With August underway, this means that September is coming quickly. This is significant only to those of us looking forward to another fall hunting season. It also tends to lead dad and I to talk about hunting and our plans for the fall. We talked about a couple of new guns we would like to have and about a new rainy day event we would like to host at the Rip N’ Tear Hunt camp during deer season. This activity involved paintball guns and some junior members in the club. Maybe I will blog more about this idea later, but what I really want to share is something “funny” that followed our talk about paint guns. It may only be “chuckle worthy” to those who know me, but I said something we both got a good laugh over. We decided it would be a good idea to spend more time this fall (before deer and moose season) shooting at some targets and fine tune our WOIDs (Weapons of Intermittent Destruction). Good advice. We both know it. I was quick to add to the conversation the following statement (and the reason behind this entry):
The problem with pre-season shooting is that it only works to confirm what I already know to be true about the way I shoot.
Don’t get me wrong. I know responsible hunters need to practice. That is not my issue. The problem is the excitement of the moment when that big buck (or any game animal) is in front of you and everything you learned from the pillow rest or shooting bench with a stationary target does not apply. Does ‘the fever’ ever go away? Is there a cure? Please let us know by commenting below.
Bill Anderson
Muskoka Outdoors
