What deer hunting means to you?

This upcoming deer season really is going to mean a lot to me this year. Let me explain to you what I’m talking about. I was born November 15th, now for Michigan deer hunters that day is important to them as Christmas is to a little kid. For me, I was gifted with deer hunting and my birthday all in one. For my dad thirty years ago I think he might not have thought so.
This year is going to be very different for me, I moved from Michigan to Wyoming this past summer and planned to come back hunting before I even left Michigan. I have been counting down the days till I get on the airplane to head back home. This season will be very special for me, not only will I be turning thirty this year but this might be one of my last hunts with family and friends. Now I’m not saying this will be my last hunt ever with my dad, but you really need to stop sometimes and think life is short and you never know what the upcoming year might bring. We have a group of family and friends that show up every year to hunting camp. Some new some old, but everyone will not be there forever. This year when you’re at hunting camp or in your blind with your son or daughter this year stop and think, remember the ones that aren’t there with us anymore and cherish the memories of the people that are there with us.
Every year I go deer hunting, and I’m sitting in my blind when the sun rises over the tree line from the east I say to myself happy birthday and instead of making a wish and watch the smoke come off the candles on my cake I want to see smoke out of the barrel of my rifle after I drop a big buck. That’s my birthday wish. I also use this time to clear my head the time in the woods is my filter from day to day life. There is nothing better than sitting in the woods with the cool fall air blowing in my face, my rifle on my lap and doing nothing but hunting. The smells of the fall Michigan woods, now put that on an air freshener.
Thank you for checking out my blog, if you have any comments to what deer season means to you feel free to leave me a comment. Good luck in you upcoming hunt and enjoy your time in the great outdoors.