I am headed out of town for a couple days, I am leaving you guys with this question..... What skills or experiences (if any) do you have from your job that benefits your bowhunting? For me, in no order..... -Judging distance. (inches, feet, etc.) -I work outside in all weather conditions that encompass NE Ohio. -No fear of heights. (swaying back and forth 80 feet up in the air on a boom lift will do that for ya.) -Carrying a lot of weight with me. (tools, materials.) -Used to getting up early. (between 4am and 5:30am depending on job site.) That's all for now.... If any more come to me I will update when I return home.
I'm a student. But I'm studying Biological Science with a concentration in Wildlife biology. I've learned a lot in my classes that I can relate to my hunting.
I am a student. Landscaping wise, Im outside alot..that is the jist of it for me. When I leave school? Unless you see a future in pharmaceuticals for whitetail deer products....My career and hunting will be two unrelated things.
I am a salesman so I don't think any of my work skills apply. I was in the Marine Corps though so I guess I can apply almost everything to hunting!
Staying up late? For long hours? No? Umm... I walk alot, I sit a lot more. I use the sitting time to work on sitting still without falling asleep. lol I was in the Marines too. So that helps a little bit. (jFergus7)
Scott, I'm kind of in the same boat... except for the carrying tools part:d Judging distance - Field Measurements and Estimating Wake up Early - Construction Projects start early and you can't chew anyone's arse for being late if you aren't there. Focusing for long periods of time - Estimating! That's really all I can think of right now.
I'm a self employed milk hauler and I do allot of my driving In the area I hunt In. When the rut approaches It's noticeable being I see allot more deer movement then normal. When I see allot of deer movement (bucks running doe's) I try and be In the woods the next day If possible. It usually holds up pretty true the next day (deer movement) If I'm able to get my employee to drive for me the next day so I can get In the woods. It can also be very frustrating If I see a Booker buck run across the road onto my land and there Isn't a thing I can do about It, seen this way to many times.
Being in sales I would have to say not excepting failure and always looking at each day as another opportunity to close the deal on a kill. Not every day is a winner thats how sales goes but the days I blank teach me how to get better.
I use to get up at 4:30 for work and work outdoors throughout the winter, but now I don't fit any category. Since coming to college I stay up too late and sleep too late....unless I'm going hunting the next morning.
caculating distances quickly outside almost every day (9 months of the yr) physically active everyday very intensely 3 days of the week outta bed early!
Im a fire fighter. I cant really think of any situation that i would want to spray large amounts of class A foam on a deer
It provides me with patience and motivation. No matter how few deer I see, or how unsuccessful I am.........it's still better than being at work. :d
I'm an electrician and that makes me a hero at my new hunt club! I've already rewired 3 campers and our cook shack. That puts me in the good graces of the other members and that has helped me learn the property. Also I have no fear of heights, I can tote a lot of stuff and I'm used to being exposed to the elements. It doesn't really help with distance measurment though. I just plain suck at that! Also getting up early. I wake up each morning at 4:20 for work. This time of year I get to sleep in at deer camp. I don't get up until 5:00 there.
I'm a professional tap-dancer. Through my tap tap tapping I've become very agile and nimble. Which helps me to sneak through the woods like a housecat on a house mouse. I dance with women alot.. which puts me in fair condition to deal with BIG bucks. Which sometimes seem to behave like whiny women. All this coupled with my ability to overcome stage fright.. which is why I laugh at buck fever. Hows that for train of thought.:d
Used to getting up early. Work in a non-climate controlled building, so I'm used to the cold temps in the late fall and winter. I work alone, so being alone in the woods in nothing new to me, preventing me from getting too bored and having the patience to sit all day. I work alone, in a HUGE building, so I can also shoot my bow during the spring and summer, yes, while at work.
