Lost Passion
#21
I been hunting for 13 years never once got to the point of wanting to give it up,been days i would be kicking and cussing my way back to the vehicle but I went home and slept it off and went back the next day.I would pry lose my mind if it wasnt for deer season I love being in the wilds sure beats setting around the house watching tv.
#22
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 2
passion, no, but other motivations have happened
I am a beginner, got my first deer this week. Had been out 6 hunts before shooting that first one, and it was the third deer I had seen. Until that happened, I had started to worry, was this all a mistake, how many times would I accept being skunked before throwing in the towel. Now, a few days later, I am calmer and can reflect on where I am in the process. I don't feel the pressure, and can't say I feel a "passion," but it is more of a feeling of being at peace with it. I also noticed that I am less irritable with other activities I do, and am more able to "roll with it" when something frustrating happens in my life. That may turn out to be what will keep me coming out to hunt.
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,925
seems like i get that way every few years.I usually find a way to keep it interesting depending on my mood that year.First few years with a bow I just wanted to kill a deer and anything would do.
Next couple years I made myself wait for a buck to keep it challenging.After that I made myself wait for a bigger buck than the year before.Finally I pretty much got rid of my stands and started hunting from the ground 90% of the time.Then I decided spot and stalk hunting might be fun so I did that for awhile and got good at it.Then I introduced mine and a couple other kids to deer hunting and was just as happy watching them bag thier first deer as i was shoting my own.
The last couple years I been to busy to get out as much as I like to.This year we got laid off early and I put a few stands out which is something I havent done in a lotta years now and Im just enjoying being out there.When the rut rolls around and the deer get moving good I will hit the ground again and try to kill my best buck to date at eye level with a bow.
Sometimes we turn it into to much work and focus soley on the kill, its part of it but shouldnt be the whole thing.Once I got rid of all the stands, blinds, and gadgets and focused more on the challenge it became fun again.
Next couple years I made myself wait for a buck to keep it challenging.After that I made myself wait for a bigger buck than the year before.Finally I pretty much got rid of my stands and started hunting from the ground 90% of the time.Then I decided spot and stalk hunting might be fun so I did that for awhile and got good at it.Then I introduced mine and a couple other kids to deer hunting and was just as happy watching them bag thier first deer as i was shoting my own.
The last couple years I been to busy to get out as much as I like to.This year we got laid off early and I put a few stands out which is something I havent done in a lotta years now and Im just enjoying being out there.When the rut rolls around and the deer get moving good I will hit the ground again and try to kill my best buck to date at eye level with a bow.
Sometimes we turn it into to much work and focus soley on the kill, its part of it but shouldnt be the whole thing.Once I got rid of all the stands, blinds, and gadgets and focused more on the challenge it became fun again.
#24
seems like i get that way every few years.I usually find a way to keep it interesting depending on my mood that year.First few years with a bow I just wanted to kill a deer and anything would do.
Next couple years I made myself wait for a buck to keep it challenging.After that I made myself wait for a bigger buck than the year before.Finally I pretty much got rid of my stands and started hunting from the ground 90% of the time.Then I decided spot and stalk hunting might be fun so I did that for awhile and got good at it.Then I introduced mine and a couple other kids to deer hunting and was just as happy watching them bag thier first deer as i was shoting my own.
The last couple years I been to busy to get out as much as I like to.This year we got laid off early and I put a few stands out which is something I havent done in a lotta years now and Im just enjoying being out there.When the rut rolls around and the deer get moving good I will hit the ground again and try to kill my best buck to date at eye level with a bow.
Sometimes we turn it into to much work and focus soley on the kill, its part of it but shouldnt be the whole thing.Once I got rid of all the stands, blinds, and gadgets and focused more on the challenge it became fun again.
Next couple years I made myself wait for a buck to keep it challenging.After that I made myself wait for a bigger buck than the year before.Finally I pretty much got rid of my stands and started hunting from the ground 90% of the time.Then I decided spot and stalk hunting might be fun so I did that for awhile and got good at it.Then I introduced mine and a couple other kids to deer hunting and was just as happy watching them bag thier first deer as i was shoting my own.
The last couple years I been to busy to get out as much as I like to.This year we got laid off early and I put a few stands out which is something I havent done in a lotta years now and Im just enjoying being out there.When the rut rolls around and the deer get moving good I will hit the ground again and try to kill my best buck to date at eye level with a bow.
Sometimes we turn it into to much work and focus soley on the kill, its part of it but shouldnt be the whole thing.Once I got rid of all the stands, blinds, and gadgets and focused more on the challenge it became fun again.
#25
Man, that never slowed me down a bit! I just decided that I should take her with me, and it was one of the best decisions that I ever made. It only made my desire to hunt greater because the enjoyment that I get from taking someone new hunting is greater than hunting by myself. Since that time I have taken five other new hunters out, and each time my own interest in hunting increases, even though I never would have believed that I could enjoy hunting more that I did.