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BONUS Wired To Hunt Podcast: Hunting Season Eve Pep Talk · Wired To Hunt Podcast

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Speaker 1: Hey, guys and girls, Mark Kenyan here and welcome to
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Speaker 1: a special bonus mini episode of the Wired Hunt podcast.
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Speaker 1: And we don't have a regular show this week because
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Speaker 1: I am, at the time of this episode being published,
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Speaker 1: actually off in Alaska hunting caribou. So fingers crossed hopefully
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Speaker 1: that's going well. But despite my absence, I want to
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Speaker 1: find a way to share a few quick thoughts with
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Speaker 1: you this week because it's a very very important time
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Speaker 1: of year. Now. I know this is no surprise to
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Speaker 1: any of you, but over the coming days and weeks,
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Speaker 1: deer hunting seasons are finally opening again. You know, those
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Speaker 1: dates we've been counting down to for months, they're arriving.
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Speaker 1: So well, that said, I want to offer up a
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Speaker 1: little bit of a deer hunting season eve pep talk.
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Speaker 1: I guess you know, just a few things i'd encourage
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Speaker 1: you keep in mind as we go through these next
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Speaker 1: few months of hunting. So, if you're at all like me,
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Speaker 1: being absolutely obsessed with deer hunting, you've likely dreamed about
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Speaker 1: this time of year for months and months and months.
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Speaker 1: You plan those tree stand locations, scouted betting areas, planted
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Speaker 1: food plots. Maybe you studied trail camera photos. And I'm
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Speaker 1: betting you stayed up late on a lot of nights
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Speaker 1: thinking about all sorts of different scenarios and situations and
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Speaker 1: exciting moments that might be ahead this season, and all
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Speaker 1: that stuff. That's very important. Putting those plans in place
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Speaker 1: and preparing for the season, it's crucial. But now we're
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Speaker 1: entering a new phase of the year. You know, it's
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Speaker 1: not just prep time. It's game time. It's go time.
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Speaker 1: It's time to execute. And I think a lot of hunters,
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Speaker 1: I know myself included, sometimes we like to talk a
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Speaker 1: big game about all the things we're gonna do during
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Speaker 1: this coming hunting season. We're going to hunt more, or
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Speaker 1: we're gonna hunt smarter. We're gonna stand stand longer. We're
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Speaker 1: gonna be more careful about sun control or practice of
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Speaker 1: their bow more, stick it out more often through bad
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Speaker 1: weather or slow hunts, whatever it might be. But then
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Speaker 1: then when we get into the heart of hunting season
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Speaker 1: and the rubber hits the road and the going gets tough,
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Speaker 1: we get tired, we get frustrated, maybe we get busy.
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Speaker 1: You all those best lady plans, they oftentimes start falling
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Speaker 1: away to the wayside. We start slacking off, we start
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Speaker 1: getting lazy or getting tired, and we fail to follow through.
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Speaker 1: So my first message to you is this, plans and
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Speaker 1: promises and ideas and strategies they are absolutely worthless. They
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Speaker 1: are ship unless you can execute on them. Is this
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Speaker 1: the year you're gonna actually hunt all day during the
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Speaker 1: rut or walk the extra mile deeper to get into
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Speaker 1: that public land. Or maybe you've promised yourself that you're
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Speaker 1: not going to check your trail cameras too often this year,
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Speaker 1: or you're not gonna get lazy about your entry and
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Speaker 1: extra routes into your stands this season. I want you
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Speaker 1: to follow through on those plans. I want you to
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Speaker 1: do what you said you would. I want you to
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Speaker 1: execute number two. And this is very much related to
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Speaker 1: what I just said, But remember details matter. If you're
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Speaker 1: targeting the true bucks, which I am and many of
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Speaker 1: you are, I know not every one is no big
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Speaker 1: deal if you are, But if you are targeting mature
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Speaker 1: box you are playing a game of inches. Every tiny
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Speaker 1: detail can make a difference in the outcome of your season.
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Speaker 1: You know, you just can't cut corners when you're chasing
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Speaker 1: these older deer. You cannot settle for good enough. You
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Speaker 1: can't get lazy and just figure and things will probably
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Speaker 1: be okay because big old mature bucks they just won't
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Speaker 1: tolerate it. It's the tiny details and send control that
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Speaker 1: make the difference. It's the tiny details related to how
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Speaker 1: you sneak in and sneak out of your stands that
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Speaker 1: can result in your getting pegged or not. It's the
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Speaker 1: little things related to setting a stand, like cutting just
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Speaker 1: the right branches, or silencing creaky steps, or practicing drawing
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Speaker 1: back your boat to make sure you can get drawn
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Speaker 1: back at different angles. Those little things, those are what
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Speaker 1: can in the end be the difference between an encounter
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Speaker 1: and a filled tag. So don't get lazy and overlook
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Speaker 1: those things. Pay attention to the little details. Sweat the
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Speaker 1: small stuff, cross your t s and dot your eyes.
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Speaker 1: Number three re you are going to fail, and so
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Speaker 1: am I. And by that I mean this coming season.
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Speaker 1: We are all going to have some kinds of struggles
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Speaker 1: or challenges or mistakes that are going to pop up
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Speaker 1: over the course of the next few months. It is inevitable.
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Speaker 1: It happens to every one of us every season. They're
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Speaker 1: going to be trials and there are going to be tribulations.
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Speaker 1: So just recognize that right now, come to terms of
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Speaker 1: it own it. There's going to be some crappy stuff
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Speaker 1: coming up, unfortunately, So do this little exercise with me.
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Speaker 1: Think about something awful that could happen this coming hunting
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Speaker 1: season that would really frustrate you, or that would keep
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Speaker 1: you from accomplishing whatever goals you have, or that would
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Speaker 1: just totally bumm you out. Imagine that scenario, Imagine how
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Speaker 1: it feel, think about what that would look like. Kind
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Speaker 1: of soak that in, and then I want you to
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Speaker 1: promise yourself right now, after kind of experiencing that feeling
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Speaker 1: and thinking about it, promise yourself right now that you're
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Speaker 1: not going to let that scenario or any other similar
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Speaker 1: things stop you. You're going to face that challenge. You're
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Speaker 1: going to acknowledge it, you're gonna feel it, and then
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Speaker 1: you're gonna push through it. You're gonna learn from it,
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Speaker 1: and you're gonna grow from it. Remember this eight weeks
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Speaker 1: from now, when you lose access to a farm, or
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Speaker 1: when you realize all your trail cameras have been stolen,
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Speaker 1: or when the buck of your lifetime shows up in
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Speaker 1: front of you and you miss him or maybe after
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Speaker 1: you've sat eight days straight and freezing temperatures and you
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Speaker 1: haven't seen a single mature bucker, or maybe not even
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Speaker 1: a single deer at all. Remember this. Then there's this guy,
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Speaker 1: this guy named Marcus a really is. He was a
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Speaker 1: Roman emperor and a philosopher actually, and he hammered this
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Speaker 1: idea home time and time again in his teachings about
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Speaker 1: life and the challenges of life. He said, and I quote,
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Speaker 1: the impediment to action advances action. What stands in the
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Speaker 1: way becomes the way. So let me say it against
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Speaker 1: a little you know, a little different here, but the
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Speaker 1: impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way
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Speaker 1: becomes the way. So on, what this means is that
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Speaker 1: challenges and bad things they're gonna happen, but they can
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Speaker 1: actually help us. They can help drive us forward. What
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Speaker 1: stands in your way that can actually become the new
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Speaker 1: way if you prepare for it, and if you push
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Speaker 1: through that challenge, and if you learn from it. So
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Speaker 1: prepare yourself for these obstacles. Embrace the roadblocks that are
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Speaker 1: inevitably going to be coming away. Embrace the curve balls
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Speaker 1: and the screw ups and the bad luck. Persever you throne,
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Speaker 1: grit it out, steal your mind, be mentally tough, and
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Speaker 1: remember the obstacle is the way. And speaking of challenges
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Speaker 1: and being mentally tough, a big part of all this,
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Speaker 1: a big part of really having a successful and or
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Speaker 1: just having a fun hunting season is having the right attitude.
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Speaker 1: It's having the right mental state of mind. You know,
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Speaker 1: if your first reaction when a challenge drives is to
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Speaker 1: get down the dumps or complain or sulk or just
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Speaker 1: throwing the towel, you're in for a long and disappointing season,
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Speaker 1: my friend, because of as we just discussed, those challenges,
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Speaker 1: they are coming. You have no control over that. Things
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Speaker 1: are gonna happen that are outside of your influence, outside
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Speaker 1: your control. But what you can control is how you
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Speaker 1: react to that challenge with your actions, which is what
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Speaker 1: we're just discussing. And then you can control how you
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Speaker 1: mentally perceive and process that challenge. This is where attitude
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Speaker 1: comes into play. You know, are you going to stay
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Speaker 1: positive and keep pushing or you're gonna let the negative
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Speaker 1: thoughts seep in and get you down. Are you gonna
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Speaker 1: listen to that negative little voice in the back of
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Speaker 1: your mind that says this hunts a waste of time,
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Speaker 1: that buck will never show. This property isn't good enough,
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Speaker 1: or you're not good enough or smart enough or tough
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Speaker 1: enough to achieve your goals. Don't buy that crap, but
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Speaker 1: do prepare your psyche for those moments because they're coming.
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Speaker 1: So don't focus on the negative. Remember the positive. Don't
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Speaker 1: unnecessarily dwell on those challenges that are coming, but figure
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Speaker 1: out how to move onto solutions. You know, no matter
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Speaker 1: what happens, no matter what unforeseen, uncontrollable surprises come flying
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Speaker 1: your way this season, remember that you do have control
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Speaker 1: over some things, your perception and attitude and mindset, in
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Speaker 1: your belief in yourself, and finally, most importantly, have fun.
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Speaker 1: Have an absolute ton of fun this season, and don't
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Speaker 1: let anything get in the way of that. Hunting. It's
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Speaker 1: an amazing privilege and experience and lifestyle, so just drink
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Speaker 1: it up. Take time to notice all the beauty and
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Speaker 1: wander around you, Spend time with those you love, cherish
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Speaker 1: those moments and memories, Enjoy every single second of these
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Speaker 1: coming months of hunting. I mean, that's what we've waited
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Speaker 1: for all year long. So good luck out there, my friends,
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Speaker 1: Happy hunting and stay wired to hunt