get a little irritated when it is suggested that I sacrificed time from my family to chase big bucks. If you have a copy of the book please read pages 6,16&17, 206&207then maybe you will better understand me and see why I have taken the stance that I have. Look at how I started the book and how I ended it. Someone pelase check that out and then report back to everyone else.
Of those who have read my book, did anyone get the underlying message that I tried to convey that it is paople (family and friends) that makes hunting special? I get a little irritated when it is suggested that I sacrificed time from my family to chase big bucks. If you have a copy of the book please read pages 6,16&17, 206&207then maybe you will better understand me and see why I have taken the stance that I have. Look at how I started the book and how I ended it. Someone pelase check that out and then report back to everyone else.
04-13-2007, 02:45 PM
#67
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: May 2005
Location: One mile east of West Podunk Tx
Posts: 5,973
RE: Why do people think it's supposed to be so easy?
I haven't read the book. I may as I find you to be well written and concise. My comments are based stricktly on what I have read in this thread. I am not taking any sides here. I am just interjecting my views and opinions.
04-13-2007, 03:06 PM
#68
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 4,668
RE: Why do people think it's supposed to be so easy?
ORIGINAL: Outdoor writer
OK, I want to take this topic in a slightly different direction if I may.
Of those who have read my book, did anyone get the underlying message that I tried to convey that it is paople (family and friends) that makes hunting special? I get a little irritated when it is suggested that I sacrificed time from my family to chase big bucks. If you have a copy of the book please read pages 6,16&17, 206&207then maybe you will better understand me and see why I have taken the stance that I have. Look at how I started the book and how I ended it. Someone pelase check that out and then report back to everyone else.
OK, I want to take this topic in a slightly different direction if I may.
Of those who have read my book, did anyone get the underlying message that I tried to convey that it is paople (family and friends) that makes hunting special? I get a little irritated when it is suggested that I sacrificed time from my family to chase big bucks. If you have a copy of the book please read pages 6,16&17, 206&207then maybe you will better understand me and see why I have taken the stance that I have. Look at how I started the book and how I ended it. Someone pelase check that out and then report back to everyone else.
Wow Don..........you're really making friends fast around here
I wonder why it is you say stuff like the above quote and then the following when your book indicates otherwise.
ORIGINAL: Outdoor writer
I am not talking about or suggesting that anyone put hunting before family like has been hinted.
I am not talking about or suggesting that anyone put hunting before family like has been hinted.
I respect the nod to gave to family and buddies who passed on but if you are gonna say something in print you should stand by it.
A better quote to read is on page 132 where you tell everyone that their goal should reflect the time they are willing to sacrifice from from other activities including work and family.
04-13-2007, 03:12 PM
#69
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
Posts: 11,682
RE: Why do people think it's supposed to be so easy?
ORIGINAL: atlasman
Wow Don..........you're really making friends fast around here
I wonder why it is you say stuff like the above quote and then the following when your book indicates otherwise.
I respect the nod to gave to family and buddies who passed on but if you are gonna say something in print you should stand by it.
A better quote to read is on page 132 where you tell everyone that their goal should reflect the time they are willing to sacrifice from from other activities including work and family.
ORIGINAL: Outdoor writer
OK, I want to take this topic in a slightly different direction if I may.
Of those who have read my book, did anyone get the underlying message that I tried to convey that it is paople (family and friends) that makes hunting special? I get a little irritated when it is suggested that I sacrificed time from my family to chase big bucks. If you have a copy of the book please read pages 6,16&17, 206&207then maybe you will better understand me and see why I have taken the stance that I have. Look at how I started the book and how I ended it. Someone pelase check that out and then report back to everyone else.
OK, I want to take this topic in a slightly different direction if I may.
Of those who have read my book, did anyone get the underlying message that I tried to convey that it is paople (family and friends) that makes hunting special? I get a little irritated when it is suggested that I sacrificed time from my family to chase big bucks. If you have a copy of the book please read pages 6,16&17, 206&207then maybe you will better understand me and see why I have taken the stance that I have. Look at how I started the book and how I ended it. Someone pelase check that out and then report back to everyone else.
Wow Don..........you're really making friends fast around here
I wonder why it is you say stuff like the above quote and then the following when your book indicates otherwise.
ORIGINAL: Outdoor writer
I am not talking about or suggesting that anyone put hunting before family like has been hinted.
I am not talking about or suggesting that anyone put hunting before family like has been hinted.
I respect the nod to gave to family and buddies who passed on but if you are gonna say something in print you should stand by it.
A better quote to read is on page 132 where you tell everyone that their goal should reflect the time they are willing to sacrifice from from other activities including work and family.
You are too funny, I hope 47 gets here quick for you Than what will you sayDon I understand what you are saying, now I have a date with my daughter. Were buying Turkey Gear tonight for her.Our first hunting trip together is next week
04-13-2007, 03:28 PM
#70
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Northwest suburbs, Illinois
Posts: 2,075
RE: Why do people think it's supposed to be so easy?
I did get your message Mr. Higgins, on family and friends while hunting,and fully understand it. My fiance has gone out into the woods with me many times over and they all out rank my best buck kills just because she was there. They still remain that way today.
The people I have met along the way, while hunting, have been amazing. I luckily get to hunt with long time high school friend HNI Justin every year, which is always a good time. Hunting has introduced me to Todd Graf, our fearless leader, who has become a friend since HNI started in 1995! The first time we hung out was opening day that same year when we hunted alongside each other. Last year I introduced another long time friend, Jeremy, to bow hunting and this will be his second season at it.
I didn't need your book to tell me what I already knew.. but I got the message when reading it Don.
The people I have met along the way, while hunting, have been amazing. I luckily get to hunt with long time high school friend HNI Justin every year, which is always a good time. Hunting has introduced me to Todd Graf, our fearless leader, who has become a friend since HNI started in 1995! The first time we hung out was opening day that same year when we hunted alongside each other. Last year I introduced another long time friend, Jeremy, to bow hunting and this will be his second season at it.
I didn't need your book to tell me what I already knew.. but I got the message when reading it Don.