A Light footed walk; No more, No less.

I have been blessed in many hidden ways that when they have occurred I now really take notice, absorb that moment and let it all in. 

Over the years I have shared the woods with some phenomenal hunters, some of the best in the business it is safe to say.  From years ago learning all the basics from Nick Mundt when I first started hunting the outdoors. He rebirthed in me my love for the outdoors that had been lost to corporate America. From him I learned and absorbed everything from using your quads to quiet your path though the brush, moving just your eyes to best scout for animals in the woods, watching for shadow movements to fore see an animal moving our way, not to mention learning to film from one of the best in the business at that time. Framing, following the animal and all the other little trade secrets.

When I hunted with Chris Brackett and Chipcity Spaulding I learned new techniques and even more about how, why and where you hang your stands to give yourself the best shot at success. Reading scrapes ad rubs to determine morning stand or afternoon, mature buck sign virses young, and some of the best bow shots to take on different animals. My favorite game of freeze frame; Brackett would freeze footage and have me quickly point to where I would shoot the animal in different scenarios. I highly suggest this to any novice or experienced hunter, helps a ton and keeps you sharp.

Those being just a couple examples, what I have noticed is every individual I have entered the woods with has his own technique. His hunt prep, the way they call or don't call, use of scent killer or lack of, preferences of calls, clothes, ammo and weapons it all veries with the individual. 

My blessing comes in that I have had the opportunity to share this time with them, learn from them and explore my own theories from there and then spread this on to today's youth or other new hunters. The thing to remember is that everyone is unique and every hunter comes into their own style and comfort zone. The success that comes in those moments are the one's to note down in a journal, see if it works the same in different locations, years or even weeks. 

In my opinion the key to hunting is to find what is comfortable to you so that when you are in the woods the mind is free of the outside world and you can take the moment in God's creation to absorb, study and learn. Simply take a light footed walk into the woods and see what presents itself. 

Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. 
(John 4:35 KJV)