What did this year teach you?
12-24-2008, 03:52 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 1,196
What did this year teach you?
I hunted out of a ground blind for the first time this year. I have taken a liking to this new method of hunting. I had deer this year within 3 yards of me, and it is pretty neat to lookem in the eye at ground level. I will be putting out 2 more of these next year and am very excited because I have been wanting to hunt these places, but no tree was addiquate enough for a tree stand.
I have finally narrowed down the trail used by the big boys in my woods this year and I have found out where I need to be next year come November.
I tried to stay out of my woods this year prior to hunting season, and we did not ride four-wheelers around either. I can say thatthere was no difference in the hunting.
All the deer have left my woods by now, in search of food elswhere. I will miss them and am looking forward to seeing my old friends come spring.
I have finally narrowed down the trail used by the big boys in my woods this year and I have found out where I need to be next year come November.
I tried to stay out of my woods this year prior to hunting season, and we did not ride four-wheelers around either. I can say thatthere was no difference in the hunting.
All the deer have left my woods by now, in search of food elswhere. I will miss them and am looking forward to seeing my old friends come spring.
12-24-2008, 06:23 AM
#2
Site Buck Guru
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 5,922
RE: What did this year teach you?
I reinforced ...................patience. I was starting to waiver mentally about lowering my goals. Something kept me from doing that and during the last 5 minutes of my last vacation day for hunting, I got what I was hoping for.
12-24-2008, 06:31 AM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Heaven is my home, temporarily residing in WNY :)
Posts: 6,679
RE: What did this year teach you?
ORIGINAL: peakrut
I suck![:@]
I suck![:@]
For me, contrary to what some HNI'ers will say, don't hunt your favorite spot when they are putting up a huge windmill 100 yards away in the field [:@]
#2 ...hunt favorite spot immediately after they are done
12-24-2008, 06:34 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee WI
Posts: 1,161
RE: What did this year teach you?
According to some ppl I hunted with, I have learned thatI am luckier than I am good. Not eluding to anything because this could very well be true. Now, if I can keep repeating this year in and year out then who needs skill, knowledge, tactic, patience, perseverance, and all that other uselessjunk right?
12-24-2008, 06:37 AM
#7
Bartender
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 6,634
RE: What did this year teach you?
Oh yeah the Ranger blind, good call.
ORIGINAL: GregH
Dude, you don't suck.............. how many people shot a deer from behind their car door!!??
That's pretty cool! [:-]
ORIGINAL: peakrut
I suck![:@]
I suck![:@]
That's pretty cool! [:-]
12-24-2008, 06:37 AM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: May 2005
Location: One mile east of West Podunk Tx
Posts: 5,973
RE: What did this year teach you?
I learned that despite my best efforts I might not get it done. I can enjoy myself, learn, see deer , and still not kill anything. I also learned that its OK to not kill although I don't want to make a habit of it.
