Haha yeah time in the woods is a carful balance when it comes to relationships. I am pushing the boundaries right now. My fiance is catching on. I say things like "but babe hunting season only comes once a year. Ill be home more when its over!" Now she is starting to respond with " Yeah but...
We sounds a lot alike. I have bought beef maybe twice in the last 10 years. I have eaten primarily venison, fish I catch, and chickens we raise, eggs from our chickens, and even our own goat milk for much of my life. I am also a Native American.
I have a lot of friends that don't hunt. Many of them don't understand why I do it. For a long time I have tried to explain why I like to hunt. It usually comes out in a short answer such as "I just really like spending time in the outdoors. You see all kinds of cools stuff out in the woods, and...
If anyone wants to read the followup article on a successful all day hunt, here it is!
http://lifestylelost.com/index.php/2016/11/22/hunting-and-gratefulness/
So I have always been a fan of sitting all day once the rut hits, but sometimes have a hard time getting myself to do it. I often times find myself making excuses to head home for the midday hours of hunting. I'll admit, I just have a hard time sitting past 4 or 5 hours. Even when I know I...
Sitting all day is important during the rut, or anytime it is cold enough to get the deer moving. Sometimes I have a hard time with this, but I recently have regretted NOT sitting all day. I just wrote an article about it on my blog. I you need some extra motivation check it out here...