I haven't shot my bow yet this year. I have been creek fishing this summer and having so much fun I haven't thought about hunting/scouting really much. I have considered not even hunting this fall.
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The No-Shame Thread
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Black coffee gives me heartburn something terrible. Half and half and I'm good to go. No idea why.
I suck at tuning my bow, so I... Didn't. It hits the dot I shoot at our to 40+ yards, good enough for me?
I suck at actually doing in the woods what I act like online. I act like I walk like @kyler1945 but realistically I've probably set up more times over garbage "sign" because I was tired of walking than truly set up on a good spot. Lo and behold those good spots are still the places I see deer now when I walk past the empty places I sat last year or the year before
I am a gear junkie. I've spent thousands of dollars on gear in the last few years. I can afford it, but definitely feel like I am reinforcing some stereotypes right now about spending too much money and time online and not having the deer on the wall or in the freezer to show for it.
I dunno, I'm sure there's more, I judge myself pretty harshly. I still think I am an idiot for arguing with a bunch of people on here about tree anchors and perceived stresses when base anchored vs canopy vs not anchored... So trying to not be such a jerk. Hope it's working.
I suck at actually doing in the woods what I act like online. I act like I walk like @kyler1945 but realistically I've probably set up more times over garbage "sign" because I was tired of walking than truly set up on a good spot. Lo and behold those good spots are still the places I see deer now when I walk past the empty places I sat last year or the year before
I am a gear junkie. I've spent thousands of dollars on gear in the last few years. I can afford it, but definitely feel like I am reinforcing some stereotypes right now about spending too much money and time online and not having the deer on the wall or in the freezer to show for it.
I dunno, I'm sure there's more, I judge myself pretty harshly. I still think I am an idiot for arguing with a bunch of people on here about tree anchors and perceived stresses when base anchored vs canopy vs not anchored... So trying to not be such a jerk. Hope it's working.
Same. Didn't use to be that way but it gives me heartburn and/or the craps now.
I’m in the same boat. I’ve been shooting a little with my broadheads out the back patio door at 20 yards. But I haven’t been able to snap out of fishing mode. Usually
I’m slinging arrows like a mad man year round. All my trail cams laying in my man cave and zero in the woods. I ****ed around in the summer a lot the last 2 years for hunting prep and not sure it helped me much.
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I quit drinking coffee because of this...And I used to drink A LOT OF COFFEE....Green tea for me now...
I have the taste buds of a teen girl. I dont drink alcohol, so when wife and I ever had a dinner date, we had to remind the waiter that the strawberry milkshake was for me and the glass of wine was for her. Its one of the thing I miss about being a single bachelor, I can order anything I want from the dessert menu without having to buy 5X of the same things because its unfair to the kids.
I literally hide in the restroom to eat a damn Snickers in my house......
I literally hide in the restroom to eat a damn Snickers in my house......
I quit coffee after I got COVID cause it don’t taste good no more. Now I drink hot chocolate all day.
I've never had coffee in my entire life. I'm not a fan of warm drinks and it smells awful to me.
The closest thing I've ever had was a sip of my wife's Jamocha shake from Arby's.
Been there. Then I quit smoking and can drink black coffee again. It's been years ago, but I was the same way.
I've never had coffee in my entire life. I'm not a fan of warm drinks and it smells awful to me.
The closest thing I've ever had was a sip of my wife's Jamocha shake from Arby's.
Those shakes are legit.
Iced coffee is the bomb.
Ok....no shame time.
Selling the wheel bow stuff....again. I haven't touched it but once all summer. I pulled it out, shot twice, touched two arrows and put it back.
It has no soul. I'm getting old and set in my ways. Dear Lord...
Selling the wheel bow stuff....again. I haven't touched it but once all summer. I pulled it out, shot twice, touched two arrows and put it back.
It has no soul. I'm getting old and set in my ways. Dear Lord...
I have realized the same about myself. I need to spend less time online and less money on gear. Scouting and gaining access to new properties is more likely to put meat in the freezer. I’m not as much of a gear junkie as some people here but I’m guilty of worrying more about my setup in the tree than where I’m going to set up in the woods. Plenty of people kill deer every year out of their trusty climber or sitting on the ground.
Of the seven deer I've shot, I have only recovered 5. The two I didn't recover were both nice bucks and buck fever got to me. I've done better about buck fever in recent years.
Last year I shot my biggest buck(~135 inches) yet on my first day out. I was hunting over a food plot I've poured hours of manual labor into. The hard work paid off but I felt really unfulfilled.
My brother wants to take his girlfriend out hunting on our property this year. I want her to shoot something but not something too big.
I've used a butt out tool on every deer I have field dressed. I've never field dressed a deer without one. My dad bought me one before I got my first buck. This year I'm going to field dress a deer without it.
Last year I shot my biggest buck(~135 inches) yet on my first day out. I was hunting over a food plot I've poured hours of manual labor into. The hard work paid off but I felt really unfulfilled.
My brother wants to take his girlfriend out hunting on our property this year. I want her to shoot something but not something too big.
I've used a butt out tool on every deer I have field dressed. I've never field dressed a deer without one. My dad bought me one before I got my first buck. This year I'm going to field dress a deer without it.
I used a butt-out on the first 3 deer I shot. First one it worked great, exactly as advertised. Next two, it ripped everything to shreds and made a mess for me to clean up. Plus, washing it in my kitchen sink was more distasteful than field dressing the deer in the field. Glad you had better luck with yours.
Not trying to offend by the pic...lol. I could. I'm 46, don't hate.
I actually took this one for a buddy the same time last year.
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In another "no shame" moment....I'm more addicted to the multiple personalities in our hunting community, than I am with how they do what they do.
I've been watching tiny boat Nation on YouTube and almost have my buddy convinced to trick out his 14 Jon boat. Seadeck is much better than carpet IMO
I couldn't drink coffee for a month+ after I had covid. Tasted awful. Back to black coffee now but only 1/2 as much as before. Any more and I could rent myself out as a paint shaker.
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