How to get the Urge back? I need help

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powdergun

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I've been hunting for 30 years and the last two or three years have just about completly driven the urge out of me. Several factors have led to this:
1) too damn busy with work
2) More and more land posted and off limits
3) good friends moving away and very few new guys willing to give it the
effort
4) Price of F***ing everything

I don't want to quit as I have a young son and want him enjoy hunting the way I have. It'll still be a few years before he's ready and I don't want that old feeling we all get when fall gets close to fade away.

Anyone else go through this ? How can I snap out of it. So far the only advice I got was from a kid that said " suck it up "
 
same thing is happening with me. i havent been out in about 2 years now. Mostly because of moving around and my father is not in the best of health so.....

the best thing is to find someone to go with you and who is going to want to go often. Im sure someone on here lives near you that would be intersted in going out with you, If not go join a range in your area, lots of people there you could meet who might be interested in going out with ya.

ya thats the best advice I can give. GET A HUNTING BUDDY!
 
Best thing is to find a motivated youngster! Nothing renews the spirit like an 10/11 year old asking a million questions about things you normally just process and file away. And the sheer look of an adrenalin induced smile after a stalk is irresistable. :)

RC
 
I always take it down to the basics like varmint hunting, big game hunting can indeed be a chore, and you have to be prepared to enjoy it seemingly. Varminting is just good fun, get out 'yote calling, crow shooting, gopher shooting, and get back to the simple pleasure, works for me. :) But more so, everytime I'm far away from home for a month or more, it always pops into my head at lazy moments and I day dream of hunting back home... So stick your butt in the center of the Amazon for a month and you'll miss all the good 'ole things when sweating in your hammock on a stinking river boat with bugs that have an impact when they land on you :) Works like a charm.
 
-I find watching hunting videos really cranks me up.
-Go over your hunting gear, pull it out, sort through it, Buy something new or replace something.
-Look at old photos of your hunting sucess, relish the memories.
-Make the time to go hunting, plan a trip, track down your friends that have moved and plan a roadtrip/hunt.

Personally I have a hard time NOT thinking about hunting. I have had it real bad the last few years and its only getting better....

Brambles
 
You need hunting partners.
It's a big part of the hunt for many.
I invited three CGN's to our camp a few years ago to fill holes left by dear friends that had passed away. It worked out very well.

Hunting on your own, takes a bit of adjusting, but after you've done it for a bit, it grows on you.
I started with a bow a few years back. Hunting weekends only. I could do it all the time now.
I like both.
 
Tuffcity said:
Best thing is to find a motivated youngster! Nothing renews the spirit like an 10/11 year old asking a million questions about things you normally just process and file away. And the sheer look of an adrenalin induced smile after a stalk is irresistable. :)

RC
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That would surely get the ol' predatorial-blood flowing!!

Share all that knowledge you've gained....kids and like will appreciate the life-long gift you've given them!!
 
I can sympathize with you Powdergun... I am reminded of a quote that is relevant to your dilemma.

In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed. -- Sid Caesar
 
Who cares? If you lose interest in hunting no big deal, life is an evolutionary process, you grow, you change. Maybe you drift away for awhile, maybe for ever. maybe you come back, It doesn't matter, it's an inidividual choice. Stay true to roots, remember the reasons you once hunted, the reasons others hunt and you will always be a member of the fraternity.

KTK
 
Don't blame it all on yourself, its the change going on around all of us. More folks spending time indoors. You get to watch hunting shows like it was a major sports event that you can not take part in because of your location , time of airing or whatever.

You still have the folks that live in small pockets, that hunting is a ritual within these groups. You see its not that you lost interest or you would not have posted this. Its that hunting has gotten away from you, and the reasons you took so much enjoyment from it. These could be , a move to a new location, and as you mentioned hunting buddies no longer in the area, time is not a valid argument because one can always make time, its healthy.
And then their is the amount of entertainment thats available indoors.

There will be a struggle for the up and coming generation to get past the computer games, and get back in the field. Some think its anti gun lobbiest that is a direct threat to the future of hunting, not a chance , its us , and the way we look at the outdoors.

You may think oh well its almost hunting season , time to go get a licence...
and you put it off , make excuses about the lousy weather patterns, only remember the soaked to the skin days or times you felt like your toes were gonna fall off or whatever,and forget about the times you figured your heart was gonna come out of your chest, or how beautiful the lanscape was.
I call that in denile of the true reason, we are getting lazy , our minds are doing the hunting and our bodies are not part of it any more.

So we see the changes in our life , we are not very happy about whats going on , so what now.
I would say some have it already , when I see that groups of Gunnutz getting together for coffee or a beer, making future hunting buddies to share memories with.
I say welcome new and old hunters into your groups , enjoy what once was.
I live next to a city and know less people than when I lived in the country.
I hear it all the time, why are people that live up north seem so darn happy.
Its time outdoors , with friends , away from the crap you hear about every night on TV. I miss those special times of year in this kind of setting.
To sum up , what your going through is very normal in todays society, and can only be rectified by taking a close look at the good times in the past , and making new ones with your friends and family.
Frank
 
Man, those trees start to turn color, the air feels a little crisper in the mornings, everything starts to smell a little fresher, That's when I start to feel alive again. Hope it comes back for you.
 
John Y Cannuck said:
...I invited three CGN's to our camp a few years ago to fill holes left by dear friends that had passed away. It worked out very well....
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I remember it and still kicking myself ...:(

John Y Cannuck said:
...Hunting on your own, takes a bit of adjusting, but after you've done it for a bit, it grows on you.
I started with a bow a few years back. Hunting weekends only. I could do it all the time now.
I like both.
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When I'm not going hunting, I knew I was working hard for my next hunting trip...:redface:

:) nn:) ...
 
Been there just a few years ago. It seems that most of my friends had lost interest in hunting and I did not feel like going in the bush by myself. Even got to the point of considering selling all my gear.

I think one of the better ways, like most have said, is to take someone who WANTS to learn, a newbie if you like. Age does not matter. I have tried to do this. Adam12 on here is just starting to get into guns and hopefully will get the hunting urge after that. My son will be turning 11 and I have already passed my old hunting and firearm safety books to him. My daughter age 8 is also itching to go. More so then my son sometimes. Times are ruff now but I can feel the tide turning. You may also try taking an old fart along. They are real good about talking about past hunts and their lives. (just dont take #### Chaney, ever).

I have also started to try to hunt for animals that I normally dont hunt. Three years ago I started turkey and coyote hunting. I found myself getting really stoked learning about the new prey. And ofcourse, buying all the new gear that goes with it.

I found the close gobble of a turkey had the same effects as Kev's elk had on him. I also took this chance to get more into my photography. Widening my horizon to include all of nature and not just hunting.

DON"T GIVE UP

Take a break, if you need

Or invite a newbie and watch the fire being kindled in their eyes.

Hunting is more fun if you can share it with someone.

What about taking you wife along???????

My two cents worth
 
I can sympathize with you Powdergun... I am reminded of a quote that is relevant to your dilemma.

In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed. -- Sid Caesar
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Wow, that's probably the best thing you've ever posted on this site there BIGGguy ... :)

As for any advice on getting outta your rut with hunting ... ask others here on the site to go with you ... nothing like meeting new folks to go on new adventures with hunting ... hell you'll get back into her don't worry ... ;)

Otokiak ... :cool:
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA
 
Chickens. I find bird hunting gets me going. It's not just a one shot and the season's over affair. I spend the best part of a month every fall hunting birds in Saskatchewan for vacation. It helps me cope with not being able to get out caribou hunting for another 13 months.

Failing that, watch some hunting vids. They get me wound up in a bad way.
 
I would go to the woods and scout. Scouting always gets me wound up and the feeling you get being in the woods just watching stuff and how they live is what really keeps me going. Movies help to. When I get up early on a cool crisp morning and the ground is covered with frost and the sun is coming up I just get a smile on my face and don't know why. I hope you can feel this way again.
Bearslayer
 
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