At the end of the day it’s all about experience. It’s certain that a lifetime spent in the field will place you in all types of situations so be sure to learn from mistakes made to become a better hunter.
By late-November, “head-games” finally got the best of me. Deciding that I was wasting away in my location, I decided to make a move. Quickly and quietly moving my stand to the perfect spot for the lower area, I settled in for the show. Deep down inside, that still-small voice was ripping me a new one. Did I listen? Nope.
The morning after Thanksgiving found me perched in my new stand as first light arrived. Shortly, I passed on a 130-class buck that hurried by my location. Then something much larger appeared, the problem was this monster buck was making his way along the upper zone! Grabbing my grunt call, I sounded off. Not even acknowledging my efforts, the huge buck purposefully strode on right past my previous tree stand location! As the booner walked out of my life forever, I could have died.
If there’s a good moral to this story, this is it: If you’re a seasoned outdoorsman, and you’ve got “the feeling” about something, stick it out!
Conclusion
I hope that these stories of a few of my bowhunting goof-up’s will inspire you to go ahead and graduate from the school of hard knocks. Use your head for something more than a hat-rack. There are many benefits to this course of action such as less physical and mental trauma, more bone on the wall, a much healthier ego, etc. Get the picture?
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