One Saturday morning, before the bank opened, I threw in the Dropped: Project Alaska season 1 DVD to kill some time.
Thoughts flooded my mind on my passion for hunting. I began to clearly think how much I enjoy hunting and I began to feel the yearning to get outside.
Watching, I related to Chris and Casey Keefer’s frustration of not seeing game.
I mainly hunt public land. It’s got heavy hunting pressure. Therefore, when hunting, my goal changes from shooting a deer to just finding sign, to just seeing deer. You see, finding fresh sign feels like success. It provides a lift to keep hunting.
Hunting is sometimes about working backwards, coming back to the drawing board and always adapting to conditions and finding ways to remain positive.
About The Pursuit
To me hunting is seeking, seeking to be successful at finding, shooting and eating game.
And that means hunting is a journey to find game. I’ve determined this is what makes hunting addicting. It’s still a journey whether you fill your tag or go home to prepare tag soup.
In the journey you’ll witness aspects of yourself and make memories with those you hunt with. You’ll experience the elements of nature. Rain and wetness. Sun and heat. Wind and cold. Fear and respect. You’re taking in knowledge and teaching by giving knowledge.
The challenge of hunting is part of the journey that’s addicting. Now, this is something I wonder: Is this how you feel? Is this how hunter’s who have taken slams still feel?
This is a second post on thoughts about hunting.