10-19-2023, 01:05 PM
Lance I thought I replied to this yesterday and either I didn't hit send, or I got censored and my response removed...
When I was in hunters safety eons ago, they told me that hunters go through 3 phases... I think the first was limit out phase, then move into the trophy phase and then they come into the enjoy the experience and go to just enjoy the whole event and don't really care whether they get anything or not... Then they said folks would move back and forth between those and they may not come in any specific order... Now whether I heard that when I was in hunters safety or when I attended it with my daughter I can't remember, but I've found that to be pretty true with me and I have somewhat followed a similar path to you, except mine has been influenced by my family not wanting to eat fish or game. So since I'm the only one eating things I have tended to move towards catch and release and I'm not hunting nearly as much... However, I do love a deer steak and I'll probably go see if I can find one next week just in case, however, I'm not expecting much after last winters die off of deer... I'm sure if I would have had a bunch of boys I'd be a lot more into the hunts now, but with a single daughter that had a bad experience with her first deer at a young age, (it wouldn't die after shooting it several times with a muzzleloader, so she seen it suffering.) Anyway she lost interest in hunting after that... So that I think put my hunting down a few clicks, but I also found that fall fishing was really good, so I've usually been fishing a lot more in the fall, except for this year when I've had too many other things that keep me away from it... But I hope to fix that problem soon...
Anyway your contemplating must be somewhat contagious... I've been politically very conservative and assumed the state was mostly that way, but after reading the comments on the KSL Jordon post I'm starting to think I'm a rare breed in the state anymore... I had no idea the state was turning so liberal... Guess all the growth since the Olympics hasn't helped that much... Well maybe when the old guard dies off the traditions will as well.... Hate to see that happen it's definitely not for the better... Later J
When I was in hunters safety eons ago, they told me that hunters go through 3 phases... I think the first was limit out phase, then move into the trophy phase and then they come into the enjoy the experience and go to just enjoy the whole event and don't really care whether they get anything or not... Then they said folks would move back and forth between those and they may not come in any specific order... Now whether I heard that when I was in hunters safety or when I attended it with my daughter I can't remember, but I've found that to be pretty true with me and I have somewhat followed a similar path to you, except mine has been influenced by my family not wanting to eat fish or game. So since I'm the only one eating things I have tended to move towards catch and release and I'm not hunting nearly as much... However, I do love a deer steak and I'll probably go see if I can find one next week just in case, however, I'm not expecting much after last winters die off of deer... I'm sure if I would have had a bunch of boys I'd be a lot more into the hunts now, but with a single daughter that had a bad experience with her first deer at a young age, (it wouldn't die after shooting it several times with a muzzleloader, so she seen it suffering.) Anyway she lost interest in hunting after that... So that I think put my hunting down a few clicks, but I also found that fall fishing was really good, so I've usually been fishing a lot more in the fall, except for this year when I've had too many other things that keep me away from it... But I hope to fix that problem soon...
Anyway your contemplating must be somewhat contagious... I've been politically very conservative and assumed the state was mostly that way, but after reading the comments on the KSL Jordon post I'm starting to think I'm a rare breed in the state anymore... I had no idea the state was turning so liberal... Guess all the growth since the Olympics hasn't helped that much... Well maybe when the old guard dies off the traditions will as well.... Hate to see that happen it's definitely not for the better... Later J
When things get stressful think I'll go fish'en and worry about it tomorrow!