Re-entering society after hunting

[Choupique]

Back at work now.

Struggling, big time. I've already been accused of being too direct once today.

 

[OXN939]

Sucks.

The older I get, the more I notice this. After 4-5 days in the mountains, coming back to civilization is getting harder and harder. I find my senses completely change when I'm out hunting and there's this sense of "this is how I was supposed to live" feeling that takes over while I am out and then we re-enter society and everything is so loud, stinky, bright, and pointless feeling.

Anyway - it's a dreary day full of meetings and appointments that fund my hunting adventures. Just wondered if anyone else feels this when coming off a hunting high?

Give this one a listen. Not surprising at all the effect is noticeable to a bunch of us.

TL;DR- patients with hospital beds that view nature recover significantly faster and have a better prognosis than those who view four walls. Giving kids an hour of time in nature every day provides the same neurocognitive effect as Ritalin.

 

[chasewild]

100% same feeling. I call it post-hunt depression lol


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Yup. Same thing for the last 25 years.

 

[HunterGatherer]

Back at work now.

Struggling, big time. I've already been accused of being too direct once today.

 

[huntsman22]

glad I don't have to deal with 'society'......

 

[dusky]

Yes!
It's why I became a Wilderness Therapist. People have forgotten this most basic medicine as we all know.
I explained my Return to Civilization depression cycle to mentors back in the day and the advice I was given helped some. In a nutshell, be as Wild as you can be each and every moment of the day, wherever and with whomever. It's obviously not equivalent to that prolonged wilderness state but it does cut down on the disparity. Part of the reason I got so high way out there was because in town I wouldn't be Me and out there there was no act to keep up. Had to find the balls to be me in town... within reason...

 

[type2bowhunter]

Back at work now.

Struggling, big time. I've already been accused of being too direct once today.

Imagine your hunting buddy criticizing you for being "too direct?"

 

[Ross]

Used to suck when I would return to corporate America and cube life Retirement life makes it so much better when season is complete

 

[North of 60]

A couple of observations...direct people are most refreshing compared to vague, indirect communicators where one is left wondering what they are trying to say.

And to echo Ross, retirement is indeed a wonderful thing

 

[TopherDave]

I hunted really hard in 2021 and came up empty handed. Did a lot of sheep hunting and a couple of caribou hunts. I missed my tent. To the point where I actually set it up in the back yard and slept there. For a couple of nights to help me adjust. It helped a lot. Just a thought.

 

[JRay]

Every damn time. And the longer I’m away, the harder it is to re-assimilate

 

[ctafoya]

Every time I almost don't come back. A few years ago, I spent almost 4 weeks in my canvas tent on an elk hunt. After 2 days I did not miss anything. I was content. My wife came to visit me a few times and my in laws live in the area, but I was good just being alone with my thoughts.

I work 100% remote, so someday soon I'm breaking away from society and will be living out my days surrounded by the trees and critters. Other than my wife and kids, I could care less if I saw another human the rest of my life.