2016 Goal thread

[hickslawns]

I love starting this thread every year. It offers a chance to recollect seasons past and look forward to future hunting.

1) Have a safe season.
2) Be thankful for what God has given us.
3) Continue to nourish the fire in my son's belly. He killed his first deer last year. I'd like to see his passion continue to grow.
4) Fill my freezer
5) I think I am about done setting buck goals. Mature deer would be great. Outside of this, whatever floats my boat- mature or not.
6) Make quick, clean, ethical shots on the deer I kill.

 

[giles]

I passed on a mature buck on my first hunt last year and never got a chance at another one... I will not repeat this mistake as I was stuck on antlers. I learned through that, that I don't enjoy hunting antlers. Back to the basics for me this year.

 

[Hortontoter]

One of my best hunting buddies is retiring on Sept. 5. My number one goal is to get to spend more time in the woods with him. We both have the same frame of mind about deer hunting. We only want good bucks and let the little ones walk.

My second goal is for my step son to kill a buck at my property.

For myself I'd like to take a respectable buck by Nov. 10 so I can call some raccoons before it gets to cold.

 

[Blan37]

My goal is to not shoot the ground blind (twice) this year... And to bag one earlier in the season so I have more time to hunt squirrel and maybe focus on a little trapping.

 

[Archertl]

1. Get time off to kill a deer.
2. Kill a deer.
3. Kill a buck deer.

 

[nathan.luthman]

My goal is to get my son and wife to come out with me more this year.. last year my wife went twice last and son went four times... my only other goal is to have a good time (which is never really that hard for me)...

 

[Quantum673]

My goals tho year:
Thank god.
Kill a deer. It's been tag soup the last two years.
More time spent hunting with others.
Have fun
Stay safe.
Would love to get our foreign exchange student out.

Good luck TOO everyone.

 

["J"]

To make it thru the season safe, see some bucks make it thru season, enjoy the time afield..... Fill a few tags, enjoy the company of deer hunting friends during the gun seasons....

Most of all reading everyone's success stories here on too....

 

[Spencie]

1) Stay safe
1A) Stay safe
2) Spend time with my kids in the woods
3) Get close to some mature bucks
4) Get great trail cam pics of mature bucks

 

[Bigslam51]

My goals are
1. Not to fall out of a tree
2. Have fun
3. Kill a mature buck
4. Fill the freezer
5. Mount mature buck on wall
6. Kill yotes

 

["J"]

My goals are
1. Not to fall out of a tree
2. Have fun
3. Kill a mature buck
4. Fill the freezer
5. Mount mature buck on wall
6. Kill yotes

There's a joke in there somewhere but I'm to tired to think of it lol

 

[Bigslam51]

There's a joke in there somewhere but I'm to tired to think of it lol

Kiss my ass ol man lol

 

["J"]

Kiss my ass ol man lol

Mark the spot, you're all ass lmao...

 

[Bigslam51]

Mark the spot, you're all ass lmao...

You need help hanging that ladder stand since your old and crippled up?

 

[Fluteman]

My goals for this year is to get back to the basics and have fun. No more pressure to get it done.

 

[Bigslam51]

My goals for this year is to get back to the basics and have fun. No more pressure to get it done.

Good deal, Greg. Thinking like that also makes a guy less prone to making mistakes IMO. Less mistakes=shot opps

 

[MoonLab]

1. bag my first buck
2. shoot bow/ drink beer with my Bil in law.... and the rest of the TOO at the stroud this fall.
3. bring the deer home so moonshine can jump in back of the truck and look at it. That's his favorite. He knows when I back my truck in the back of my house that I have a dead deer in back of my truck. Soon as I come in the house to let him out, he sniffed all over my legs, he knew he was right, lol. I let the door open and bam he goes straight to my truck sniffing at the deer, lmao. love that dude.
4. say my prayers thanking the lord for hunting, and also say my prayer before I get to the stand to pray for all the hunter and I to be safe getting up and down on the stand, and deer or not as long as we are alive to come home and hunt another day.

 

[Redhunter1012]

I love starting this thread every year. It offers a chance to recollect seasons past and look forward to future hunting.

1) Have a safe season.
2) Be thankful for what God has given us.
3) Continue to nourish the fire in my son's belly. He killed his first deer last year. I'd like to see his passion continue to grow.
4) Fill my freezer
5) I think I am about done setting buck goals. Mature deer would be great. Outside of this, whatever floats my boat- mature or not.
6) Make quick, clean, ethical shots on the deer I kill.

I added one for you
7) Kill Buck with my boots on:smiley_coolpeace:


1) As for myself, I want to get my son out in the groundblind this year, mainly to observe how he does. Im not sure I will even take a weapon. Nothing would guarantee a close encounter with a mature buck more than not being able to kill him, haha.

2) Safety

3) Have fun again. Last year was most fun ever for me

4) Keep learning

 

[finelyshedded]

Lots a great goals here!

Karissa and I having a safe and memorable season.
Getting some quality video this year of our hunts
Enjoying family and friends at deer camp
Hunting our farm more this season
Putting some tasty venison in the freezer

I hope we all here on TOO accomplish our goals this season!

 

[motorbreaker]

Someone to kill a mature buck on our property.
See mature bucks
Have fun
Be to hungover to hunt the morning