When to quit?

[bozeman]

Honest opinion and I know will not be popular.....just quit. Take a break for 2 or 3 years, pick up another hobby and clear your head. You'll come back to it with a greater appreciation, if you decide to come back, if you don't, well...........

 

[ScreamingPotato]

I've hunted this ground almost exclusively for 4 years now.

This year I ran into the first other archery hunters I've seen in the field.

I know they're there but I'm not seeing them, not bumping into them. Small game hunters are another thing entirely. Stocked pheasant and packs of beagles are errywhere. I am TRYING to figure ways to use the small game hunters to nudge deer. It worked Saturday.

IMO it's not about how many people you run into out there. It's about the years and years of everyone shooting what they can reducing the overall population there. There's a good possibility you're not running into other hunters because there's no animals out there and the hunters have gone elsewhere.

 

[Jason Snyder]

It works. I dont TRUST it. For me, that's important.

Quit looking for excuses. You’re blaming the gear when it’s the nut behind the bowstring.

 

[Goatpacker]

Keep hunting, I’m 55 years old and I hunt anywhere and everywhere, where the good Lord allows me too…
Do more scouting, it’s all about putting time in the field it’s hunting… It’s peaceful and well worth it either way; if your successful or not… it’s a win, win…

This is what I do, God willing…

Jan. - Mountain Lion Hunting, NM
Feb. - Mountain Lion Hubting, NM Coyote Hunting.
Mar. - Taxidermy Work on Harvested game; going to gym recovering from Hunting.
April - Elk sheds and Turkey Hunting.
May - Training for hunting season
June - Scouting for Elk, Deer getting in shape fishing in Alpine lakes packing in with my goats.
July - Same as June packing with my goats.
Aug. - Same as June; packing with my goats getting in shape.
Sept. - Take an entire month off for archery Deer and Elk.
Oct. - Rifle Bear Hunt in New Mexico with Hounds and my pack goats.
Nov. - Chukar Hunting; upland Bird and waterfowl hunting.
Dec. - Duck and Goose Hunting.
Eat and enjoy my Harvest…repeat all over again

 

[Yoder]

From reading this thread, you actually see way more deer than I do. I only saw 4 this year in maybe five or six sits. I got super lucky on my buck this year. Do you ever use calls? Last two bucks I killed came in to a grunt call and I killed probably 4-5 does and a couple bucks that came in to the bleat can. One time I called in a 4pt twice with the can when my wife was with me. She was so pissed she couldn't shoot. He wasn't legal. I'll attach the pic, it's pretty funny. The can is good if they are smaller bucks. They don't think they are going to get their ass kicked.

 

[tchance21]

I saw on one of these forums Roughneck had a quiver for sale for an older mathews anyone seen this forum or how to get in touch with him?