If you had to choose one.....
09-09-2008, 05:46 AM
#21
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: minneapolis mn.
Posts: 588
RE: If you had to choose one.....
Enjoying....apreciating God`s creation
The sound of silence
the rustle of leaves and the heartpounding anticipation that follows
watching a yearling buck walk by without knowing I`m there and being glad I didn`t shoot
too many to choose just one for me
The sound of silence
the rustle of leaves and the heartpounding anticipation that follows
watching a yearling buck walk by without knowing I`m there and being glad I didn`t shoot
too many to choose just one for me
09-09-2008, 07:27 AM
#25
Join Date: May 2005
Location: StL, MO
Posts: 745
RE: If you had to choose one.....
I'll be honest and say it is killing whatever animal I am there to kill. Yeah...I like being out there, I like just seeing the animals, I like relaxing, and I like spending time with friends and family. But...I don't need to go hunting (out there with intent to kill) to do those things. I can do those things at my convenience and liesure without havingto get up at dark thirty after an hour or two of sleep, freeze my butt off, or make monetary and family sacrifices.
However...I willsay that I would give up all my kills for the year to be sitting with both my kids when they get theirs. My daughter is plenty big and old enough to kill a deer on her own, or with one of our cameramen with her, but yet I just can't not sit with herwhen it is her time to go hunting.
However...I willsay that I would give up all my kills for the year to be sitting with both my kids when they get theirs. My daughter is plenty big and old enough to kill a deer on her own, or with one of our cameramen with her, but yet I just can't not sit with herwhen it is her time to go hunting.
09-09-2008, 07:30 AM
#26
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 21,043
RE: If you had to choose one.....
I go t o stand really early in the mornings.....on purpose. It serves two roles....
1. I NEED to get there early to beat them home.
2.
I'm somewhat ashamedto say that it takes this time of year for me to sometimes re-connect, fully. I look forward every morning to getting in early, getting dressed from my perch and that moment when I get "set" and sit down is magical. It'll hit me as I'm walking to stand, Saturday morning. It'll be a bit different in that I'm going to be in unfamiliar woods, this weekend, but the feeling I trust will be similar. All becomes right with the world for that moment.
I had similar feeling when I waterfowl hunted.....and got the boat to my spot, blind set up.....and my dog and I could share that time. I still miss her and those moments. She was a GREAT friend and hunting partner. Godspeed Ashley.
1. I NEED to get there early to beat them home.
2.
I would say the alone time with myself and God. I spend my time on stand, thinking about anything and everything that goes on in my life, as well as discussing that with God in my prayers. Sure the scenery is beautiful and the kill offers an adrenaline rush like no other, but I find out alot about myself every year in the deer stand.
I had similar feeling when I waterfowl hunted.....and got the boat to my spot, blind set up.....and my dog and I could share that time. I still miss her and those moments. She was a GREAT friend and hunting partner. Godspeed Ashley.
09-09-2008, 08:30 AM
#28
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: O-H-I-O
Posts: 851
RE: If you had to choose one.....
spending time with my cousin who is my hunting partner, we succesfully hunted just about all the species in ohio together, early this year he was alomst killed in a bad accident, so im grateful that i have him..hes more like a brother.
09-09-2008, 09:16 AM
#30
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location:
Posts: 2,139
RE: If you had to choose one.....
Good morning Landon,
Good question!
The one thing that always stands out to me is the smell of the fall woods. It stirs something in me and makes me feel alive again. I also enjoy the quiet times to reconnect with God and refocus my life.
My girlfriend notices it. She says there's a twinkle in my eye when I hunt.
Good question!
The one thing that always stands out to me is the smell of the fall woods. It stirs something in me and makes me feel alive again. I also enjoy the quiet times to reconnect with God and refocus my life.
My girlfriend notices it. She says there's a twinkle in my eye when I hunt.