I think we all run into this issue at one time or another in our hunting history. Hell, I took 3 years off from hunting and found my way back again with the same fire I had in years past. I still get ticked about a season here and there and want to toss in the towel but I haven't done it yet.
I think you need to take a break man. You watch the cams and know your deer way better then anybody else I know. You put so much stress on yourself to close the deal that it takes the wind out of the sails if it doesn't happen. That has to tear you apart man. Sometimes technology can be good but other times they can be very evil. Sometimes knowing too much information can take the fun out of it and make it more of a chore and take away the fun side of it.
Try doing what I did this season when and if you come back at it next season. I had good bucks on cam and would have loved to shoot one of them however, in the end it came down to shooting what made me happy. I don't regret a single moment of that hunt and don't care if people expected me to shoot something bigger and better then what I did. It's all about our hunts and experiences, and what makes us happy in the end anyway.
Go take some time off man. Go and enjoy life. The deer as well as all of us will be here when you get back bro.
I think you need to take a break man. You watch the cams and know your deer way better then anybody else I know. You put so much stress on yourself to close the deal that it takes the wind out of the sails if it doesn't happen. That has to tear you apart man. Sometimes technology can be good but other times they can be very evil. Sometimes knowing too much information can take the fun out of it and make it more of a chore and take away the fun side of it.
Try doing what I did this season when and if you come back at it next season. I had good bucks on cam and would have loved to shoot one of them however, in the end it came down to shooting what made me happy. I don't regret a single moment of that hunt and don't care if people expected me to shoot something bigger and better then what I did. It's all about our hunts and experiences, and what makes us happy in the end anyway.
Go take some time off man. Go and enjoy life. The deer as well as all of us will be here when you get back bro.