I'll preface this with the fact that I'm not a very emotional person in general. I'm probably kind of cold natured most of the time. I think some of it has to do with the fact that I lost my best friend in a wreck my senior year of high school and then lost two grandmothers and my mother within 3 years after that. I think those years put me in an emotionless state and it's just stuck with me.
That being said, I get excited about hunting and I'm happy when I make a harvest, but its not the kind of "emotion" or acting that you see on tv. I've always thought it was a little silly how worked up some of those guys get after the shot on a buck. Well, after I shot my buck two days ago in Kansas, for the first time, I was jacked up like I haven't been in a long time. I couldn't get the excitement out of my body for an hour or so and couldn't wipe the grin off my face. It was sheer joy and excitement and boy did it feel good. I truly believe I looked like some of those guys on tv for a few minutes.
So, what does it take to get your emotions rolling after the shot? I'm not talking about a little high five and pat on the back. I'm talking about that kind of emotion that sets you on fire for a few minutes. Maybe you haven't felt that yet. Or maybe you have because you finally got the animal you've been chasing for several years. Or because you knew you just shot your biggest buck ever. What's it take? What animal set your emotions at an all time high in the hunting woods?
That being said, I get excited about hunting and I'm happy when I make a harvest, but its not the kind of "emotion" or acting that you see on tv. I've always thought it was a little silly how worked up some of those guys get after the shot on a buck. Well, after I shot my buck two days ago in Kansas, for the first time, I was jacked up like I haven't been in a long time. I couldn't get the excitement out of my body for an hour or so and couldn't wipe the grin off my face. It was sheer joy and excitement and boy did it feel good. I truly believe I looked like some of those guys on tv for a few minutes.
So, what does it take to get your emotions rolling after the shot? I'm not talking about a little high five and pat on the back. I'm talking about that kind of emotion that sets you on fire for a few minutes. Maybe you haven't felt that yet. Or maybe you have because you finally got the animal you've been chasing for several years. Or because you knew you just shot your biggest buck ever. What's it take? What animal set your emotions at an all time high in the hunting woods?
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