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and good job writing up her story since she wasn't going to share with the class lol.
Quote from: Smossy's Girl on October 19, 2014, 12:27:55 AM and good job writing up her story since she wasn't going to share with the class lol.I just didn't really see it as a "story." Maybe just more a list of comments about it. Here's my bulleted list:- Nice to sit in the woods with the husband and have him be quiet for a while. - Nice to just go with the husband's suggestions of where/how to hunt instead of the work of deciding for myself.- Another lesson in sometimes it is worth it to sit and wait...(I prefer to walk and stalk). I was sure we weren't going to see anything until suddenly there were the urgent whispers from lokidog "DEER! DEER!" since he, of course, saw her first.- I realized that I have a hard time not rushing the shot once I see a deer. Lokidog told me to wait when I first lined up on her...so I did...but then once he said "OK, whenever" I could have taken about two more seconds to be sure I had the shot I wanted. Then when we saw the "gutty blood" and Lokidog said "not good" my heart sank and was filled with regret for not waiting just 2 more seconds.- I rarely can even remember the second before I shoot. It seems some, like Lokidog, can remember every detail, but for me it seems like the rush of it all shuts off the memory.- I don't think I even hear or feel the shot, but maybe that goes with the memory loss. - So glad Lokidog was there to help observe which way she ran, because I also have a hard time noting all the details in the heat of the moment. I usually try really hard to focus when by myself, and take a photo with my phone so I can remember the way it looked.- It is SO HARD to walk away and let the deer die without pushing her further. If I were by myself, I probably would have, which could have made things worse. - The best part of the whole experience is watching my son shine at his tracking abilities in the dark...he loves it! And he's awesome at it!- The doe was still lactating...ugh...a whole new set of questions (this is only the 2nd doe I've ever shot...maybe it's common?) - And then the hauling and gutting and feeling better by just getting her home.- Lastly, I've been hunting for over 10 years now, most years shooting a deer...and there is always so much to learn. It is always humbling, emotional (I'm pretty sure I've never shot a deer without crying...Lokidog thought maybe I cried less this time...I don't know ). My emotions are always tangled about what I could have done better, the pride, the regret, the feeling "cool", the dread of work, the joy of good meat, the role model aspect for my son, etc. etc. But maybe I just make everything in life more complicated than it needs to be. There's my "story"