Just posted this in the food section, but just copied it here as well…
… Forgot to mention, that if I’m fortunate here soon, some Venison might start making it’s way back onto my plates. … Just got off the phone with a gentlemen who owns the property that surrounds the homes where I live, and he’s giving me permission to hunt the property! 
- Don’t really know just how many deer might frequent that area, but there’s deer all around where I live, so I’m pretty sure they at least cut through there from time to time. 
… (Now going downstairs to see if I can use any of my old hunting clothes (VERY, VERY doubtful) but I hope I can use some things, so as to not have to go out and purchase all new stuff. Would rather wait till next season, but we’ll see.)
- I mean, I know I haven’t shot in almost three years now, but for the life of me I couldn’t even pull it back once. I had actually wondered not that long ago if I would have issues now since I hadn’t been shooting, but never expected not being able to pull the bow.
… But what I’ve always known, is that people don’t realize that when you shoot a compound bow, you actually use your muscles in a way that you don’t normally. It’s the action of pulling the weight back, while holding the weight with the other. Over time your muscle memory for this gets stronger, and this is one of the best things for an archer. It allows them to pull the bow back with minimal resistance, as well as holding it longer, steadier or even having to let it down slowly when not presently the best shooting opportunity. (And I always took pride in this ability, as well as being extremely accurate since I dedicated so much time to shooting.) … Though most of my bow kills over the years have been generally 20 or even 30 yards (by choice) I have taken some further and was always very confident in shooting out to 40+ while hunting. … But while practice shooting, would consistently hit a 5"x7" postcard out at 70 and 80 yards, and something the size of a Silver Dollar inside of 50. But would never shoot at game that far since a lot could happen in the time it takes the arrow to travel that distance. But understand that in some areas, shots of that distance are actually necessary due to terrain and lack of obstacles, such as the areas out in the mid-west.
…Love you 
… Though I haven’t worried about it to be honest, I have wondered why though. I can say that one guess is that I wasn’t as active as I was the months before, mostly due to work requiring me at the computer all day recently, mostly doing GIS and other projects, but very little site reviews since then. And in the evenings, I do think my activity levels have dropped there as well. But the past 3 weeks or so, I’ve been doing much more getting ready to get back into hunting. Either walking the property, scouting, or simply working on my gear, shooting, etc. … So, it may just be that fact alone? Since foods really haven’t changed overall, but I’m sure it will show as the next months go by. I will be hunting much more, as well as working out more to help with all this. - Plus, I’ve also been doing more OMAD these days, or simply skipping days altogether. But this is mostly due to not being hungry as usual, but also doing other things I would rather do then sitting down for meals. I do get a bit involved when I get into ‘Hunter Mode’, as I’m sure my Wife will attest to. But it’s something I really enjoy and spend a lot of time and prep doing. Hell, before loosing the last property I had a few years ago, I would take off anywhere from 8 to 10 weeks each year to hunt. Usually the last two weeks of Oct, the whole month of November, and a couple/few weeks in December. So yeah, it does keep me a lot busier than simply sitting at home, watching TV, or similar. Hopefully it will show a difference. 