Its no longer New Years or even Thanksgiving for that matter, but amidst our shared comraderie of the outdoors, I wanted to wish everyone good luck in the draws and season that lies ahead.
I joined the forum last year and found everyone to be civil and genuine. As some of you might remember, I had planned to hunt antelope this past October with my sons on our doe tags. That never happened. Two of my sons developed severe, but different, serious psychiatric conditions that in one case saw him miss nearly 50 days of school and require inpatient hospital care. Needless to say, the whole hunting season was put on hold; including my time to post on the Forums.
I am happy to report one of my sons has taken a nearly 180° turn for the better. The other is getting on track. We are blessed to have skilled and caring doctors. There are good ones that truly make a difference in the lives of their patients.
2016 hunting for me was all of two short mornings chasings pheasants, and while we got skunked, it was a wonderful reprive from the turmoil facing our family.
My point in all this is not to seek pity, plenty have missed a season, many have missed many seasons caring for sick loved ones. Rather, and I think we do realize this, the importance we place on: points, areas, draws, and the many aspects of our hobbies; can quickly dissolve away.
Also, this is not a condemnation of those that had a great 2016 or are able to pursue their passions freely, out any sort of perceived jealousy on my part, not at all. I can look back in the albums and see pictures of those times when I was blessed to be able to get out and enjoy success afield. Those pictures have greater meaning to me now.
More, I wanted to share my experience and my growing hope, supported by my sons' improving conditions, for a great year ahead.
What would you do if had to cancel a hunting season due to family illness or crisis? Have you ever considered that possibility?
Regards,
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I joined the forum last year and found everyone to be civil and genuine. As some of you might remember, I had planned to hunt antelope this past October with my sons on our doe tags. That never happened. Two of my sons developed severe, but different, serious psychiatric conditions that in one case saw him miss nearly 50 days of school and require inpatient hospital care. Needless to say, the whole hunting season was put on hold; including my time to post on the Forums.
I am happy to report one of my sons has taken a nearly 180° turn for the better. The other is getting on track. We are blessed to have skilled and caring doctors. There are good ones that truly make a difference in the lives of their patients.
2016 hunting for me was all of two short mornings chasings pheasants, and while we got skunked, it was a wonderful reprive from the turmoil facing our family.
My point in all this is not to seek pity, plenty have missed a season, many have missed many seasons caring for sick loved ones. Rather, and I think we do realize this, the importance we place on: points, areas, draws, and the many aspects of our hobbies; can quickly dissolve away.
Also, this is not a condemnation of those that had a great 2016 or are able to pursue their passions freely, out any sort of perceived jealousy on my part, not at all. I can look back in the albums and see pictures of those times when I was blessed to be able to get out and enjoy success afield. Those pictures have greater meaning to me now.
More, I wanted to share my experience and my growing hope, supported by my sons' improving conditions, for a great year ahead.
What would you do if had to cancel a hunting season due to family illness or crisis? Have you ever considered that possibility?
Regards,
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