Ego check

[Hem]

My kids literally just introduced me to that phrase like 3 minutes ago

Tapping in to my inner middleschool.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Got reminded of this thread today. I’m in some random text chat with a ton of Missouri hunters. A guy sends a video to us last night of him shooting a buck EXTREMELY low.

Today they searched for 4 hours today and started to say over and over it wasn’t looking good.

Bring in a dog and find it 1200 feet later.

A few minute later there is a picture on Instagram.

“A few scouting trips lead to a well executed hunt last night.”

 

[np307]

I voted for #2 but I'm sitting here reflecting on the stories I've posted here and I can't really come up with any examples where I've added details or left details out to make a story better or more coherent. I'm sure it has happened at some level, but generally I try to convey exactly what transpired on each hunt. Lump me strongly into the "I share my stories as a hunt journal" camp. I like when people enjoy what I share, but I have gone back on many late nights or early mornings and re-read the stories I've written. I'm far from the best writer in the world and I don't have a plethora of cool hunts to share, but I find satisfaction in trying to capture the feeling of a hunt and put that onto paper. There's something the written word brings that connects on a deeper level for me. I have a draft for an ongoing hunt series right now that will be one of the most meaningful to me and it's most likely going to end without a single deer seen.