Quote from: Terry on May 25, 2014, 10:54:57 AM
I am in the school of hunting every chance you get. I have had seasons where the first week is best. Seasons where the last is best, and everything in between.
I think a hunter's confidence plays a big role too. If a particular guy has a lot of confidence in the last week, then it's naturally going to work well for him and vice versa.
I fully agree that the confidence factor is a big component. I see that every year with our "less-experienced" hunters here. They don't kill a bird in the first few days of the season and you can see their confidence in what they are doing start to slip away,...and with it, their determination to stick with the program begins to fade, as well. They pretty much give up and quit hunting rather than stay out in the woods and keep pounding away like many of us more "hard-nosed" guys will.
Those of us that have done this a lot of years know that to get it done, we've got to have the will-power to stick it out,...even when it appears to be hopeless. ...And yeah, those birds that we kill when all appears to be lost are the best ones of all!
