That's my morning routine with coffee. Here in northern California I'll see one or more shooting stars often, and I make my wish. I was told as a youngin that if you share your wish it won't come true.
I feel your pain! It's taken about 5 years but now I have a "feeling" of where I might find deer, gained by stumbling onto signs and sightings at random.
You have to practice to attain the skills and be patient. Ain't no way around it. Even if you get the fancy guided sharpener you have to learn what's going on and what makes it sharp. Take it to a farmer's market there's probably a guy that sharpens knives for a small fee.
I have both and the black ovis is definitely warmer. I can hike cool mornings with first lite, start getting cold after being inactive. Black ovis I never hike in, and I can sit in cold temperatures indefinitely.