Thread: What did you learn on your last hunt?

On my way back from my last trip I started thinking that may day out was a total disaster. I saw very little sign, the wind switched 180 degrees on me and I didn't as much as get a whiff of any deer (actually I did, but could easily have been my breath). I'm pretty new to this so thought I would reflect on what had happened during the trip and if there was anything to learn from it.

So these were some of my learnings:

1. Get a scope cover: the scope was wet and I tried to wipe it and it made it worse. I could barely see 100 m in the shady spots.

2. Have a plan A and a plan B (C,D...) : I was new to the area and didn't know how the forecasted wind was going to behave at the spot. I had the wind right for the first half and then when it changed I was stumped and was wandering around like a headless chook. I didn't have a pan B.

3. Take more food and have more breaks: I'm used to doing big distances and big days with minimal breaks on minimal food when tramping. While hunting however, I find that 6-8 hours in the bush and I may as well be a write off the next day. All the focus and concentration really takes a lot out of you!

Those are some of my learnings.

What did you learn on your last trip?