Gerald Martin
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I started scanning this 18 page post a bit ago, then became too pissed off at all of it to finish. Well, it is Monday, I wasn't able to get out on the opener, and am buried at work waiting for this coming weekend to chase deer and elk and fill some tags. I am in a curmudgeonly mood, one would say, as I scanned it again to see if anyone actually filled the tag....
I don't get it. I guess using HT as a therapy forum is one way to go about it, but I am genuinely confused and frankly pissed off at this guy's approach.
Yeah, yeah, it's all been said, but good F-ing grief, you put in for the tag and got it! I am on year 22 for the big three, and when I hear so much whining, I want to throw things very far, and very hard. Goat hunting is my #1 goal tag BECAUSE of the awesome, gnarly country they call home.
- Draws a likely one in a lifetime tag, and finds out goat hunting is hard work. Check.
- Discovers backpack hunting can be uncomfortable and trashes a perfectly good HILLEBERG TENT......dude, you need therapy. If you are struggling that much, seek help. I work with a younger guy who is saving every penny to get good gear, hunts his ass off, puts in the effort, gets his butt kicked, fills a few tags, and is grateful for a good season. He would have acted like he won the lottery if he had a tent that nice to hunt out of. That was a little man-baby move and wasteful.
- Why not stash some of the gear on your big loop hikes to save the weight and reduce fatigue?
- Have a buddy join you for a few days to share the load and provide another set of glassing eyes and moral support?
I hope this gets turned around and he wakes up one morning, thinks "Huh, maybe I can get my ass up the hills and really hunt for a goat" and then actually fills the tag. But I am far from confident that will happen.
Reminds me of this quote: “Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more?”
Rant over.
One bright side to this is when you draw this tag on your 23rd try you’ll have a great hunt plan lined out for you and a Billy that could have been killed this year one year older.
This thread is like “instant goat hunt plan”. Just add tag and gumption for success.