A New Year and a New Me

To say I let myself go at the end of 2012 would be an understatement. I hurt my knee mid way through the year putting my training on hold. I figured instead of hurting myself more, I would take it easy and only get out when I hunted. With good neighbors and warm days all the way till mid December I had now problem have a few man soda's while talking to my neighbors in the garage. All the beer, candy and sweet snacsk added up to a decent weight gain. So now with the new year comes a new me.

First to quote one of my hunting mentors Cameron Hanes, "Be Better Today Than Yesterday and Better Tomorrow Than Today." If you think about it, that is a great way to think. I see to many people start out the new year with weight loss goals that are out of reach. They end up burning themselves out in a month or so. You need to start with waht you can handle. I started the new year walking a mile or 2 a day. I a week I felt better and was able to bump up to 3 miles. I know I can go out and hike 10 miles. I did this hunting season and not on flat ground. The next day I did not want to do any physical exercise. With that being said I was able to walk 4 miles yesterday in under an hour. Pretty good for only going about a week. So as long as I can be better than yesterday I am doing alright.

Asfor hunting this past year, I ended the season with nothing. No deer or bear, I still have a month or so on the bobcats but I dont see much time in the near future. So tag soup it was. I am not that discouraged though. The last hunt of our season I was albe to put on my first stalk and close the gap from 200 yards down to 80. At that point the wind changed and blew my stalk. It was a great feeling, knowing just 80 below me were 5 deer. 20-30 yards more and I could have sealed the deal. So now on to next season. The training has begun and its time to get ready to pack out my deer for next season. Stay tuned for a better Bum'n with a Stick and String.