Jesse, I can kinda relate to your frustration. I am still new to bow hunting or at least I FEEL I am. I can't relate to the amount of time and running large amounts of cameras that you do. I can relate with the big picture of not connecting with a Buck or even a deer of any kinds for that matter. I have prior commitments I made that take priority over hunting, Wife, Kids, Work and FOOTBALL. That last one eats away at my hunting the most, and the reason I haven’t been on TOO that much lately. If I do not connect with a deer here in the late season it will be two years since my last "successful" hunt. I have thought in my head many times is this really worth it, is the money, frustration, and the work REALLY worth it? I have thought about many times as I sit in the January weather that feels like -15 below and don't see a dang deer all day. I would like to think I could be successful but I am starting to doubt myself as well, I just seem to jump into the game late and try to make up for lost time with my kids and while sitting days on end without seeing deer does start to weight heavy on a man's mind. I thought about giving it up for a couple years until things calm down and kids are a bit older but my biggest fear is that I won't be able to get back into the sport that means a lot to me when I feel the time is right. When things are going good and you’re successful it’s easy to push those little doubts to the side but when you are down in the dumps those little doubts turn into mountains of adversity. I have a couple quotes that seem to help me keep pushing forward: There is no education like adversity! And Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life. I know you don’t want to hear the whole kumbaya bullshit, but I just wanted to let you know there are others that can relate to what you are feeling and sometimes that helps you think a little clearer. I ask my students everyday how their day is going and if they don’t say “great”, I remind them they woke up this morning and that makes for a great day. Some of the guys on here have told ya to do what makes you happy and at the end of the day you have to sit back and ask yourself “ what means the most to me”, in my life it means God, Wife, Kids, Family, Friends, Players, Students, Work, Others, Hunting. This list will change many times over my life span, but for right now I just try to make hunting a fun “thing” to do and try not to put too much weight to it, but some day I will have the time and resources to make it a priority in my life, but for now it’s just something I enjoy to do and I am ok with that. Not sure if this makes any sense or means anything thing to ya but just remember…….. In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
Ok enough of that pussy talk, Did anyone see those bowl games damn!!!!?
