When the leaves start to turn and you can feel a chill in the air. It then looks and feels like Deer Season. Almost magical!! My next favorite thing is sitting in a stand and finally seeing the buck walk in that you have prepared All offseason for. The Excitement and Rush that goes with that is Unbelievable! Only a Deer Hunter can appreciate that. Then throw in self-filming and the Adrenaline Meter shoots off the charts!
I really can't pin it down to one thing. The first hunt of the year is always exciting. Then there's the first time I lay eyes on a buck I know from trail camera photos, having a buck at point blank range and passing him while staying undetected, watching a deer eat in a food plot I planted, hearing a buck grunt, seeing combines running in the fields, there are so many...and most don't have anything to do with shooting a deer. Although one of the greatest experiences I've ever had is calling in a mature buck over a decoy...biggest adrenaline rush I've ever had
The chill of a November morning and that sweet fall air in your lungs. . The experience of a long day in the woods with peace and quiet and hopefully the crunch of the leaves as a deer walks in and the adrenaline rush that follows. The stories told in camp with what the other guys experienced that day. Fall needs to get here asap. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
The moment when all the preparing , scouting , practicing , checking trail cams all comes together for the release of that first arrow of the season .
For me my favorite part of the year is definitely late October to early November. I love the crisp mornings and the changing of the leaves. Makes it an awesome time to be in the woods, especially with the rut going on. By far one of my favorite things to experience while hunting is on those cool mornings when you have deer around you, unaware that you are there, and things are so peaceful and natural that you can see the deer's breath. There is just something about that calm and natural feeling that I love.
For me its opening day! The first sit of the season, it doesn't matter that it is 90 degrees and humid and lose about 10 pounds of sweet. I still get that feeling of a kid on Christmas. Love ever second of it!
For me its sitting around planning the next day or weekend with the guys I hunt with. Whether its telling stories or when I get the call saying a deer was hit I love the interactions with other hunters sharing the obsession.
The excitement the night before, the weather, the changing of the trees, the crisp fall mornings, getting your hands bloody, I feel like I could go on and on.
Filling out and placing my tag on the animal I just harvested!! At that point I know all the hard work and dedication payed off!! Don't get me wrong I love everything about hunting but there is nothing better then that feeling of accomplishment!!
it isn't exactly during archery season but is definitely linked to it. I love it in the spring when I'm shed hunting and find an antler to one of my hit list bucks knowing that he made it through. also while shed hunting when you run across a missing part of your hunting puzzle that you didn't know was in your area ex: scrapes, rubs, trails, etc.
Man... that's tough to pick one thing. I love all the preparation leading into the season. If I HAD to choose, it would be that first sit on opening morning. All the homework and practice is done. It's like the beginning of a new chapter about to unfold. Climb a tree for the first time of the year actually hunting again..... ahhhhhhhhhh that's a good feeling.
For me it's being able to spend time in the outdoors, watching the sun rise and set, cool fall breeze blowing in my face or the sun shining on the food plot we worked all summer on. I love knowing bucks, watching them sometimes for years and actually getting to see them in the flesh. It's cool to think to yourself "I know that deer". I love all the time I spend in the tree unsuccessfully and sometimes so close to that moment but one of my rookie mistakes ends the hunt, all to be overseen by that one rare moment where everything comes together all at once to form a successful hunt. I love how every season I learn something. A lot of times the unsuccessful hunts are the ones that I benefit from. I love walking up on the buck you have worked for all season after a nervous blood trail, and finally wrapping your hands around that antlers that have caused me so much frustration and stress while enjoying it. I love doing something on my own and independent, knowing that as a 13 year old I did something with nobody guiding me or showing me the way. I love the feeling of knowing that I earned that buck and nobody could take credit for my lone success. I love the moment that I'm at full draw anticipating seeing that arrow pass through the lungs of a buck. As much as I love hunting with my dad, like I said I love the feeling of doing something on my own with no guidence. I absolutely love getting out of the stand after a morning hunt and texting the hunters local hunters seeing how they did, or helping them prepare for other hunts. I love to learn from veteran hunters and use their knowledge to my advantage. But most of all, I just love being OUTDOORS.
I love how a hunt can change completely in a matter of seconds. I've been sitting before thinking the night is over and nothing is coming in but then here a stick break or see a bruiser step out from the corner of my eye. I always remind myself how fast a hunt can change when I'm having a slow night.
I don't have a best part. I love it all. Even the days of not seeing a single deer I can find enough good stuff to make me smile. I never put my bows away, shoot year round, build arrows a few times a year, spend a lot of time in the woods and working on my friends farm. It's a year round past time for me and in over 30 years I haven't gotten sick of it yet.
