2025 hopefully is going to bring better fortune.
Probably should get off my ass and actually propose to my lady. She’s put up with my shit long enough to warrant her being an honest woman.
I’d like to be successful with my bow in whatever journey that may be. I need some redemption
Continue on my carnivore journey. It has been a pleasant and rewarding one so far… 6 month update to be posted at end of January.
Ultimate goal is to get down to 175 lbs (75 more to go)
I want to continue to get in better shape physically as well as advance in belt in Jiu jitsu
I’m starting to take my time with my decoys and really do quality vs quantity stuff. Feel like I’m always chasing my tail to try and get “just one” out before season.
The lessons I’ve been taking are starting to show in my carving … now it’s time to apply them to painting as well.
I want to make myself a rig , that I am proud of… something that resembles work of my mentors and I want to sit back this year … have a complete set of my own hand carved blocks that are animated / vibrant look like someone with maturity vs a 2 year old painted …
I have this whole perfect hunt idealized in my head - I want to paddle silently in the flooded timber …solo; just my self, dog (s) and man upstairs, feed calling mallards and the sound of snow hitting the water with my old A5 and old school cut down call.
Piggy backing off that … by 2026 I want to be able to enter and be a “threat” at the world shooting rig decoy competition… I’d be happy if I just placed
Want to finish my lab’s and chessies titles
also I NEED to become more financially responsible
I also NEED to not work so much. This year has been consumed with 100 hr weeks when not going on trips… mentally and physically can’t keep doing that
Probably should get off my ass and actually propose to my lady. She’s put up with my shit long enough to warrant her being an honest woman.
I’d like to be successful with my bow in whatever journey that may be. I need some redemption
Continue on my carnivore journey. It has been a pleasant and rewarding one so far… 6 month update to be posted at end of January.
Ultimate goal is to get down to 175 lbs (75 more to go)
I want to continue to get in better shape physically as well as advance in belt in Jiu jitsu
I’m starting to take my time with my decoys and really do quality vs quantity stuff. Feel like I’m always chasing my tail to try and get “just one” out before season.
The lessons I’ve been taking are starting to show in my carving … now it’s time to apply them to painting as well.
I want to make myself a rig , that I am proud of… something that resembles work of my mentors and I want to sit back this year … have a complete set of my own hand carved blocks that are animated / vibrant look like someone with maturity vs a 2 year old painted …
I have this whole perfect hunt idealized in my head - I want to paddle silently in the flooded timber …solo; just my self, dog (s) and man upstairs, feed calling mallards and the sound of snow hitting the water with my old A5 and old school cut down call.
Piggy backing off that … by 2026 I want to be able to enter and be a “threat” at the world shooting rig decoy competition… I’d be happy if I just placed
Want to finish my lab’s and chessies titles
also I NEED to become more financially responsible
I also NEED to not work so much. This year has been consumed with 100 hr weeks when not going on trips… mentally and physically can’t keep doing that
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) I decided I'll once again shoot for the number of trail miles equal to the year, so 2025 in 2025. 
