What have you learned from this hunting season?

[awishanew]

I have learned to not set my stand right over the trail I'm watching. Get back 15 yards or so.

[elkbow]

hey mark u,are you using the pepper spray to ward off the grizz or carrying it so they can season your hide before they eat ya? may the lord watch your backtrail!!!

[Tom Leemans]

I learned that I got out out a few more times this year, but still not enough!

[Howard S.]

Three big lessons this year:
1) I learned what it feels like when you make that perfect instinctive shot and don't even remember releasing the string.    
3) I learned that no matter how hard I try, I still can't keep my head enough to not 'pluck & peek' when I have a whitetail standing broadside at 15 yrds.      

Shot an elk, missed a deer but still an outstanding year.

Howard

[buckracks7]

I was reminded that stands creek when it gets cold, and turkeys definately look up.

[KodiakBob]

That I really like longbows, for their light weight.

[McGeeM]

Never sell your house and have to move in the middle of the season.

[Biggie Hoffman]

That I work to danged much and don't hunt enough...........

[dan ferguson]

I learned that if I,m stubborn enough and willing to fail alot you can bag turkeys spotting and stalking, Also learned badgers just love custom wood arrows, must taste good to them. Also learned blind is alot easier to take turkeys. also the hills are getting steeper canyons are getting deeper and a 15 lb turkey at the bottom weighs 28 lbs at the top.

[brmize]

Oh yea I almost forgot.

If you don't want a kid to lose it in the woods tie it to them.

8 year olds hate face masks.

A kids definition of sitting still and yours may be different.

Whisper is a very loosely defined word to kids.

Number one but one I already knew... Just being out there with your kids,regardless if successful or not, is priceless.

Brian

[drewsbow]

I learned that a little change in tree stand placement helped alot and I need to pick my spot better.

[DraglineMan]

I learned to practice shooting up close at like 5 yards or so.

[Legolas]

I learned that black bears excrement has usually berries in it.
Sometimes Grizzly's has pepper spray and a whistle.


Paul

[Nakohe]

I learned that I love to spot and stalk Javies. I also learned a hog can run forever even if you think you made a perfect shot. Tough buggers for sure. Good people in camp make a no game sited week bearable. I will go back to Canada for Caribou.

[Bigriver]

I learned that you really need to be in shape to keep up with Hornhunter elk hunting, otherwise he leaves you in the dust.

You cant shoot thru a tree to kill your elk, it stops the arrow.

When your luck is running good in a year when deer hunting, ride the wave & hunt as long & often as possible. It may never be that good again.

In order to kill big deer, you need to hunt in a place that has them. it is much easier to kill one.