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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Izzy on October 12, 2012, 06:37:00 AM
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I develop a true sickness this time of year and cant seem to think on anything but deer and deer hunting. Its the way I've always been, guess I was born that way. I know many of you are the same way.
I've been hunting alot for more than a week and Im getting close to dropping the string but have not yet. Between that and work Ive been scarce around the homestead. Yesterday was like any day getting out of work. I planned to mow the lawn right quick, shower and hit the woods afterwards. Well,,, my little guy got off the school bus and for some reason was just thrilled to see me, more than usual and even jumped in to help with yard work. He even made a sign to post "We're Working".
It smacked the taste right out of my mouth, Ive been hunting too much, for his liking anyway and thats all that matters to me. Needless to say we had a grand ol time together all evening (until homework time :rolleyes: )and after taking note of the perfect wind for the stand I planned to sit, hunting was pushed to the back of my mind for an afternoon.
He didnt want to hunt otherwise Id have taken him out with me. Oh, you can bet I'll be back in the woods within a day or two but just like other years past, something reminded me to slow it down a bit and this was it. And man o man do they grow fast as my oldest has shown me, homework, girls and sports (not even close to that order) have taken priority over yard work and "Working With Pops". So just a friendly reminder from one family man to 37,000 or so othershave fun and hunt hard but "DONT FORGET WHAT MATTERS MOST!" :campfire:
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Well said bro. God Bless
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Amen. It takes some of us too long to learn that.
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Very well said Izzy!!! Being a daddy trumps all :thumbsup:
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Your a good man Izzy. God Bless.
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"By the time one figures out what life is all about, Life is over. "
Cannot recall who said that or where I read it but I pray I learn that lesson sooner than later and never forget it !
Your a good man Izzy ! Keep listening to that small voice inside that you heard yesterday and everything else will take care of itself. :readit:
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Good post Izzy, unfourtuneatly, for me it came about a year and ahalf too late. Although my kids are grown, I got so caught up in my self and hunting, that it was ONE of the factors that cost me my 14 year marrige.
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Thanks for posting that Izzy...One of the best tips I've read so far. :clapper:
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He's blessed to have a dad like you sir and as you already know you are likewise blessed. Excellent job dad!
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Well said. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Amen brother, Amen! :notworthy: :clapper: :clapper:
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Kudos to you Izzy. Thanks for reminding us of our priority.
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Excellent post.We sometimes tend to think of our own needs and wants while others suffer through our decisions.
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Great post, Izzy!
Bisch
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as intentional as we are about our equipment, our strategy for each hunt, the execution of each shot... we need to remember that oftentimes there are people to be thanked and compensated for our time in the field.
Sometimes we need to passionately pursue not our sport, but spending time with our families and loved ones...
this is what truly blesses us in the field...
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Thanks for the reminder. There are five things that you cannot recover in life:
1 The stone......after it's thrown;
2 The word.......after it's said;
3 The occasion...after it's missed;
4 The time.......after it's gone, and
5 A person.......after they die
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Thanks Izzy. That is a great reminder and very good advice, my friend! I actually visited with my daughter, yesterday afternoon after work.
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I'm with ya on this, my 12 year old daughter wants me to pick her up and hang out until her Mom gets out of work after school because her sister is heading to a friend's house. I was all pumped to shoot up North this morning to camp and hunt, but I know when she gets a little older I might not be so "important" to her for a while.
Great post, agreed on the homework deal...
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Good one Iz.
That's the kind of effort that pays off after the girls, etc. wears off a bit and the time with the old man is good again. Gotta get the foundation well made.
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First things first, Izzy. Before you know it it will be his kids getting off the bus. You can never get back the time you don't spend with them....and, in my case it didn't make a dent in my hunting success. Just makes everything more special and balanced in your life. He knows you love him not because of what you tell him but because of what you do with him.
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Thanks for the reminder, buddy!
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Just awesome, Izzy.. ^5
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great message Izzy ,your kids DO grow up fast & then they are off to live their own lives.It doesn't seem that long ago that I hunted with my kids-now my youngest (twin boys)are 33yrs. old with their own familys.
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Great post Izzy...they will be grown and gone before you know it so cherish the time your kids want to spend with you..
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Thanks for that!
Tom
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There is nothing more important than forming a strong bond and showing them you think they are important. Soon he will be joining you, then taking you. Great post.
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:archer2: right on target Izzy
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Without family you have nothing, good for you.
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Izzy, seems the wind was perfect for other things too.
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Exactly the reason I don't hunt near as much as I did before I had kids, starting 18 years ago. Oh, I love to hunt but I love being with my family more. Also, pretty much the reason, too, that I'm not a trophy hunter. I just don't have the time to wait on a big whitetail nor do I have the best places in the world to hunt for trophy size bucks. I'll be taking my two sons deer hunting this weekend after work for the youth gun hunt Saturday and Sunday. Good times ahead! :)
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Right on brother! Good post!
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well said and words I follow to heart
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Well said Izzy!
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You have clear vision. My baby is 30, and we just spend a great weekend of rifle hunting with a cow and two bucks in the freezer. Some day he will be taking you hunting if you play it right now. My boys and I just click while hunting as we bonded when they were young. Good on ya, dad.
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Way to go my friend! My wife put a curfew on my hunting for the next few days as I got a bad head cold and my ear is badly infected.I told her I was thinking of going hunting tommorrow and she jumped in saying no way! Seams loved ones sometimes know whats best for us.My mind also goes crazy this time of year.Glad someone has some common sense!LOL
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I really like this post I got a great wife an two great boys they are14 an 9 an as a good dad we always seem to know whats right.Its all about balance I am a avid hunter myself an I can detect when I cross the line.it is a built in instint much like the ones we have when hunting.well I say its built in,being married for 20 years,maybe it really comes from getting hit with a frying pan,kicked,slapped,an sleeping on the couch that I have just learned over the years(just kidding) we dont have a couch.great post take care ED
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Outstanding post Izz!!!!!
Funny I read this today. I had planned to hunt with a buddy last night after work. My wife called me at work and wanted to go get some wings and a beer. We had a great evening. Hunting is an important PART of my life. My family IS my life.
Thanks for the reminder bud.
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That's funny that I read this post the day after something happened to me. Yesterday was a day off for me, had not got to hunt much yet and the forecast was a cold frosty morning and cool all day. My 82 year old father-in-law was having his gall bladder removed and I went with my wife to take him to the hospital. When we loaded up in the car he said "why are you not hunting today".
I replyed " I've got a lot of time to hunt." Small sacrifice for big rewards.
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Great post Izz. I needed this reminder today. Between working too much and trying to hunt as much as possible I've lost sight of what is important and that is my family.
I have one grow son and an almost grown daughter, two teenage boys and then four young ones to care for. Being a father is a blessing and my priority in life. Hunting and work needs to be put into perspective and I appreciate this reminder!
Seems this time of year my mind is a little like a bucks in rut, where are they, where did they go, where can I find them! Switching my focus to the ones that are here at home and I think that will make the times in the woods that much more meaningful.
God bless you and your family,
K.C. <><
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You hit the nail right on the head Bro.
I read M R James book a while back, Worlds Best Bowhunters,(something like that), and was amazed at how much time all those guys spend away from their families. Not for me. I'm glad I spent all those beautiful Oct and Nov afternoons watching field hockey.
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great post Izzy. :clapper:
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One of the many reasons I admire you, Izzy.
You will enjoy your hunts more because the little guy will care how you did.
Killdeer :wavey:
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Some of life's lessons are hard pills to swallow.
Thank you Izzy for helping to shine a light along a path we all sometimes find ourselves on, too caught up in ourselves and in our own desires to see the stuff of real importance.
Reality says everything is a choice and along with every choice there are consequences to that choice.
God bless,Mudd
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I can't agree more with you Izzy. I too plan on hunting as often as possible. Because of my schedule I'm able to get a lot of time off. I do this with the intention of hunting. Then when the season rolls around I realize my kids aren't getting smaller and my wife is not getting younger, no matter what she does for herself. Someday I'll have the time, right now, hunting can wait. It also helps make the time I spend in the woods more special as well. Put family first men, and women!
-Jeremy :coffee:
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Truer words have never been spoken - Thanks for the nudge.
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Good word!
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Dead Center In The Ten Ring Izzy! :thumbsup:
... mike ...
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It is easy to get too caught up, thanks for the reminder.
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Words well said and so true.