Opening Day - stumbuling & fumbling! Updated pg 2

[Tim]

Maybe it's just me but every year on opening day of deer season I seem to be all out of sorts....for lack of a better word "clumsy".  

Today started with a total miscalculation on the alarm clock.  I got up, made some coffee went into the bathroom and when I came out the sun was on its way up!  5:45 should have been 4:45!   Not only am I late to my stand but ever brittle stick found its way directly under my boot.  So much for stealth!   Once I got on stand i sat there trying to figure out exactly why I chose this spot?   2 hours later with zero activity I not only climbed down but took my stand with me....I never did like that part of the property!

All in all a great morning to laugh at myself and work out the cobwebs of 8 months of inactivity!          

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[JPE]

I feel your pain, could not get comfortable this morning either.   Came out early and will try again tomorrow. Hard to be quiet going to stand in the dark in a drought.
                                Jim Pyles

[billy shipp]

Yep.....It seems to take me trip or two before I really get back in the groove every year, and it gets more so with each passing year.
I don't think I'm nearly as mad at the deer as in years gone by. I still enjoy the getting ready, and the outdoor experience as much as ever, but the killing of game is less important today.

[snakebit40]

[Hoyt]

I'm so bad I forget how to pack my stands together from yr to yr.

Got to where I make dry runs to get the cobwebs out, old muscles familiar with climbing trees and going through forgetting stuff, etc..then when the season opens at least I can halfway remember what to do.

[Big Ed]

Come on Tim!!!

[Coonbait]

I look at the first few times out as a sort of Pre-season game. You know your going to make mistakes and probably have disappointments, but your there and that's what matters. Good luck!
Glenn

[Sean B]

Hey Tim, daylight savings didn't start yet!!!!  even though I scout, opening day never seems to go as planned!

[ron w]

Could be your just getting old.....     Welcome to my world!!

[MCNSC]

I know what you mean. Went this morning for the season opener. Forgot my hat, gloves and camera. As it turned out I didn't need the camera. Or the gloves or hat. First time using a stand every year seems clumsy. But it sure did feel good to be in the woods.
Mike

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Good stuff Tim  :D    

Been there done that and I will take note because are season starts Monday and I will be out hunting the next day. Im working 12hr days till then so I bet I forget something.

Good luck this year!

Tracy

[macbow]

Got up just fine this morning. Timed it so I would just be able to see as I entered the woods.
Planned to sit with my PAC seat and H.I.P.S. blind. Only needed to drive 1/4 mile. Strung my bow put the PAC seat on with my pack.
Was ready to start out. Had forgot my shooting glove and arm guard.
Ran home and re-started. Got set up and the rain started.
Got pretty wet before I called it.

[maxwell]

Come on Tim how can you be my deer hero with confessions like this, non the less, I will easily out do your blundering without working up a sweat.

[maineac]

I always look at the first hunt as a shakedown trip.  I always forget to pack something.  A deer sighting is a bonus, with an arrow released a truly joyful experience.

[AMB]

At least, you got that extra hour of sleep.

[stringstretcher]

You are lucky you only lost an hour.  Usually when I set my alarm clock wrong, I have it on PM instead of AM  

[Red Beastmaster]

I actually forgot my bow on first morning one time.

[GregD]

I was knocking on the shop door at 4:45 for breakfast, now I know why you wouldn't let me in.

[Killdeer]

Takes me a week to get into the routine and slow down, tune into the woods clock.  How I wish that I could be tuned in every day of the year. Did you see the moon yesterday morning? Sliveriest little fingernail clipping...

Killdeer  

[Randy Morin]

It's not just you Tim.  I hear ya!!!