Well Ihave toadmit I get that feeling a lot, almost as much as the cold snap from my other half...lol. Otherwise I'd say F it and get a few more hours of sleep, less flack and maybe some...well never mind. I am a nut about hunting, as most of you all are...so when I can go I go! I will not say some days I feel better than others but anticipation and eternal hope(just never know)are main factors to what keeps megoing.I mean who needs to get jacked about opening day? Anybody even need an alarm? Anybody leave your sheets and if applicable mate thinking opening day isn't the day! Anticipation is fuel to our desire. What about last day, what gets you out the grasp of Mr. Sandman? Anticipation well maybe not seeing it blew up on you the last number of times. Hope/belief that things will be different this go around and them darned little sheep jumping over the clouds saying" Hey buddy you'll never getthat deer laying in bed!"

My loving wife god bless her soul just laughs when I say today or tomorrow or this time it will all just work out...nods, ok and mumbles "go get snuffabuckless"! She thinksI am a child with a wild imagination that continuely needs to feed the storyline to keep my interest high and prevent the move off to the GI Joe's in the corner. I will readily admit she is partly right onmore than one account but eternal hope also feeds my desire and sometimes you can get them stars toline up even though you don't 100% feel it in your bones. Just never know when today will be the day but only one way to find out!!!!

Oh yeah does that feeling ever pan out! Well on the daysI spring right out of bed, everythings just feel rightand go.. yes sometimes. The days where the sheep are taunting me...as well sometimes. So my hypothesis is....please refer to the above statement.

I get that feeling, good and bad, and that feeling is usually right.

Well I have to think when you STOP getting that special feeling its most likely time to hang up the bow or rifle and get a new hoby like playing Texas Hold'em LOL .... I have that feeling every morning I get up ...walk out to me truck ...feel that chill in the air ... look up and see the stars in the morning sky ...that what drives most of us I think ... wow THIS is going to be MY lucky DAY ...thank ya Lord !!

DD

As a matter of fact I wrote a poem about this very feeling ... I thought of it while setting in my tree stand ...I hope you enjoy it ... I wrote it years ago as a frustrated deer hunter BUT since have had that "Lucky Day" ;&gt)

had that feeling last week. traded my peep for a kisser and the no peep and shot a 386/420 at the local archery shoot-easily taking first in the mbr class.

You bet! It starts with a beautiful sunrise, the sounds of the woods coming alive and not another soul for miles. I feel sorry for those who never get to experience hunting, especially with one of your kids along to share the experience. Days like that you don’t have to shoot a thing to be thankful for what you have.

JImmy,
Three years ago I was hunting a road in the Green Swamp in Florida. I felt a nudge to go back in my truck and hunt another area 4 miles away. It was 7:30 AM. Not a good time to leave an areabut I did. On the way there I knew where I planed to hunt. I felt in my heart to walk 70 paces down a certain trail and then turn right and go 1/2 mile. I walked about 60 yds and was going to turn to the right. I felt that nudge say go the full 70 10 more steps. When I did a loud thrashing tore through the brush in front of me. I pulled my Ithica 12 guage to my shoulder and downed my first hog.
I thanked the good Lord ,checked her out and went home.
Chuck