What is the single most important thing you will do in 2025 to enjoy your time outside more?

[Dos Perros]

I am taking advantage of the flexibility in my current job and will be working much less during hunting season. I’m going to work 10 nights a month (probably in a row) from July-january(?). Less money but you can’t take it with you in the end

I believe it was Shane Smith who opined "When you're gone, what do you have but the song you sang?"

 

[philos]

The singular most important thing for me to do is to adjust my mindset.

You can’t change the weather, animal behavior, other hunters behavior, animal populations, or a myriad of other things that can have an impact on your experience.

You can decide to be happy with what you’ve got, where you’re at with the time allocated. I am going to be happy outdoors, even if it’s just in the backyard watching songbirds.

 

[Snowwolfe]

Lose weight/get in better shape. They are one in the same
Made great strides the last 2 months of 2024 and hope my success continues in 2025.

 

[Stearinlys]

Wow 608 weeks of paternity leave, you have a generous employer to offer over 11 years of paternity leave. Haha assuming you meant 6-8 weeks?

Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro using Tapatalk

Whoops, I guess I just missed the "-" on the keyboard LOL

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Kicking in my social security so I can buy more stuff. Plus I got an invite to hunt a private ranch in CO for elk. Might do that too.

 

[CorbLand]

Whoops, I guess I just missed the "-" on the keyboard LOL

I was getting ready to see if your employer was hiring.

 

[Dos XX]

Fish more. I just bought a fishing kayak for solo fishing. I also have an aluminum boat for when my son, grandson, and I want to fish together.

More days in the field with the dogs during bird season.

Both of these will probably cut down on my trap shooting some, but i am still going to shoot trap. I think overall it will be a net gain on time outdoors.

 

[cnelk]

My goal is to plant 30-40 trees at my Wyo cabin this summer

 

[Davyalabama]

#1) Have to have my relationship with Him always the priority. Everything flows from that insight.

#1) Learning: Getting the three-year old granddaughter acclimated to learning to farm. I've got her three huge raised beds, got them set up last year, oak in the bottom, fresh soil, sand.

#1) Wife: Spend as much time as we can at the beach condo, lake house or in the Keys, just as long as it doesn't interfere with keeping the grandbaby. Wife's my #2 priority, right after my relationship with Him. There isn't much else that matters if those two aren't at the top of the priority list.

 

[RS_Non-Res]

I'm going to go out on the deck and lie in a sunbeam with the dog.
Right now.
B/c she deserves it and I'm an otherwise rotten dogdad.

 

[Dr.Spaniel]

Keep looking for limestone creeks to take the kids wet wading for panfish in the summer.

 

[justinspicher]

Quit working.

 

[william schmaltz]

Health.

2024 was the wake-up call and realization things are different at this age. Haven’t had sugar or alcohol in 2025 (see gout thread) and have not had a sign of gout and don’t miss either of them poisons one bit. Between that simple change and moderate working out a couple times a week, down nearly 15 lbs in 2025. Better than taking some pill to manage it! Realistically will probably lose another 5-10 and then plateau without really working out more. But that gets me very close to under “overweight” on what seems like an impossible BMI scale.

Our youngest is out of diapers and at the age we can start skipping naps for adventure. Excited for a very active summer 2025 with the family!

 

[flyfisher117]

Hitting the gym harder than I have in past years.

I also need to work on my mental game of just getting out and doing it.

 

[flathead#2]

RETIRE

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Taking my sons along for more of my outings

 

[Northern Safari]

1. Go on my first guided hunt.

2. Take my oldest out for the first time this year for deer and black bear.

 

[Jpsmith1]

I'm trying to break up the monotony of work, work, work, work, take a week to hunt, work work work.

I have a 'remote' shed hunting trip planned to PA elk country in March, I'm trying to pull together a 'cast and blast' spring turkey and trout fishing trip in May.

I've opened up some new areas to hunt so I'm trying to use them.

 

[3325]

Explore new elk areas on foot, hopefully with a German Shepherd.

 

[peterk123]

Stay physically fit. I'm 58. Becomes more important with each passing year.