tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post2215893667437720442..comments2024-03-10T01:57:38.017-08:00Comments on NorCal Cazadora: A strange development: Losing my lust for the huntHolly Heyserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-26983709020447570232011-11-01T21:11:10.229-07:002011-11-01T21:11:10.229-07:00Probably not a day goes by that I'm not 1) fru...Probably not a day goes by that I'm not 1) frustrated about how many things I'm trying to fit into my life and 2) grateful that I have so many things that I love to do.<br /><br />I know there are many people out there who feel bored and aimless. But I can't fathom it.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-65879173645087398682011-11-01T20:37:37.253-07:002011-11-01T20:37:37.253-07:00Really interesting conversation. I came back here ...Really interesting conversation. I came back here tonight to read this post b/c PT brought it up in our conversation last night. Which was not so much about losing the hunger for the hunt but about how to fit the demands and logistics of feeding that hunger with family life and life beyond the field. You see those Kaiser Permanente billboards up? "FIND YOUR THING." All I can say is, sportingdays wifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-16956943613766691222011-11-01T20:37:07.514-07:002011-11-01T20:37:07.514-07:00Really interesting conversation. I came back here ...Really interesting conversation. I came back here tonight to read this post b/c PT brought it up in our conversation last night. Which was not so much about losing the hunger for the hunt but about how to fit the demands and logistics of feeding that hunger with family life and life beyond the field. You see those Kaiser Permanente billboards up? "FIND YOUR THING." All I can say is, sportingdays wifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-73332018832255085672011-11-01T11:51:18.329-07:002011-11-01T11:51:18.329-07:00I've never hunted down that way, Tamar, but an...I've never hunted down that way, Tamar, but an abandoned apple orchard sounds promising. Good luck!Tovar@AMindfulCarnivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786679920725797712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-90511936523830424322011-11-01T11:11:32.516-07:002011-11-01T11:11:32.516-07:00Boy am I behind on responding to people!
Tamar (a...Boy am I behind on responding to people!<br /><br />Tamar (and Tovar): I hate how overcrowded our lives are. Sadly, my day job is still necessary. And yes, you and Tovar are welcome to carry on a conversation here.<br /><br />Softshell: I'm trying! What I want is for hunting to be the inspiration to get stuff done more efficiently.<br /><br />Damn True: On Friday, I will have been running Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-29193513584742482432011-11-01T10:03:17.226-07:002011-11-01T10:03:17.226-07:00Interesting stuff. I used to be a very passionate ...Interesting stuff. I used to be a very passionate and competitive cyclist. I lost the "lust" after spending a few years working for a major bike company. In my situation it was the transition from avocation to vocation that turned my hobby, my reward for a hard day/week of work into...work. <br /><br />I wonder if the desire/need to use your hunting as muse for the creation of online/Truehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10230038396571759241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-84927902470899714952011-11-01T07:50:01.852-07:002011-11-01T07:50:01.852-07:00Holly, you don't mind if Tovar and I have our ...Holly, you don't mind if Tovar and I have our own little conversation on your site, do you?<br /><br />I'll be in Bondville, VT, a few miles outside Manchester. We have a friend who lives in the woods up there, and there's an abandoned apple orchard nearby. We'll be there opening day for rifles, and a few days after that.Tamar@StarvingofftheLandhttp://www.starvingofftheland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-43887303931740550342011-11-01T03:50:33.672-07:002011-11-01T03:50:33.672-07:00Holly, try switching it around- too much hunting ...Holly, try switching it around- too much hunting to do to get much work done right now. I know life doesn't work like that but at least it sounds good!<br /><br />PeteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-27402581233645977452011-10-31T10:19:18.357-07:002011-10-31T10:19:18.357-07:00Heard that. Where in Vermont are you hunting?
I&...Heard that. Where in Vermont are you hunting? <br /><br />I'll be lucky if I get 4 or 5 mornings in the woods in the 16-day season...Tovar@AMindfulCarnivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786679920725797712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-61764101676067704002011-10-31T09:59:45.232-07:002011-10-31T09:59:45.232-07:00I was almost relieved to read this post. We'v...I was almost relieved to read this post. We've taken on so much, and I'm finding it hard to muster the kind of enthusiasm that gets you prepared, equipped, and focused for hunting.<br /><br />We're taking rifles to Vermont this year, though (hear that, Tovar?!), so I'm hoping it kicks in soon.Tamar@StarvingofftheLandhttp://www.starvingofftheland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-9116097109035777642011-10-29T11:44:19.767-07:002011-10-29T11:44:19.767-07:00Yeah, there was one other weekend I could've g...Yeah, there was one other weekend I could've gotten out, but I had a chance to do a photo shoot that's exactly the kind of business I want, not to mention it paid nicely.<br /><br />Teaching is definitely a hindrance, but alas, it pays the bills.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-63442381894489394822011-10-29T08:51:10.236-07:002011-10-29T08:51:10.236-07:00One reason I quit college teaching was that it int...One reason I quit college teaching was that it interfered with big-game hunting, but this year my freelancing (and a big, wet snowstorm) is killing deer season, since I am on deadline with a editing/design job. <br /><br />You really just have to budget the time and let nothing else interfere, it seems, in order to get your mind into the right space.<br /><br />It's easier to dash out for Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-46081173502210192702011-10-28T20:46:45.849-07:002011-10-28T20:46:45.849-07:00I'm hunting D4. D3-7 are open through Sunday.
...I'm hunting D4. D3-7 are open through Sunday.<br /><br />Didn't see any bucks tonight, but I saw a ton of does after dusk. I think this property hunts better in the morning, anyway, so I'm hoping for better luck tomorrow. And if not, I'll just come back home and go to bed!Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-28832805866091949902011-10-28T20:15:05.175-07:002011-10-28T20:15:05.175-07:00Hi Holly,
I'm loving your blog posts! Makes me...Hi Holly,<br />I'm loving your blog posts! Makes me wish I got out more this year for a buck... they won. I got skunked. That said, where are you hunting that let's you hunt through this weekend? Did I read this wrong? I thought all zones were closed on Oct 23rd??? What am I missing out on? Good luck none the less, then get some ducks.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941498498507400013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-6528704220561643442011-10-28T12:51:28.711-07:002011-10-28T12:51:28.711-07:00Funny, I think I do better when I wait until last ...Funny, I think I do better when I wait until last minute to prepare. It's part that I avoid overthinking anything that way, and part that I'm a lifelong procrastinator and I'm VERY good at it.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-16264695715138730412011-10-28T12:19:53.600-07:002011-10-28T12:19:53.600-07:00I've had seasons where
I didn't prepare an...I've had seasons where<br />I didn't prepare and wasn't<br />properly psyched. They<br />usually followed a year<br />where the hunting wasn't<br />that good. I got over<br />it.<br /><br />This year, I'm completely<br />tuned in. The dekes and<br />the boat got painted, the<br />boat is running, and the<br />scouting is going well.<br />This year can be a great <br />year.oldfatslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090493770521723251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-3160180020987253942011-10-28T11:50:54.687-07:002011-10-28T11:50:54.687-07:00Well, LOL, I can hang a deer overnight, but it'...Well, LOL, I can hang a deer overnight, but it's been in the mid-70s during the day here, so I can't hang for very long. But overnight, for sure.<br /><br />I almost always give in and say no when I'm too tired these days. But last chance for deer and first chance for primo duck hunting are sacred :-).Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-60534555757166330882011-10-28T10:55:59.248-07:002011-10-28T10:55:59.248-07:00Heres the kind part:
It was either Kelly Slater o...Heres the kind part:<br /><br />It was either Kelly Slater or Laird Hamilton who said that to be really passionate about something means that you do it because you want to, never because you feel you have to. You can roll with the ebbs and flows like Jon mentioned, without beating yourself up. I have battled with this too; a little in hunting, quite a lot in my OCD for kayaking in the last decadeBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976781165809973234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-24018544868502084942011-10-28T10:50:28.603-07:002011-10-28T10:50:28.603-07:00Hi Holly, it happens to me to. Sometimes life just...Hi Holly, it happens to me to. Sometimes life just gets in the way. Work, family, to much beer...Hope you get a deer.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257387640295794219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-77680828028047078582011-10-28T08:15:02.813-07:002011-10-28T08:15:02.813-07:00It happens. You've been driving hard for your ...It happens. You've been driving hard for your first few years as a new hunter when everything is shiny and new. Now you're moving into the next stage, becoming a grizzled veteran where sometimes life gets in the way of the hunt. It will ebb and flow throughout life. But one sure cure I've found is to drag my sorry butt out one time when I really don't want to, and that usually Jon Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517639796366064724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-18911848418806942082011-10-28T07:48:59.911-07:002011-10-28T07:48:59.911-07:00Holly, you will love it when you are out there. M...Holly, you will love it when you are out there. Ms. Baird is spot-on, too: When Kevin and I were "goose hunting" (as in: that time the geese circled like mosquitos, then landed about 500 yards away), last week, I got in two naps! One is on my list of "Top 5 Naps"... and yes, that is a very valuable list.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-28871876300509036452011-10-28T07:44:05.999-07:002011-10-28T07:44:05.999-07:00Tovar, I had the feeling that you don't feel t...Tovar, I had the feeling that you don't feel the lust. Personally, I don't understand deer lust, but I think that's a reflection on deer hunting in California. If I could bag 10 whitetails a year, I might feel differently.<br /><br />Lust for bird hunting, on the other hand, makes a lot of sense to me: There is a LOT of action. It definitely tickles your synapses. When I can't revHolly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-12336912505992857322011-10-28T07:00:30.282-07:002011-10-28T07:00:30.282-07:00Holly,
Hang in there and you'll no doubt have...Holly,<br /><br />Hang in there and you'll no doubt have some experience or moment that revs your engine back up to 90mph. I go through the same highs and lows throughout the season. Right now I am resting between dove and squirrel season and the start of deer season in two weeks. Then waterfowl starts and it's a two month marathon of cold weather, muddy clothes and bruised shoulders. YeeMike Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741136015944133141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-58542576704637781492011-10-28T06:50:36.854-07:002011-10-28T06:50:36.854-07:00What you're experiencing Holly is one of the b...What you're experiencing Holly is one of the big reasons I think many people are dropping out of hunting. It's time (and soul)consuming, and conflicted with all the other things with which we've managed to fill our lives. There's simply not enough time in many people's schedule for something so intensive.<br /><br />For what it's worth, I've gone through a similar Philliphttp://www.hog-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-10144103558172141702011-10-28T06:38:50.616-07:002011-10-28T06:38:50.616-07:00Chica,
Maybe you should go hunting and take a nap ...Chica,<br />Maybe you should go hunting and take a nap outdoors, too. The best of both worlds. ;) Feeling your pain in MO.Barbara Bairdhttp://womensoutdoornews.comnoreply@blogger.com