Chimpy
8 pointer
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Burn Out
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Little FR
12 pointer
My wife is like… at least it’s not turkey season. I use 2/3 of my vacation time, slide in at the end of Turkey season 20lbs lighter. Eyes as black as if I went 12 rounds with Tyson from not eating, sleeping or drinking water.
She deer hunts and loves it but thinks turkey hunting is like heroin mixed with witchcraft and won’t “try it”.
mcbuck58
8 pointer
No way burn out. Always loved deer hunting. Always loved being in the outdoors. Hunting, fishing, shooting, camping, exploring, outdoor photography and nature. Used to juggle work, family, vacation time and to do list etc. Retired now so it’s easier. Girlfriend likes to gun hunt deer and turkey. She also likes to fish. Back when I had six weeks vacation two weeks for family cause wife only had two weeks. Four weeks for deer hunting. Always get your to do list clear for deer hunting.
rockhousehunter
12 pointer
Well, how many you got left? Till retirement.
bgkyarcher
12 pointer
I still enjoy it, but not crazy about it like in my younger days. Daddy not hunting, nor my wife, has something to do with it. But a 45 mile drive has most to do with it.
12-18 months hopefully. Sooner if my place of employment keeps cutting benefits
bowhunter269
12 pointer
No burn out.....I have taken the 2 weeks prior to gun season to hunt deer with a bow for over 20 years. My wife and kids knew that was "my time". I hunt every day, often morning and evening, sometimes (like the last 2 days) dark to dark. When I get home, I eat and get my stuff ready for tomorrow. I'm 59 and it is getting tougher, but I'll do this until I don't enjoy it. This year I've seen a grand total of 10 bucks (lowest as of this date as long as I've kept records) but it's about enjoying the chase........and it could happen tomorrow !! As someone else said, I ensure everything I need to do is done when November comes around. No guilt !
WaterDog88
12 pointer
My wife doesn’t hunt but says the same thing about deer vs turkey season
Bluegrass Blowout
Fawn
Agree with the drive issue. If I could just "step" out back, things would definatly be different!!
Tman6493
8 pointer
The drive is the worst part. I enjoy the drive there. Excitement about the hunt, a good podcast or music it’s almost relaxing. But the gas and risk you put on yourself and vehicle this time a year is stressful when the hunt isn’t up to expectations and your kinda doubting what went wrong. I live in louisville and have a rotation of 3 farms right now, 1 in Caneyville and 2 in Summersville so 100 miles round trip for me usually to go hunt. Mix in green and Taylorsville wma. Just today I was 3 minutes from home and had to turn around for a fatal crash on Arnoldtown rd in louisville. Glad I was behind it and not part of it. Then nothing worse then not seeing a deer but having to keep an eye out all the way home to keep from destroying your truck from exactly what you’re hunting. Defiantly wouldn’t burn out as easy if I had a better situation to stay at the farm.
FF/EMT516
10 pointer
I swear I’m quitting about two to three times a season. I’ve been hunting for about 17 years. Some years harder than others especially during my teenage and single years. But I get really discouraged sometimes.
FF/EMT516
10 pointer
Caneyville, that’s my stomping grounds.
bgkyarcher
12 pointer
I'm off all next week. Will make that drive twice a day several times. It gets old for sure.
bgkyarcher
12 pointer
I'll hunt until I die, or health won't let me, but frequency may decline. I've been hunting for 50 years now. Hope to be able to another 20 or more. Normally have a decent deer or two on camera. Very limited on stand sites, so it's pretty lucky to kill a good buck. I've been hunting there for 8 years solid, running cameras. Have only killed a target buck one year.
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Ataulbe1
12 pointer
I spend 8-9 months of the year wishing it was deer season. I've been guilty after all that waiting to be sitting in stand thinking I'd rather be on the couch in the heat or A/C watching football, or doing something else. Most comes back to unreasonable expectations or a seemingly shorter attention span every year.
Then I realize the hunts, memories, and time spent in the woods forcing myself to put the phone down and step out of the fast pace day to day, is why I look forward to deer season every year. As much as the buck that might or might not walk in.
For me it's the whole experience and I try to enjoy the good and the bad. Things worth doing are rarely easy all the time. I'd recommend listening to this, kind of a reality check. Especially around the 8:30 mark if you have the short attention span i mentioned above. Sometimes we need to stop. Sit back. And enjoy the moment. Deer season is a yearly reminder of that for me.
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Then I realize the hunts, memories, and time spent in the woods forcing myself to put the phone down and step out of the fast pace day to day, is why I look forward to deer season every year. As much as the buck that might or might not walk in.
For me it's the whole experience and I try to enjoy the good and the bad. Things worth doing are rarely easy all the time. I'd recommend listening to this, kind of a reality check. Especially around the 8:30 mark if you have the short attention span i mentioned above. Sometimes we need to stop. Sit back. And enjoy the moment. Deer season is a yearly reminder of that for me.
Ep. 592: Foundations - Don't Fall In Love With Deer Hunting Ideas - Wired To Hunt Podcast | iHeart
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