Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Because of the doe

When I hunt, it is for the challenge I can get. I know I have to beat the animals instincts, eyes, ears, and nose. Over the years I have learned to do this. I have watched bucks come in an area I was hunting , stop as if they felt my presence. At times the wind would be in my favor. I would be completely hidden and still get busted. They just didn't like the feel of things. I can relate. There have been different times in my life when things would seem perfect like say in a job offer, a chance at deals on things. When I started to do these things I would not feel peace. Some times it would come at the last minute. At these times when I didn't look for peace and did them anyway, many times things didn't work out for the best. Much like those old bucks who felt uneasy about things and came in anyway. Many of them filled my freezer. But getting back to hunting because of a challenge, the bucks are not always the best challenge. On many hunting shows and in my own experiences I've watched the bucks show no fear. But one old doe would be the one to bust me and the others every time. When I was hunting one time, I found the perfect funnel, but every time I tried to hunt this set up I got busted by an old long faced doe. I finally started hunting this doe. When I finally killed her it was with a long range shot. I just could not get close to her any other way. I have seen her back track when hunters spooked her. I even saw her crawl behind a dead fall tree to escape me shooting her once. She was a great challenge. I enjoyed harvesting her more than some of the bucks I've killed.

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