I've always envied folks who can sit back and just enjoy the journey. They seem carefree and just at ease in the moment.
I, on the other hand, I'm always laser focused and treating every decision as if it will make or break an experience...in the words of my dad, "you are always pressing".
I'm fortunate enough to hunt a small family place in East Texas and managing that place with my dad has always been more than enough to keep us busy during the season.
Well this year is my first time putting in for a public land draw. I honestly just wasn't aware of the process, but a work friend got me interested after he took a deer on public land last year and I've been eager for the draw all year.
I decided to put in with my father in hopes of making some more great memories together. We put in for many hunts and we only drew one in our first year (pretty good I hear given the points system) but to our surprise (and likely the disdain of many folks on hear that feel we don't deserve it yet) we drew Hagerman.
I'm extremely excited, never having been in the woods with the likes of the deer shown on previous threads, but I immediately felt an overwhelming rush of "unpreparedness": where will I setup, how do I get dad in a position to be successful, do I have everything I need
Not that those questions don't need to be answered, but I'm committing to myself to enjoying this experience (harvest or not) and not let it slip by "pressing"...not worrying about where I'll hunt, the competition for "spots" or any other thing that could take some of the fun out of the experience.
A huge thank you to those I've reached out to...some great folks on here and the conversations have been great..really appreciate it...and if you see me at Segment A and I'm a ball of nerves..tell me to chill out and enjoy it
Appreciate this forum.
I, on the other hand, I'm always laser focused and treating every decision as if it will make or break an experience...in the words of my dad, "you are always pressing".
I'm fortunate enough to hunt a small family place in East Texas and managing that place with my dad has always been more than enough to keep us busy during the season.
Well this year is my first time putting in for a public land draw. I honestly just wasn't aware of the process, but a work friend got me interested after he took a deer on public land last year and I've been eager for the draw all year.
I decided to put in with my father in hopes of making some more great memories together. We put in for many hunts and we only drew one in our first year (pretty good I hear given the points system) but to our surprise (and likely the disdain of many folks on hear that feel we don't deserve it yet) we drew Hagerman.
I'm extremely excited, never having been in the woods with the likes of the deer shown on previous threads, but I immediately felt an overwhelming rush of "unpreparedness": where will I setup, how do I get dad in a position to be successful, do I have everything I need
Not that those questions don't need to be answered, but I'm committing to myself to enjoying this experience (harvest or not) and not let it slip by "pressing"...not worrying about where I'll hunt, the competition for "spots" or any other thing that could take some of the fun out of the experience.
A huge thank you to those I've reached out to...some great folks on here and the conversations have been great..really appreciate it...and if you see me at Segment A and I'm a ball of nerves..tell me to chill out and enjoy it
Appreciate this forum.
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