Giving up

[300UltraMagShooter]

Head to Spokane or somewhere east and find some public land.  Put out some bait and wait.

Do it this week and you will get a deer even if it is a small one (if you can shoot).

Baiting is great for beginners and people that aren't great at real hunting.        

[DoubleJ]

Pm me I have a few spots I can take you too

Stay out of my spots Shelton boy

[PolarBear]

You are trying too hard!  Just get in the woods, sit your butt down and let nature bring it's bounty to you!  Don't give up!

[Savage3006]

Don't give up friend, keep on hunting and you will find success. You're welcome to join me next year for general season rifle. Just send me a PM and we'll make it happen.

[TheHunt]

Well, once you figure it out.... You will be paying 16 - 22 dollars per lb of meat.  Not the cheapest but it is a hobby and fun entertainment.

[Slimdog350]

You can't give up man. If your not having any luck seeing animals then look at maps or google earth, pick a spot and go check it out! Be versatile, be confident. Shoot I didn't kill my first elk for 7 years. Then I was on a hot streak and the last 2 years I've been stumped. My buddies and I went east for deer and have had great success. You can't give up. This year has been my worst and I'm already planning for next year. There are lots of good spots around you. You just have to find them. I've worn out a lot of boots finding my areas. Always be looking. You see a spot you think might be good, don't wonder, go look! Hunting isn't easy. Otherwise every yahoo would do it! 

[deltaops]

Frustrating is putting it lightly! I know how you feel. I used to bow hunt in MO then I moved to WA. Never hunted again until last year with Modern Firearm. Still no luck in WA. Paid the extra money and went to a different state, I got lucky for sure, but I paid the price. To me it was worth it. This year my wife, son and I went out and my son is the only one to tag out. Next year the wife will not hunt due to other obligations and I will be switching to bow.

If you feel like giving up due to money then I would consider that too, but I am doing it because its fun and I want my kids to get involved more with the outdoors. Its expensive for sure but in the long run, it is fun times and great memories just being out and away in the woods.

[furiouzgeorge]

The hunt has to be more than the end goal...meat. Meat's great, but...at the end of the day it's the experience you need to hold on to. Change your experience. If you're tired of what you're doing spice it up, do something different. Get a partner, get a compound, hire a guide. Whatever you do don't let a lack of meat in the freezer dictate whether or not you had a fulfilling hunt.

I'm leaving tomorrow for a week long hunting trip for Elk in a GMU that doesn't have a resident herd...why? Because I dislike bumping into other hunters MORE than I like Elk. Do I stand a chance? Probably not. Is it a wild goose chase? Sure. Will I become stronger both physically and mentally? Heck yah! Make the experience positive, then no matter what the outcome is, it'll be worth it. My

P.S. If you finally do make the plunge and quit I've got dibs on your gear!

[Turner89]

I can see where it would be frustrating. As with any hobby,hunting by archery can be expensive and it seems like, with any hobby, you really have to spend a lot of time at it to be good. Time most of us as adults just dont really have.

 Starting tomorow I will be in my third year of trying to get a deer with my bow. I suppose Ive made it even more dificult on myself by going with a recurve bow, but thats how I got introduced to the sport and I really enjoy shooting my recurve.

I must say though that over the past two years I have had an absolute blast hunting deer despite not being able to tag one. I enjoy the scouting, the planing and I even find it humorous the amount of failure I have in trying to get within 30 yds of  a deer....any deer.  I spot, I stalk, I circle around, I circle again, I hunker down and wait, and after hours of this I grow impatient and the deer spot me and run. At the end of the day I am spent, completely worn out. I go home and whine to my wife and then I get up early the next day and do it all over again. Good post Sandberm. My wife has listened to me come home ,and  whine also.    Over the last eight years I've been on a roll. This year I didn't even see a buck, untill the last 1/2 hour of the last day, and he was running 50 mph back to the timber line.
  Next year you might take one on the first day. It can litterally happen at any minute.  If I remember right, you started posting on here about learning how to hunt, and that you had little to no experience. I bet you know a great deal more now than a year ago. Don't give up.

[huntnnw]

I woulda given up 25 years ago if it was about money.... I have spent over 50 days hunting this year countless more scouting and I have put nothing in the freezer. I also ate 2 non resident ID elk tags..I dont quit a passion never will..if anything it makes me even more hungry for the next year

[DoubleJ]

Never think about the money

[Boss .300 winmag]

I wonder what ever happened to this guy?

He was on the forum on the 14 October 2014.

[billythekidrock]

I wonder what ever happened to this guy?

He was on the forum on the 14 October 2014.

Last Active: October 04, 2014, 08:50:40 AM

[_DarkTimber_]

I've never been archery always modern fire, but this next year I think I'm gonna buy a bow and get after it, I've been hunting for about 10 years now on the wet side and now I can say i am going to give it a shot knowing everything I've learned over the years. But don't get me wrong I learn something new about them every year. I just want more of a challenge! My advice is to never give up always push further the rewards only get better. Good luck!

[Magnum_Willys]

Walk out the back door, 20 deer under the feeder, shoot largest, pickup with tractor and haul to barn.  Another successful year?

That would make me quit. Embrace the challenge !