Here is a short list of what I think I’ve learned in my years of hunting

 

1. No matter how well you position yourself in my bow stand, a deer will always come out were your shot will be the most awkward.
2. About the time you have a bad itch, a deer shows up.
3. All that deer bait you buy is sure making them squirrels fat.
4. The best spot to put a tree stand is always in the tree that’s crooked.
5. No matter how much of the deer you have in my crosshairs, the gun will not shoot with the safety on.
6. No matter how long you stare at that bush that looks like a deer, it’s still a bush.
7. If you have to bring a watch to hunt, you don’t have time to hunt.
8. You wont find out your boot has a hole in it until you step in a puddle, on the way to your hunting spot.
9. Its almost impossible to knock a possum out of a tree (I’ve tried), even if he is in the same tree you hunt in.
10. DO NOT hit the poop sack while gutting a deer.
11. If you drop something out of your tree stand, it will hit anything it can on the way down and make as much noise as it can.
12. Do not kick a pheasant up while walking to you stand in the early morning, unless you are caring a spare pare of underwear.
13. The better hunter I become the less I rely on gear and long shots.
14. Keeping good boarder relations with neighboring hunters goes a long way, and it makes the hunt better for everyone. Better yet you may get to help track a deer!
15. I can not eat the horns, but its fun to pick my teeth with them at the dinner table! And they taste better than eating crow!!