ohihunter2014
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hey guys looking for some advice form fellow hunters. I've hunted since I was 12yo and I'm 30 now and the last few years I've noticed I don't enjoy hunting as much as I used to and the last year or so I've noticed something completely different in my hunting. I started small game hunting a lot prior to deer and coyote season and after and years ago I could shoot anything and not think twice about it, take it home clean it and eat it. now I'm noticing that it bothers me when a kill things it started with small game and moved to larger animals even coyotes which I despise, lol. I aim to shoot the animal and then something comes over me and I either cant do it and sometimes it doesn't affect me. I've got thousands of dollars and hours invested in this sport to walk away now. I have given up certain hunting I used to do like coon hunt and squirrel hunt because it bothers me having them fall 50ft out of a tree and slam into the ground and I don't get why after all these years hunting bothers me. also being almost 30 I took my first buck a 5pt last year and had to shoot him 2 times because the 1st shot wounded him and I watched him limp away falling and getting back up, a huge weight came over me when I walked up to him and my buddy started to joke calling the deer Sampson and screwing around and I made me mad and he says lol your becoming a tree hugger.
I guess im just venting but does anyone else feel this same way? hunting for me used to be fun and get away from life and I kinda miss that part of it.
I guess im just venting but does anyone else feel this same way? hunting for me used to be fun and get away from life and I kinda miss that part of it.