Dannmann- You are not alone. Truth be told, I am a relative newbie to deer hunting. Hunted small game when I was younger, but only got into deer hunting in the last few years. In my honest opinion i think I am a better hunter because of it. At an earlier age I might have been less inclined to read and listen. At an earlier age there were not near the resources available to learn. I read the magazines, watched the shows/videos, but I learned more from the internet. Last year I put in 141.25 hrs in the woods hunting. Who knows how many road scouting? Last year was the year I was able to implement a lot of what I had been reading and absorbing on the net. However, there are many which are going to be sponges to the knowledge on the forums like you and I have been, but there will be many more that are half a brain cell away from being institutionalized! We can teach what we know, but we need willing listeners. I have learned a ton, but have much much much to learn yet! My scouting (both in season and out of season in the winter snow trails and summer road scouting trips), trail camera placement, and buck sightings have increased dramatically this year as compared to last year. I owe much (if not all) of this to the knowledge I have picked up by listening. Crazy thing too considering how much I talk. hahaha
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