I was recently talking to this guy who has access to some way above average hunting land around here and who has taken some really good deer. I asked him how deer season was going this year and he said "I'm not hunting this year." He said he was bored with sitting in a treestand. I gotta admit it really "didn't compute" I mean this dude has a really good area to hunt that most people would kill for containing deer that are way above average for the area. I thought about it all morning while I was hunting today. I'm 38 years old but I can remember when I was younger getting bored while sitting in a stand. Honestly these days I don't get bored in the stand very often anymore. It might be because my hunting time is greatly diminished from when I was younger and I appreciate it more...but I don't think so. I have a pretty good area to hunt during the rut on vacation but the majority of my hunting time is spent hunting a few tiny wood lots around home where it's normal to hunt 5 or 6 times without seeing a deer. I'm still not bored. The reason is when I take a stand now....I expect results....even though it rarely happens. I'm confident that my stands are placed correctly and I'm only hunting them when I feel my chances are best even though most of the time my chances at shooting ANY deer are not great. Point is I think boredom while stand hunting is mostly a result of poor preparation. Scouting hard and often when you
can in the offseason breeds confidence. Even if you are wrong you are still confidence and that facilitates the ability to sit as a predator in anticipation of taking full advantage of whatever your hunting area is capable of producing. I recently saw a post where Uncle Barry was talking about his bootcamp that he does at his place in Iowa. I attended that. It was excellent. It was well received by us all. But therr were a couple of guys who kind of wrote the whole thing off as "Well, if I could hunt this land I'd kill big deer too". I even asked a guy if he was regularly getting shots at the best bucks in his area...no matter what that size was. Those few really missed out on learning something. Most years I won't kill a good deer in my area because of numerous factors. But some years I do. The point is...if I don't...it's no longer because of lack of effort. I enjoy the effort. The effort is better spent in the offseason it seems. The offseason is where the hunting actually takes place. Sitting in the stand and getting the deer is reaping the results of those efforts. For this reason....I rarely get bored on stand anymore. Even when I know there are very very few deer in my area that I want to take. Every so often there is one and even if I screw it up (happens often) I sleep better at night knowing I earned it. Just some random rambling.
I don't think it's uncommon. I am an author and my publisher said most folks will not read a book larger than 90K words because they are so accustomed to getting the headline quickly via the Internet. Those same folks want a deer in 1 hour or they go to the truck.
I remember the days when we hunted all week from a camp and if one person saw tracks we all left camp to go see them. There were very few deer in the 70s. Today, I kill 6-9 per year and see deer almost every hunt. Like everyone else, i'm spoiled. Still, I love the smell and colors of autumn. I love witnessing the forest come to life at dawn.
I never get bored on stand. I'm always thinking that it could happen at any second. In my mind there are big bucks behind every tree and I just need to wait for them to step out. Also, there's always something interesting in the woods. Last week I had a big barred owl come sit on a branch 10 yards away from me for about twenty minutes. It's stuff like that that keeps me interested and excited. I've taken a few buddies from school hunting with me on occasion, but they usually get bored quickly. I don't quite get it.
I am excited all the time, but still, after hours of sitting, every moment of which could be "the moment", and not seeing a deer, it gets frustrating and , yes, boring, unless something else fills the time. When birds and other critters are out and about it is easier to deal with. Dark to dark during the rut or bear hunting is the worst. My area is not the best and it is public, which has its own set of issues.
Even with the best of places, what gets normal for him may NOT be normal for me, but it could still get boring sitting, especially if all you are there about is that one deer and not "mother nature".
Yes, I do. I like being out in the woods, but being on stand can get pretty boring when you're not seeing any deer, which is often the case in the places I have had the opportunity to hunt.
I think I get frustrated more than bored. If I am hunting in an area that I know has critters, but sit very many times without seeing any, it aggravates me.
Bisch
I'll admit it, I'm spoiled! This iPhone is addicting. Yep, I've been known to check in here (tradgang) while on stand. Heck, I've even snapped a pic of a deer feeding below me and sent it to Widow Sax (Darren) in PA along with a short text!
I'm up to 30 hours on stand without seeing a deer... A guy's got to do something!
I never get bored on stand because I am never on stand...I love to still hunt even though I am unsuccessful...unless you call getting within 20 yards of at least one deer on the ground every year a success...I am off to do it again tomorrow and maybe that will be the day I finally get the drop on one for an ethical shot and a clean kill...the only way to get better at still hunting is to do more of it, ie. time in a tree stand is wasted for me
DDave
When I was little my dad always had a silent 20 questions game in his backpack I would play sometimes. Like stated above that was when I was a kid and had more time to hunt. Now that I'm older my hunting is limited so I rarely get bored.
The 20 questions game and ones like it are great for kids.
I get bored and I blame it on the internet. After listening to Gritty Bowmen, TWB podcast, and full draw full time I hear about the western hunts. The glassing and stalks and calling. It makes sitting on my butt in a tree for hours on end seem very mundane at times.
Nope...I am really lucky to have a flexible job and get to hunt almost every day...I've been thinking about what stand or blind I'm going to tonight since I opened my eyes....can't wait to get there....every night....
Tim
I don't get bored but now that I'm older I notice with a lot of my stands not built for comfort I get really sore either my butt, my back or my shoulders after sitting for 3 or 4 hrs its hard to sit still any longer.
when it gets into the single digits sometimes I lose interest and think its just cause its so cold but I will all of a sudden say screw this and just leave and head home,,, especially when its real late in the season with below zero wind chills and I know I'm the only nut out there.
Being Bored is a choice people make. It is easier to be bored than to engage your brain with what is going on.
In today's society people are used to having answers immediately. The hunting industry is flooded with gadgets that guarantee success immediately. I think once people buy all that crap, lug it to the woods and realize they've been chumped, they quickly divert their attention to the couch and other activities they can pursue at which point boredom sets in (by choice)
If ever I start feeling bored while hunting (which is very, very seldom), its because I dont want to be there. I do one of two things, I choose to stop being bored and engage myself back into the hunt or I leave.
I am much like Bisch in that I get frustrated when the deer don't show up. There are numerous deer on my place, but they don't always come to the correct stand. However, as I get older, I get sleepier, which is a sure cure for boredom.
Depends; if the woods are active, even if the deer sightings are horrible then I am fine. I hate it when everything is dead and nothing of any kind is out there moving.
the very little time that I get to hunt I NEVER get bored, after working 50-70 hours a week depending on time of the year a 6 hour sit in a tree stand is most welcome!
I would be a liar if I said I never got bored.....I do. I have a farm where deer activity is often constant. Sometimes (I'm spoiled) if I sit more than 90 minutes without seeing a deer I get a little antsy...
QuoteOriginally posted by dbd870:
Depends; if the woods are active, even if the deer sightings are horrible then I am fine. I hate it when everything is dead and nothing of any kind is out there moving.
Same here......if things are active, birds, squirrels, turkey, hawks, owls or anything else I'm just taking it all in. If the woods are dead [like this year] I have a hard time staying focused and sitting still. It's better when I still hunt and keep moving.......slowly!!
I don't get bored when I am actually stand hunting. After many decades of hunting deer via treestands I can honestly say I'm simply bored by it in general. I've come to understand I'm not wired the same as many folks I know. I grow bored with any repetitive hunting (meaning same animal, same exact place, same technique) year after year, no matter how successful. I admire those guys who can sit in stands for 50+ years and hunt deer...I just know it's not for me.
I don't get as bored as I often get the fidgets and just can't sit still....
I get really frustrated not bored... cause I don't see many deer even though I put in tons of time.
Not so much bored - there's almost always something interesting to see or hear. Problem for me is getting stiff/sore as I age. I hunt more from ground blinds these days, which helps me be a little more flexible.
It's so easy for me to get bored with hunting in a stand. I used to not be able to sit for more than 2-3 hours max, but occasionally, I would drop in a 5 hour sit. There are so many factors that go into me getting bored. If i'm seeing some type of wildlife, I will have a higher tolerance, seeing deer, comfortable, confidence in an area, etc.
I will agree that since I don't get to hunt nearly as much as I used to now, I don't find myself getting nearly as bored as quickly.
After 5 or so long sits with no sightings(not uncommon), It's easy to lose confidence and start to question how much longer i'll sit in the stand.
Agree with Cyclic River and Grey Goose. Boredom is a choice. I don't get bored. I do get stiff and sore more often as I age though.
No boredom for me. There's always that possibility and you never know when it's going to happen. That said, with advancing age it's more a question of comfort than boredom. The back starts aching, the butt likewise and then something else acts up. My stand time has diminished proportionately but won't give it up anytime soon. I do plan to do some more still hunting this year also, especially with the rut approaching. Might just manage to close in on one of those love-struck bucks roaming around that might be a little less wary than normally.
I used to when I hunted everyday of the season but now with my girls and Im only going out once or twice a week I'm excited just to be in the woods and another big plus is I pay more attention and see animals coming before they see me now.
QuoteOriginally posted by GreyGoose:
Not so much bored - there's almost always something interesting to see or hear. Problem for me is getting stiff/sore as I age. I hunt more from ground blinds these days, which helps me be a little more flexible.
Yeah I'm finding I get stiff as well - just really became more noticeable the last few years.
I wouldn't call it boredom, but I've been far less motivated to hit the woods this season, and actually for about 3 years, than I have been in the previous 43 (46 total).
In fact, this year its really been bugging me - no "worry" is more accurate because this is a serious issue for me. Almost, as if "what's wrong with me"?
My hunting situation; time and opportunity, is better than it has been my entire life. I see deer every day from my deck-window about 90-175 yards from the house. I'm hunting my own property and that's something I've never been able to say until this year.
In the past if I didn't get in at least 25 sits (AM and PM usually) I felt guilty for lack of output. I have never been one to sit more than 3-4 hours at a time, generally 2-3 hours after sun-up and same before sundown. I'm mostly a sun-up hunter (80:20) I've been out 5 times this season, sitting about 2-2.5 hours each time. I've seen 10 deer - 5 bucks and 5 does. All 5 were seen from the same stand over a two hunt period.
I think after much self-analysis I've come up with the following, none very complimentary of yours truly:
1. I did not put up any new stands before season. I have 5 stands up and have hunted two of them. I'm sure I overhung one of them. Shame on me!
2. I've passed up a couple dozen small bucks since going back to recurves in 2010, only killing one for the wall and 5 antler less. As my effective range dropped by more than 50% in 2010, maybe I should have modified my goals.
3. I've had to pass 3 deer bigger than I've ever shot because they were too far for me with a recurve - 23-30 yards.
So, I sometimes wonder if I've become bored looking at the same shot windows for this, the 8th year with a recurve. My goals are too high. And I've not completely accepted the "limitations" presented by my choice of equipment.
I'm not giving up though. I'm determined to hit it harder from now through November 11th.
I'm making plans to do much better in 2017. (I know this sounds defeatist regarding this year.) I have lots of work to do on my property. Couldn't do it before because I only leased it.
There is always too much going on around me to be bored. The world is alive! I'm taking it all in and Praising The Lord! Oh, and I hunt the ground. No more tree stands for me.
I don't get bored, just frustrated if nothing is showing.
What DamascusDave said.
I used to get bored with fishing. So I took up flyfishing. Short-range casting, constant attention to detail and frequent movement. Problem solved.
On the stand, I get bored sometimes and nearly meditative in others. I have young kids and run a business so getting away can be tough. Tends to be concentrated in infrequent but longer time blocks (a full day once a month or a 1/season 3-day excursion). So I'd agree that it's mostly frustration rather than boredom. But I often pull out my phone and read a book while sitting if my concentration starts waning.
I also don't sit more than 3 hours at a time. Sometimes it's less. I do more stillhunting so I can learn a bit more about my area, too. No small plots of farms out here -- it's vast wilderness and the limits of your legs. There's a heck of a lot of territory to cover and the deer can be anywhere.
I don't get bored or frustrated. I decided long ago that I was going to enjoy my time in the woods. I love hunting and being in the woods, but there is nothing about it that is worth getting frustrated or bored over. I don't need the meat to feed my family,(even though we love eating it)so getting an animal isn't life or death. I've killed enough animals in my life, so putting another notch in my belt isn't important either. So, at this stage of the game I just enjoy my time in the woods and know that my success or lack there of, is directly related to how much time I'm willing to devote to it. When I was younger and putting lots of hours in the stand I always knew it was only a matter of time before I would get a crack at a nice buck if I put in the time. And many times that's what happened. Now days other commitments don't allow as much time for hunting, but when I do go I 'm able to keep my mind busy knowing I could hear a snap of a twig at any time or that once in a life time deer could show up at any moment. I get a lot of thinking done while on the stand as well and it is very relaxing and satisfying. I usually have all the details worked out in my head of my latest building project, family matters, covering college tuition, faith..etc.
Yes I get bored, but when I do I realize I'm not focused on why I'm there, has nothing to do with killing.
I'm there to enjoy the wonderful gift that has been given and sitting there being bored isn't enjoyable. I've learned much about the outdoors and myself by refocusing and taking it all in.
The hard thing for me is I'm not one to sit. If I'm at home I'm busy. At work I have a desk where I can stand up. So I must force myself to sit still and enjoy the woods. Once I actually relax I enjoy my time much more, until an old doe bust me and blows every deer out of the area!!
The reason I took up trad hunting 8-10 years ago was because I got bored rifle hunting. I felt like a sniper. However, having started hunting at 14 (with a gun) when the season limit was one buck or one doe in GA and having killed a doe (which was surely a trophy to me), I have never taken to the idea of trophy hunting. I think, especially with traditional equipment that it is a beautiful thing to harvest a deer with a longbow or recurve. Don't care how massive it is and how the G 10's or whatever measure. Its supposed to be fun and if you start trophy hunting you are likely to fall into these kind of concerns.
I used too, so I quit.
I haven't climbed a tree in 7 years since I got a ghillie suit, got on the ground and got involved in the hunt.
I found myself getting bored sometimes when I was hunting from a commercial ground blind. I only had one window open and I felt like I was hunting through a porthole. I cracked opened some more windows so I could see around and now I don't get bored. Never get bored in a tree stand.
"Bored" is something of a loaded term in this context. When I was younger, I was exclusively focused on deer and that led to frustration and boredom. Now, 40+ years later, I can identify over one hundred species of birds, every kind of squirrel, and most of the trees, so every sound, every bird moving overhead or in the underbrush, every falling leaf, is interesting. I've also learned to hunt with my ears, to discern the sound a squirrel makes on the ground from a rabbit from a deer. I sometimes spend several minutes at a time with my eyes close, tracking the movement of many animals around me. On afternoon sits, I can read a paperback book while monitoring the approach of deer and the feel of the changing wind direction on my face. I love watching deer I am NOT thinking about drawing on. With so much to experience, its hard to be bored.
QuoteOriginally posted by mangonboat:
"Bored" is something of a loaded term in this context. When I was younger, I was exclusively focused on deer and that led to frustration and boredom. Now, 40+ years later, I can identify over one hundred species of birds, every kind of squirrel, and most of the trees, so every sound, every bird moving overhead or in the underbrush, every falling leaf, is interesting. I've also learned to hunt with my ears, to discern the sound a squirrel makes on the ground from a rabbit from a deer. I sometimes spend several minutes at a time with my eyes close, tracking the movement of many animals around me. On afternoon sits, I can read a paperback book while monitoring the approach of deer and the feel of the changing wind direction on my face. I love watching deer I am NOT thinking about drawing on. With so much to experience, its hard to be bored.
:clapper: well said.
Nope. Boredom never forces me out of the woods or ruins my time outdoors. However, getting uncomfortable and fidgety can mess up a good stand hunt. Also bowel issues can run me out of the woods in a hurry sometimes. Other than that, I'm pretty good to spend an entire day in the woods, by myself, watching and listening to God's country while praying and listening for responses. Boredom is never an issue much like I am not bored when I sleep. Both hunting and sleeping are relaxing, refreshing, renewing, and a time that while I may be physically inactive or close to it, mentally there is plenty to keep me engaged.
Well said Jon,
I'm in agreement about Bootcamp. Since attending the same camp you did several years ago, my confidence as well as opportunities have increased a good bit. That being said, I haven't stacked up truck loads of Monster Bucks but that's okay. I'm not bored anymore. My odds get better every time I sit the right stand at the right place at the right time. As hunters we know those stand choices aren't always right, but I now view them as calculated attempts versus just putting time in, which was kinda boring.
Best of luck out there guys, November seems shorter every year. Enjoy it while it lasts.
I get uncomfortable before I get bored. I have gravitated to ladder stands with large foot platforms and seats that fold up. I alternate between standing and setting, dictated by the pain/stiffness in my knees. If I am comfortable I am alert and can stay on stand all day if need be. I used to carry a field guide to native trees and plants to keep myself sharp on all day sits.
One of my brother's famous quotes, "when I was young I used to stand until my feet got sore then sit down. Now that I'm older I sit until my butt gets sore then stand up."
Without doing a seminar/lecture here we need to understand each of us is programmed differently. You might be a canine; feline or raptor in your hunting methods. I happen to be most like a raptor because I believe for truly mature bucks you will have the most close range encounters if you let them come to you.
That being said, I get a kick out of guys who say, "if I could hunt this land I'd get big bucks too." No offense to anyone but let's use a couple analogies here. I often hear "you're a lucky guy to have such a great wife." I agree. I kiddingly say, "yeah... but I picked her." Other than being blessed with initially meeting her, the fact of the matter is a lot of the outcome has been because of what I did and said in our 50 year relationship/marriage. Not meaning to sound arrogant but I'm giving myself at least partial credit for my great marriage. Bear with me, this relates to the subject. I see parallel rewards from my hunting efforts similar to a good marriage. Wherever I've hunted/lived in the U.S. for the last 50 or whatever years people have said I'm "lucky" to hunt such great farms. I'm saying you sometimes need to create your own "luck". Just like with a future wife you need to look for initial potential. Then you have to nurture your hunting areas just like a good marriage. You start with great potential; you "manage"; you try to maintain good sex ratios (in the hunting, ha) within the herd and carrying capacities; you help them with supplemental feeding if needed; you patrol and protect from poachers and/or trespassers, trying constantly to keep the jealous outsiders honest; and probably most important, regarding big bucks, you try to limit your take to only FULLY mature 5.5 year old deer to let them grow to their full potential. If you do these things you too will have an outstanding place to hunt. We've done it all across America. Then, if you can talk your neighbors into a similar program the entire area will benefit. It's a win/win/win situation for the deer; the landowners and the hunters. All I'm saying is you put work into developing a great hunting property just like a marriage. And you KNOW via sightings, long range surveillance and/or trail cameras there are monster bucks in your area. When you reach this point it's a lot less likely you'll be bored on stand. Then it's just a matter of setting up a solid foundation for hunting that area based on logic, sound reasoning and an intelligent plan for success. Then having the patience to let it all play out to capitalize on the goals you've worked so hard towards. But always remember along the way we are doing this for personal satisfaction and fun. As with a marriage, family comes first. Best of luck guys. BW
My mind runs wide open all the time. I am thinking every moment I am awake and dream when I sleep(In living color)This may be the reason I don't get bored hunting. I have never been board in over 30 years of stand hunting.I have hunted many a days from 1 hour before light until dark without leaving the stand.I have been tired but never board.The tree stand is where I can turn off the world and dream of the big buck that is about to sneak within of bow range.I have taken home many a trophy's and never flung an arrow.The animal is a bonus from God!
Nope....never bored. I love being in the woods too much.
Many productive opportunities to exercise the mind and/or take in the experience.
Have experienced some periods of boredom when I would hunt all-dayers.
If I got bored I wouldn't go anymore. I just love being out in the tree. You get to see so much going on with nature ;)
I wouldn't say nesasarily bored... but sure get distracted. I'm lucky to get to sit 4-6 times a season (oct1-feb 12) you'd think I'd be full in . But those 4-6 sits my wife is asking when I'm gonna be back , my kids are asking what we are gonna do and my home project list is running through my head. I feel guilty taking the time away from my home to go hunt.
I bore easily. Yup, bored. If the woods are quiet, nothing is moving and I have already been there three hours, with three more in front of me before the "witching hour", yup, I often get bored.
But so what ? I am still out there.
I recognize that some sits will be less than action packed. Sometimes I settle for smiling and watching that mouse go back and forth on the snag I am sitting behind, or the woodpecker on the backside o my tree at head level. Other times there are very little or no distractions.
I don't buy the "choice" thing. My "choice" is to sit out there or not. So far I am out there as often as I can be.
ChuckC
I agree with Jon, I don't get "bored" because I spend 365 days a year doing something in direct relation to hunting whitetail deer from a tree stand. A couple sits in a row with no sightings is an opportunity to reevaluate tactics, think hard with no interruptions, about why the setup isn't a success. For me, it's all stimulating and boredom never really creeps in. Does sitting and thoughtfully considering scouting and tactics match seeing or even harvesting game?? Heck no!! That being said, if you allow yourself to truly be a student of the woods then you won't be bored, in my opinion.
Jake
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As long as you have your phone, some charge, and cell service, its easy to take something off of boredoms edge.
However I do find that it clogs my mind and reduces my killer instinct. So about the only time I'm playing on my phone is when I "know" that I'm not going to see anything. It goes away at least 30 minutes from primetime so I can refocus. I've got some trail stands that are extremely predictable in that way. I've very rarely seen a deer in that stand when the sun is above the horizon.
The key is to be out there. If you burn yourself out by sitting out there all day with no distractions 100% focused and no time contractors (phone, nap, snacks, book, watching squirrels/birds, whatever), and you only can make yourself do it once...then what's the point?
Its better to be out and slightly distracted at times then not out at all!
QuoteOriginally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
Being Bored is a choice people make. It is easier to be bored than to engage your brain with what is going on.
In today's society people are used to having answers immediately. The hunting industry is flooded with gadgets that guarantee success immediately. I think once people buy all that crap, lug it to the woods and realize they've been chumped, they quickly divert their attention to the couch and other activities they can pursue at which point boredom sets in (by choice)
If ever I start feeling bored while hunting (which is very, very seldom), its because I dont want to be there. I do one of two things, I choose to stop being bored and engage myself back into the hunt or I leave.
Exactly!
F-Manny
I know cell phones are great for safety and all of that but I quit bringing it with me. Last season someone texted me right at the time I COULD have had a chip shot at a good buck but I wasnt ready because of the damn phone. No thanks. My wife asks where I'm hunting even when I'm hundreds of miles from home...as if she could find me. LOL.
Just put it on silent without vibration. You won't even notice that it went off. And then don't look at it! Haha
I could use a chip shot right about now
I don`t get bored in the tree stand any time there is great day to enjoy what mother nature has to offer I`am 76 now I have both my knees that are bone on bone and they hurt like hell to walk last night I tried to get to stand that is quite a walk I was halfway there and I just about gave up with the pain but I got mad slowly made my way to the stand and ended up seeing 4 bucks 2 were year and half old one was nice 8 point around 120s plus and lord behold down trail comes 10 pt that would easly gross in the 150s on that trail I should get a 15 yd. broadside shot just then he walks of the trail and walks behind my tree and he is only 10 ft away and I can`t shoot he takes one more step and winds me game over and you what up in that stand I had know knee pain the health problems that my wife has and my daughter-in-law who has a terminal illness never enter my mine for that 4 hours that I was in that stand and even if I would have not seen any deer the piece of mine that I get being able to get to my tree stand is the best therapy I could ever ask for there is nothing like being in the woods how could it ever be boring.
Jon: Show them a photo of what not being bored got you the other day. Good job buddy! bw
After celebrating my last birthday in my fifties boredom does not enter the equasion, savoring the time I have to hunt does.
Denny
I am in a tree 6-7 days a week and with a deer and bear season that last 4.5 months it can break you down mentally. I don't know if I would call it boredom but I would go insane without something to occupy my mind a bit at times. The best thing I have done is download Kindle ebooks to my iPhone. It literally can add hours of time to my sits.
I think there is a subtle link between comfort and boredom. If I'm not completely at ease and comfortable, I notice I begin to fidget around. My attention gets diverted from a hunting focus to one of finding comfort, often subconsciously. I sit, I stand up, I stretch, all bad things to do when hunting on the ground. During these restless times there is a chance I've spooked some animals and did not know it.
So, during the past several years I've gone after 'chairs' or other devices that allow me to sit in complete comfort for several hours. Depending on terrain, my favorites are the Waldrop pack seat, Millenium blind chair, and the Hammock seat.
For me, comfort equals concentration and concentration prohibits boredom.
I almost think that full 100% concentration all the time is a bad thing for an all day sit.
I also think we need to define boredom.
Boredom : "the state of feeling bored"
good job google...
Wikipedia's definition: "boredom is an emotional or psychological state experienced when an individual is left without anything in particular to do, is not interested in his or her surroundings, or feels that a day or period is dull or tedious."
Lets break it down now!!! (cue music). looks like theres 3 parts to that definition.
and with that definition in relation to hunting...
"boredom is an emotional or psychological state experienced when an individual is left without anything in particular to do"
well we are out to kill stuff. So we do have something to do.
"is not interested in his or her surroundings"
WE are hunters, thusly, id hope we are interested in our surroundings
"or feels that a day or period is dull or tedious"
That sounds like a pretty good definition of the usual late morning early afternoon timeframe to me!!!
Id say if you can put a checkmark next to all 3 of those parts of the definition then hunting may not be for you.
But there are definite times when it is most certainly dull and tedious to be out there.
Theres no way that staying 100% focused the whole time is good or healthy or even possible. There starts to be a point where you zone out. Taking a 5 minute snack break. Or a quick facebook scan... Or a quick look at trad gang... lets your brain refresh and helps you refocus. That's my 2 cents.
We have to be careful putting folks into boxes. Remember a while back someone had a post about " what kind of hunter are you ?" Comparing to such as hawk, cougar, wolf or some such.
Because some get bored sitting for hours on end means nothing at all except maybe they (me too) need to do it a different way. Break it up a bit.
It has absolutely no bearing on whether they like to hunt, like the woods, like the animals or like Hillary. If you like to sit all day long, go for it. If you can't sit long but like to still hunt, what's wrong with that ?
ChuckC
Perfect ChuckC.
Sometimes I take a moment to say few prayers when I'm "bored". Seems like good things happen after that
Sometimes I take a moment to say few prayers when I'm "bored". Seems like good things happen after that
Did my first all-dayer of the season today. Saw a forky at 8:00 and that was it for the day. Good bucks have been tagged in recent days and many are reporting bucks chasing does. So I stuck to it all day. Was I surprised/disappointed in what I saw? Sure. It really didn't seem to be a chore to me. But then again, my wife will tell you that I'm pretty good at "zoning out".
Well stated Barry.
I get bored. In fact, Im sitting in my tree stand right now playing on my phone.
Chad
I get bored. In fact, Im sitting in my tree stand right now playing on my phone.
Chad