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Brother, we all go through this at various stages on the journey. You’ve gotten some great advice already, and in the end, I think all you can do is stick with it and keep it fun.
The usual cause of my shooting game falling apart isn’t my gear, it’s me, and it’s usually because I’m overthinking it and/or my head is somewhere else rather than in that beautiful Zen state of thinking/not-thinking when it all just flows. At these times, the best thing I’ve found is to grab a fistful of stumping arrows, go for a hike and just remember the joy of flinging arrows, and get that troublesome thing between my ears out of the way for a while.
Etter1 wrote:
Plus, as soon as GA finishes this game I’m headed out to the Panic Concert.
I suppose that’s a valid excuse.
Btw, our good friends (serious Panic-heads) just had a daughter, and named her ‘Greta.”
“…Greta’s got a gun
This ain’t no flowerchild…”
R2 wrote:
Is that your quiver from Big Jim? I think I’m remembering correctly.
It is. Love it for stumping and small game. And I bet I’ll be handing it down to someone someday, cuz its definitely built to outlast me.
A little bird recently told me that Jim is having a 10% off sale on lots of stuff, including quivers…
R2 wrote: Nice pic Bruce but you’re looking a bit thin:D
After a month of chasing elk, and cutting most carbs and dairy out of my diet, I’m down to my fightin’ weight, bruthah!
Mhuddle wrote:
…We summited a mountain and explored miles of ridges and valleys….so many memories and great experiences. Injury had prevented me from using my recurve the last couple of years and it finally happened. Theres something special about it. I have a hard time finding the words to explain it. As I don’t know any other traditional archers I get a lot of flack that I’m not using my compound and most folks seem perplexed when I say I don’t plan to use it again.
Anyway…I’ve fallen in love with traditional archery, the mountains and elk hunting. I will dream about them until next year!
No need to explain those impulses here, compadre (and yes, I was in a similar conversation just the other night with someone who couldn’t understand why I “wasted” so much time in the woods instead of pulling out my rifle and filling the freezer). You’ve come to the right place.
Good luck on those mulies, Ralph!
After a morning of driving and meetings and an afternoon of mundane tasks around the house, I needed to get out this evening and whack a few stumps and hopefully stumble across a grouse or two before dark. None of the latter were seen, but many of the former were laid low by the Primal Styk. I know of few things more therapeutic than a little stump shooting in the woods…
