Justin

We need to start a support group for people in their early twenties who are addicted to hunting and can't stop buying gear. "Huntaholics Anonymous."

Hello, my name is Justin and I am addicted to bowhunting.

adams

There already is and we meet here everyday

oniedaeagle

frist step is admiting your addiction, and i have a problem

Jbra

Thats good stuff, And this site is almost as bad as buying my hunting stuff. im on here constantly, lots of great advice.

And Yes I DO HAVE A PROBLEM

Katbones

I'm definitely stage 1!! just ask all my ex-wives about my MOUTH[8D]

Seriously, i'm at the over the hill stage, just get out and enjoy the wonders.

c903

According to the "5 Stage" program, I am suppose to be in the "5th" stage. However, the stage does not yet apply to me.

This season will be my 40th bowhunting season for deer. I have experienced much satisfaction from the years of bowhunting, but my "pace" is not leisurely. I still prepare hard and hunt hard. In some degree, I am constantly dabbling in the bowhunting side of archery, from season to season. I started preparing for this season in mid spring.

I am confident about my skills, but I do not say I am relaxed. The term "relaxed" sort of rings as though I would have to be nonchalant and not as interested as I used to be. I have the same enthusiasm that I did 40 years ago. I just no longer experience the confusion and frustration stage.

I will and have cut my hunt time short to go help track another shooter's deer, but I'll be damned if I will give up my hunting time to chase and video or photograph others while they hunt and do the shooting.

I believe the "5 Stages" was meant to apply generally to the average hunter that hunts with a firearm. I realized a long time ago that serious bowhunters are a different breed.

muley69

I guess I'm in stage 3-4, mid thirties, so it sounds pretty accurate. I still like to limit out when I'm bird hunting though.

SW Iowa Hunter

I would put myself in stage 5 and have been there awhile.

An observation I have made would be that the age may not move hunters into this stage as much as having someone else to teach and share thier hunting with.

I know at age 32 I have a 5 year old son, 2 year old daughter, and a wife just starting to shoot the bow. To me it is much more important that they have a good time than it is to shoot a animal. No matter what it is.

I have started to look forward to hunting tree rats again with my son. Just like I started out. And my daughter may be the most avid hunter of the two. She follows me around for hours while I am practicing with the bow.

There is no doubt that as they get older I will be giving up more of my hunting equipment to buy them equipment. More of my hunting time to teach them the sport I love. And loving every minute of it just as much as I would have if I shot the next world record whitetail.

Wait a minute what did I just say... I take that back if a world record whitetail steps out I'm taking thier bow away to shoot it myself...

TURKEY FAN

I am at the trophy stage.

bmwlover0725

Very nice.