Is this year different?
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This year has been a busy summer for me too. I have not found enough time to exercise. The plus side the work I have been doing counts. I think. I have been shoveling dirt digging out a trench for a foundation, pouring cement, and now framing an addition on my fathers house. I also have done a few tree removal jobs that are hard work. I plan to start packing my gear and getting my truck ready for the trip this weekend.
I haven\'t shot the bow as much as summers past either. However I did shoot this weekend. 3 shots at 20yds could be covered with a half dollar. I the shot 1 at 30 that was 1.5\" left 1 at 40 dead on and 1 at 50 that was 1.5\" right. That should do the job. I was happy to see I had not lost my form.
I am so ready for 3 weeks of vacation in the mountains......
I haven\'t shot the bow as much as summers past either. However I did shoot this weekend. 3 shots at 20yds could be covered with a half dollar. I the shot 1 at 30 that was 1.5\" left 1 at 40 dead on and 1 at 50 that was 1.5\" right. That should do the job. I was happy to see I had not lost my form.
I am so ready for 3 weeks of vacation in the mountains......
timberland
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- Aug 27, 2015
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Big difference is my oldest came home from college for a week then is working at a camp all summer. Saw her once and talked/texted maybe five times all summer. With only one kid in the house I had more freedom but also pretty quiet in the house. She\'ll be home for good in a couple weeks though.
Something is pretty odd about this summer.
At our house, we feel like there\'s been way too much \"bad luck\". Busy as heck, too. Some \"good busy\", and some \"bad busy\". For a few years, we\'ve watched our country as it has suffered what seems to be a reset to a \"new normal\" and it sort of feels like that is finally reaching us in terms of higher prices, and \"bad luck\". Definitely, though, there is a whole different \"vibe\" to this summer for us. Makes you wonder who (Who?) you\'ve upset! Well, if this is the \"new normal\", I\'m against it. I\'m still hoping it\'s a \"phase\".
We keep an \"emergency fund\" for, well, unexpected expenses ... and we sure have been giving that thing a workout this summer!
I\'ve managed to keep exercising, but shooting is way down. and with pronghorn season starting in 10 days ... well, that\'s just not acceptable.
There are bright spots, though, and lately it\'s been easy to ignore them, so I\'m going to try to pay more attention and hope that turns the summer around.
At our house, we feel like there\'s been way too much \"bad luck\". Busy as heck, too. Some \"good busy\", and some \"bad busy\". For a few years, we\'ve watched our country as it has suffered what seems to be a reset to a \"new normal\" and it sort of feels like that is finally reaching us in terms of higher prices, and \"bad luck\". Definitely, though, there is a whole different \"vibe\" to this summer for us. Makes you wonder who (Who?) you\'ve upset! Well, if this is the \"new normal\", I\'m against it. I\'m still hoping it\'s a \"phase\".
We keep an \"emergency fund\" for, well, unexpected expenses ... and we sure have been giving that thing a workout this summer!
I\'ve managed to keep exercising, but shooting is way down. and with pronghorn season starting in 10 days ... well, that\'s just not acceptable.
There are bright spots, though, and lately it\'s been easy to ignore them, so I\'m going to try to pay more attention and hope that turns the summer around.
I am an easy going guy. I am a glass half full , positive attitude. I believe everything happens for a reason. I deal with it and don\'t let it worry me. Why should I stress about what I can\'t change. I awake every day glad to be alive and ready for a new adventure. 
There is a definite shift in the paradigm this year.
Like John said, Im not sure if its \'Good, Bad or Ugly\' yet tho.
I compare it to a set of gears that are a half a cog off, still working but not efficiently.
Im hoping that someone fixes those gears because we all know that condition doesnt last long...
Like John said, Im not sure if its \'Good, Bad or Ugly\' yet tho.
I compare it to a set of gears that are a half a cog off, still working but not efficiently.
Im hoping that someone fixes those gears because we all know that condition doesnt last long...
timberland
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- Aug 27, 2015
- 471
Just remember you guys, you just came through 11 1/2 months of depression (no elk hunting) Everything seems worse.
elky McElkerson
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- Mar 13, 2014
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I\'m poorer.
But I am healthier than ever. I\'ll handle any hike, any load. My shooting is the best ever. My groups at 60 look like last years 40\'s. I have a better bow.
But I\'m poorer. I\'ll have to hunt less.
But I am healthier than ever. I\'ll handle any hike, any load. My shooting is the best ever. My groups at 60 look like last years 40\'s. I have a better bow.
But I\'m poorer. I\'ll have to hunt less.
Wow. I don\'t feel so bad about my year anymore.
Most of my abnormal year I choose. I decided to get all this done in the last 9 months to get it over with. I wrote this year off already. I knew what I was doing except for the part where I messed up my hip/pelvis and we had an unexpected death in the family. I am now in Physical Therapy so I can walk without limping and pain. It will mean less hiking for elk hunting.
My year in review. It is almost completed:
Last Spring & Summer: PT for 2 tears in bow shoulder
September rains and floods. Came home from hunting to find leaking roof and damage in family room.
October: Left ear surgery followed by 6 weeks restriction: no shooting and no high impact exercise
Late Fall worked 55-78hr/week until Dec 22nd (12.5 hr day on Saturday before Xmas) worst workweek ever.
January: Right ear surgery and another 6 weeks restrictions
Spring: Prepared house for sale
June: Unexpected death in the family. My shooting tanked after this. I could not concentrate.
Most of Summer: pack & purge (15+ loads to Goodwill & Habitat For Humanity Restore) and fill up a 10x10 storage unit
Mid-late July: Move to apartment
August: Scramble to get ready for elk hunting
September pray work doesn\'t get in the way of elk hunting
October will be another left ear surgery and possibility another left ear surgery in January and then I am done with that.
I am still waiting to find a house to move into. May need to wait until after my October ear surgery restrictions are over since I can\'t lift >25 lbs after surgery or put my head below my heart.
I thought it would be less painful if I just get all this done in a 12 month period rather than spread it out. No regrets. I don\'t think my year is as bad as others that I know. I see the light at the end of the tunnel. Last weekend\'s scouting trip made a world of difference for me.
Looking forward to 2015 being closer to a normal year.
Once we are all out hunting, things will be better.
Most of my abnormal year I choose. I decided to get all this done in the last 9 months to get it over with. I wrote this year off already. I knew what I was doing except for the part where I messed up my hip/pelvis and we had an unexpected death in the family. I am now in Physical Therapy so I can walk without limping and pain. It will mean less hiking for elk hunting.
My year in review. It is almost completed:
Last Spring & Summer: PT for 2 tears in bow shoulder
September rains and floods. Came home from hunting to find leaking roof and damage in family room.
October: Left ear surgery followed by 6 weeks restriction: no shooting and no high impact exercise
Late Fall worked 55-78hr/week until Dec 22nd (12.5 hr day on Saturday before Xmas) worst workweek ever.
January: Right ear surgery and another 6 weeks restrictions
Spring: Prepared house for sale
June: Unexpected death in the family. My shooting tanked after this. I could not concentrate.
Most of Summer: pack & purge (15+ loads to Goodwill & Habitat For Humanity Restore) and fill up a 10x10 storage unit
Mid-late July: Move to apartment
August: Scramble to get ready for elk hunting
September pray work doesn\'t get in the way of elk hunting
October will be another left ear surgery and possibility another left ear surgery in January and then I am done with that.
I am still waiting to find a house to move into. May need to wait until after my October ear surgery restrictions are over since I can\'t lift >25 lbs after surgery or put my head below my heart.
I thought it would be less painful if I just get all this done in a 12 month period rather than spread it out. No regrets. I don\'t think my year is as bad as others that I know. I see the light at the end of the tunnel. Last weekend\'s scouting trip made a world of difference for me.
Looking forward to 2015 being closer to a normal year.
Once we are all out hunting, things will be better.
Jan 2013 and Jan 2014 both started with knee replacements on right knee. Last question I asked the doctors before the put me out was, will this knee take me up and down a mountain by September. I really want to go elk hunting. Both said yes, but one of them was WRONG! Well the good news is the one this year was right. I came out of surgery on January 3 walking better than I had in a long time. I have been able to loose about 60 pounds, shooting my bow as good as I have since I shot a right handed bow and feel really inspired and blessed. I give thanks to God every day that my health has improved enough for me to have this opportunity. I feel like this year has been a real turning point in my life for the better. My cholesterol is down and my blood sugar is down. I know I\'m only 42 but that Tim McGraw song \"Live Like You Were Dying\" kind of hits home for me!
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Lark Bunting
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- Sep 14, 2016
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My year started out great. I was learning a whole new subject...and with my son! Elk hunting definitely took over my life for the better.
Things took a turn when my wife and I separated. We still live in the same town and only a few miles apart but the kids coming back and forth has been really hard on me. We had actually been talking about our future together and mending things up recently when she decided to quit her job (she just finished school and had only been working 6 weeks). This was one of the constant battles we faced...with two kids in school full time and her complaining about never having enough money to keep up with the Joneses... I make a decent living as a Project Engineer, designing medical interiors for Flight for Life helicopters, but it was never enough...she was always in a race to spend every dollar I brought in. I figured the dual income would benefit the family as a whole.
Anyway, I\'ve remained focused on our new found sport of hunting and have kept my promise that i will learn something new each day.
So, yeah, this summer has definitely been \"different\".
Things took a turn when my wife and I separated. We still live in the same town and only a few miles apart but the kids coming back and forth has been really hard on me. We had actually been talking about our future together and mending things up recently when she decided to quit her job (she just finished school and had only been working 6 weeks). This was one of the constant battles we faced...with two kids in school full time and her complaining about never having enough money to keep up with the Joneses... I make a decent living as a Project Engineer, designing medical interiors for Flight for Life helicopters, but it was never enough...she was always in a race to spend every dollar I brought in. I figured the dual income would benefit the family as a whole.
Anyway, I\'ve remained focused on our new found sport of hunting and have kept my promise that i will learn something new each day.
So, yeah, this summer has definitely been \"different\".
After reading some of the posts above, I feel like I live a drab, boring life. Don\'t feel sorry for me though. I like it that way. My year has been busy, but not hectic. I feel better prepared this year than last. I pray that I am well and everything is in order when the season starts. I pray also that the elk are cooperative. I feel I have done everything I should do to be ready. There are less than 20 days before I head out to camp, and just 24 days until the season begins..
This has definitely been my busiest year in a long time! Weeks are going by like days! I\'m not sure if that\'s good or bad. I do know that Sept. is already on top of us! I just hope time slows down a little when it\'s here.
Swede, the elk are praying that they don\'t end up on your table!
Swede, the elk are praying that they don\'t end up on your table!
this year has been busy also. but last year was too, for a different reason. last summer I spent all my time restoring my wife\'s uncle\'s 67 galaxie convertible and didn\'t spend much time with the family. this year has been busy making it up with the family and getting neglected projects done. I have been busy enough that I have lost 7 pounds running around without eating well. on top of that, a partner retired and I have had to pick up his slack. such as national night out, which was tonight. on top of that, my chief is retiring and I put my hat in the ring as a replacement. also my wife has been asked to be the new director of nurses at her job..... lots of changes this year.... but I am ready come this september
cohunter14
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- Jul 10, 2017
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After reading all of these things, it definitely reminded me of one thing: isn\'t this why we love hunting in the first place? For me, it is an escape from reality. It is a way to get out and not worry about the day-to-day grind and all of the real world crap that goes on. Things have been a little rough for me, but for a far different reason than most of you. But all you can do is try to stay positive and get to camp alive so you can revive yourself and prepare for another year
