How do you sleep?

I don't get excited the night before. There's been more empty seasons than filled. The night after my successful hunt however...I pretty much couldn't sleep. Last year the man upstairs finally let me connect for the first time, and it meant so much to me beyond providing food for my family.
 
I loose sleep over problems. I get my very best rest in a tent or camper away from the star killing lights of the city. If there's a cricket or toad serenading me...all the better. The day following a hunt over hill and dale brings even better sleep. I take one vacation a year and that's for an annual hunting trip with some old buddies. 5 more days:):):)
 
That elevation gain and pack in makes me really tired.Then there is digging up the cache with the british army cot and a mountain dew bottle of Old Bushmills.

There is not enough spirits in camp to even ponder getting a buzz,but sipping an oz is relaxing.

A therma-rest on top of the cot,the -20 down bag,balcava on my head.

I sleep.The cot contributes a lot.

If I can get 2 sleep cycles of about 2+ hrs each,I can make it OK the next day.
 
You might want to try melatonin, a natural easy to get sleep aid. It's actaually a natural chemical that the pineal glands secret to help you fall asleep. You can get them at usually any drug store, and yes they actually work. I have used them myself, good luck.
 
I've never really been excited, it's always been just another day with possibly more work involved.

Air matresses are God's gift to older hunters. I try to be on mine by 9-10 pm after a few beers by the campfire.

I remember more reckless days, running airboats all hungover, sleeping on rocks. Liberal doses of Wild Turkey, Jack Black and Yukon Jack can soften the rocks for a young guy. Not so much when you get older.
 
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