How do you hunters sit still in the woods?
I'm not a well established hunter. I started hunting when I was 12 years old. I continued to hunt for 4 years. At age 16, I had a great season. I shot a fall hen turkey in flight with 2 shots from a 12 gauge Mossberg semi-auto. A few weeks later I bagged an 11 point atypical buck on State game lands 5 miles from home with my grandfather's .35 Remington 141. Then, for reasons unknown, I lost interest and did not continue to hunt.
Fast forward 21 years to last year. My oldest son, aged 13 wanted to try hunting. He was gifted a .35 Marlin 336 by a family member. I accompanied him to his hunters safety course and we both got our licenses. Due to his busy schedule (and mine), we only made it out for a few hours of the final day of antlered deer season and, not surprisingly, didn't have any luck. This year we've put considerably more time in and still have a week to go, but no luck yet. I know part of our problem is a lack of patience and a severe inability to sit still. He has an excuse in his youth. Me, not so much. I'm an active, energetic person and have a very difficult time staying in one place for long periods of time.
How do you guys and gals deal with sitting in one place for such long periods of time? How do you keep your young ones from getting restless in the field?
He's 14 now. He's starting to embrace the natural presence around us. He's taking notice of the sunrise/sunset, the squirrels, and the various birds, but when we're not seeing deer, it's tough.
Im less concerned with bagging a deer myself. Been there done that. I want him to have the experience for many reasons. He can then decide if he wishes to make it a lifelong endeavor or not.
I'm not a well established hunter. I started hunting when I was 12 years old. I continued to hunt for 4 years. At age 16, I had a great season. I shot a fall hen turkey in flight with 2 shots from a 12 gauge Mossberg semi-auto. A few weeks later I bagged an 11 point atypical buck on State game lands 5 miles from home with my grandfather's .35 Remington 141. Then, for reasons unknown, I lost interest and did not continue to hunt.
Fast forward 21 years to last year. My oldest son, aged 13 wanted to try hunting. He was gifted a .35 Marlin 336 by a family member. I accompanied him to his hunters safety course and we both got our licenses. Due to his busy schedule (and mine), we only made it out for a few hours of the final day of antlered deer season and, not surprisingly, didn't have any luck. This year we've put considerably more time in and still have a week to go, but no luck yet. I know part of our problem is a lack of patience and a severe inability to sit still. He has an excuse in his youth. Me, not so much. I'm an active, energetic person and have a very difficult time staying in one place for long periods of time.
How do you guys and gals deal with sitting in one place for such long periods of time? How do you keep your young ones from getting restless in the field?
He's 14 now. He's starting to embrace the natural presence around us. He's taking notice of the sunrise/sunset, the squirrels, and the various birds, but when we're not seeing deer, it's tough.
Im less concerned with bagging a deer myself. Been there done that. I want him to have the experience for many reasons. He can then decide if he wishes to make it a lifelong endeavor or not.