I have a serious problem. A little background:
I've loved the outdoors for as long as I can remember. My grandfathers both hunted and fished (as did my grandmothers) but my mom, dad and brother had no interest whatsoever. Until I hit my teens and discovered the allure of the evil woman I tried to spend every waking moment at my grandparents fishing. By the time I was old enough to hunt both of my grandfathers were on in years and unable to partake. I had a subscription to Field & Stream from the age of 8 and would read every single article in every issue and dreamed about hunting but never got to go.
When I joined the Army and was stationed in Texas I hooked up with some guys in my unit who showed me the ropes. I hunted dove, turkey (never got one) and deer (bow & rifle). I got out of the Army in 1996 and moved back home to Indiana. Unfortunately for me no one in my family hunted or owned any land. I tried hunting public land for two seasons before giving up. I had resigned myself to only being able to fish.
Fast forward to this year and a good friend and coworker of mine invited me to go hunting with him. I had told him several years ago that I'd love to go with him, even if only to run a camera and film his hunts. He started out the season with a four day hunt in Kentucky for turkey. Once he got his bird I bought a tag and killed my first gobbler. A couple weeks later we were hunting on his lease here in Indiana and I got my second. I must have passed muster because we've been planning out the deer season for a couple of months now.
Now for the problem: I've spent an obscene amount of money buying a shotgun, bow, camo, boots and all of the little things that go along with hunting. I mean obscene. I've sold every non essential firearm I had. I upgraded my AT&T Uverse package so I can get the Outdoor Channel. I watch every hunting show that comes on now and it's driving my wife nuts. I practicing with my bow just about every day and have been tweaking it since the day I got it. We're around 90 days away from opening day and I can't stop thinking about it. I've already got 23 days of vacation approved for deer season. I'm starting to have trouble sleeping. I think I have a serious problem and I don't think there is a cure.
Sorry for rambling, they say it is therapeutic to share...
I've loved the outdoors for as long as I can remember. My grandfathers both hunted and fished (as did my grandmothers) but my mom, dad and brother had no interest whatsoever. Until I hit my teens and discovered the allure of the evil woman I tried to spend every waking moment at my grandparents fishing. By the time I was old enough to hunt both of my grandfathers were on in years and unable to partake. I had a subscription to Field & Stream from the age of 8 and would read every single article in every issue and dreamed about hunting but never got to go.
When I joined the Army and was stationed in Texas I hooked up with some guys in my unit who showed me the ropes. I hunted dove, turkey (never got one) and deer (bow & rifle). I got out of the Army in 1996 and moved back home to Indiana. Unfortunately for me no one in my family hunted or owned any land. I tried hunting public land for two seasons before giving up. I had resigned myself to only being able to fish.
Fast forward to this year and a good friend and coworker of mine invited me to go hunting with him. I had told him several years ago that I'd love to go with him, even if only to run a camera and film his hunts. He started out the season with a four day hunt in Kentucky for turkey. Once he got his bird I bought a tag and killed my first gobbler. A couple weeks later we were hunting on his lease here in Indiana and I got my second. I must have passed muster because we've been planning out the deer season for a couple of months now.
Now for the problem: I've spent an obscene amount of money buying a shotgun, bow, camo, boots and all of the little things that go along with hunting. I mean obscene. I've sold every non essential firearm I had. I upgraded my AT&T Uverse package so I can get the Outdoor Channel. I watch every hunting show that comes on now and it's driving my wife nuts. I practicing with my bow just about every day and have been tweaking it since the day I got it. We're around 90 days away from opening day and I can't stop thinking about it. I've already got 23 days of vacation approved for deer season. I'm starting to have trouble sleeping. I think I have a serious problem and I don't think there is a cure.
Sorry for rambling, they say it is therapeutic to share...
