Depressing Times....

[littletoes]

Well, ok guys, I made myself a promise.....and I didn't keep it.
Promised myself to make it out for predators more this year, and I think I've gone out less this year than any year previous.

The same with fishing.....told myself I'd make it out more this year for fishing, and didn't.

How do you guys keep such promises to yourselves?

[Head-shot]

We Lie...

[boneaddict]

Well I don't know how old you are or if you have kids, but I can tell you after marriage and kids, it gets a WHOLE lot worse.

[littletoes]

Old? HELL yes, Kids? OH-HELL-YES,
I'm too damn old to be having any more, and #5 will be hitting the ground in another month....did I mention I work two jobs too???

 

[PolarBear]

I went from hunting or fishing over 200 days a year to less than a dozen.  Marriage and kids put the kibosh on the time in the woods or water.  Once the kids get old enough to go with you it gives you the opportunity to get out more.  It sucks but the time will slowly come back.  Unfortunately, you (at least in my case) might be too beat up and rickety to be as gung ho as you use to be.  It sucks getting old.  

[Coasthunterjay]

i just do it!

and i only promise one thing.......and thats bambi killin

[rainshadow1]

Did exactly that with Coyotes this year, LT.  "Four, maybe five east trips, maybe an out of stater too..." Ended up doing ONE basin run, opening day of waterfowl season with bird hunting family, out calling in the dust cloud of the 206'ers. Didn't make it over one other time. Life just gets in the way!

[robodad]

Your time is coming Jay.    

[Michelle_Nelson]

Don't feel bad littletoes.  I've been back in Washington for 9 months and I havn't been Hunting or Fishing yet!  Only time I have been up in the woods was with BTKR up in CF looking for bear sign.

[boneaddict]

Coast will find a woman that will put up with him one of these days and take a little wind out of his sails. 

[bearmanric]

i'm feeling better was a lousy year was tired and run down. had a stint put in my heart on oct 2 07 then this last week i found out i have diabetes. feeling better already. packing today for turkey in colville. and when i get back going after my spring bear. going to be a great year. going to hunt by myself this year and for myself. did get my biggest buck last year sherman pass area. and called my first turkey last year in colville. so this year is going to be awsome. Rick

[gramps]

bearmanric....keep up that attitude and your diabeties will be the least of your problems..good luck.

I haven't been out much either....and I am retired.   I am so busy with 'stuff'....don't know how I ever had time to work.
But I am working on changing that...3 days a week every week off somewhere..another promise to work on.

[Red Dawg]

It is very hard to get away with little ones running around. I still get to go whenever i want but i have decided that i have more fun now with my kids so i guess its not all that depressing to me until i see what most other guys are doing. Wood cutting starts here soon and i love to cut wood.

[jackelope]

glad i'm not alone here. i wouldn't trade my new little one for the world...i'd give it all up for her if i had too. i don't so i won't, but i didn't do squat this year. thankfully i have a wife who can't wait to get back out flyfishing and hiking, and it looks like she'll be shooting some clays too, and we're working on ways to make it work with our little girl.
things are looking up in our house.

[DOUBLELUNG]

For me, what Polarbear said; left the 200+ day club, now 15-30 days a year in the field tops.  It helps that I was fortunate enough to punch 50-60 big game critter tags before reproducing, and I have a wife that makes me go when I talk about not going to get other stuff done; so I've still notched another 18-20 in my first 9 years as a dad.