I learned just how fast your life can change .
Lost my best friend and hunting partner and lost my dad just before Christmas .
There is no do overs in life , don't waste time or do what you could regret .

I learned where this guy lives.  
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And if you notice the date on this last picture, he made it through rifle season!

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There is no such thing as a Chip Shot, and I need to pratice before season with my face mask on so I can feel what anchor is like.
 

Don't fall asleep when hunting, or at least don't let your son catch you.
Physical Therapy can work.

I guess I just reaffirmed that big bucks don't get big for being stupid. I played cat and mouse with a 160 class buck for a month and a half and he won. It was a great fall even though I didn't get to put my tag on him but the opportunity to be able to see and hunt such a magnificent animal made it a great fall.

I learned when the Doc tells you "You have cancer" You look at things a whole lot different. Got to hunt some and spent more time enjoying it. Didn,t kill a deer. But from the sounds of all my post op reports there is always next year.

PRAISE THE LORD, Longbow58!

To stand and ready for a,shot as,soon as I spot a deer coming in. twice the deer did not stick to the script. And I hand cuffed my self by getting pinned down by a big ten then he got  right under me and looked right up at me. The other I had a small window to shoot but could not cuz I was sitting. And needed to stand he was in and out of my lane to fast.
The other thing I learned (again) was always be ready in the pre rut no matter the weather or deer activity  they can be,where you least expect it. ( jumped one miday by nonchalantly taking a ladder down from a tree.
And not to take a rest day during the rut even if it's during gun season.
I'm sure I' could think of more. But those are the main ones. I did not loose one arrow at a deer all season. Just,stumps and squirrels.

and the award for the best reply goes to........ Wait for it, Wait for it, Longbow58. Great news!

To buy my own farm to hunt..    

1-learned how much I love traditional archery!

2-learned to never give up,practice practice practice, and eventually it will all come together on the target and in the woods!

3-learned so much on this site from great people!

Thanks guys. Also learned how many great guys you meet on this sight! C'mon 2015!

QuoteOriginally posted by Longbow58:
I learned when the Doc tells you "You have cancer" You look at things a whole lot different. Got to hunt some and spent more time enjoying it. Didn,t kill a deer. But from the sounds of all my post op reports there is always next year.

May god bless you buddy. I bet it really changes the way you see and think about things.

John; PM sent.

I learned that small platform tree stands are no longer for me. Replacing all my stands in 2015 to larger platform stands.

Ron

Change strings more often.