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Life Lessons from the Outdoors
Posted on 4/12/20 at 10:31 am
Posted on 4/12/20 at 10:31 am
Ok, so I'm bored.
I was thinking about how some of the most valuable lessons I've learned in life have come from my experiences in the outdoors. Some directly from outdoor experience, and some a few degrees of separation away.
I'll list some of mine. What are yours?
--- Buy quality stuff, and take care of it....When I started to have to pay for my own gear, fix it, and replace it, it changed how I buy things. Buying good stuff and taking care of it is way more efficient than buying junk. And way way more efficient than neglecting it.
--- You can learn a lot about a man by the relationship he has with his dog.
--- It's way more rewarding to share your knowledge and resources with a youngster or a first timer than it is to keep it all to yourself.
--- Get up and go. Even when you don't feel like it, or conditions aren't ideal. You have to show up.
-- Looks fade. Cooking and cleaning never go out of style.
--- A camp needs all kinds of people and personalities to work efficiently. The guy who's always fixing things. And the guy who's always cooking and cleaning. The camp doesn't work without them.
--- A benevolent dictator is a better deal than a committee of conspiracy.
--- The old man with the worn out gear will run circles around the Instagram Star with face stuff and a maxed out credit card.
Happy Easter to everyone on the OB!
I was thinking about how some of the most valuable lessons I've learned in life have come from my experiences in the outdoors. Some directly from outdoor experience, and some a few degrees of separation away.
I'll list some of mine. What are yours?
--- Buy quality stuff, and take care of it....When I started to have to pay for my own gear, fix it, and replace it, it changed how I buy things. Buying good stuff and taking care of it is way more efficient than buying junk. And way way more efficient than neglecting it.
--- You can learn a lot about a man by the relationship he has with his dog.
--- It's way more rewarding to share your knowledge and resources with a youngster or a first timer than it is to keep it all to yourself.
--- Get up and go. Even when you don't feel like it, or conditions aren't ideal. You have to show up.
-- Looks fade. Cooking and cleaning never go out of style.
--- A camp needs all kinds of people and personalities to work efficiently. The guy who's always fixing things. And the guy who's always cooking and cleaning. The camp doesn't work without them.
--- A benevolent dictator is a better deal than a committee of conspiracy.
--- The old man with the worn out gear will run circles around the Instagram Star with face stuff and a maxed out credit card.
Happy Easter to everyone on the OB!
This post was edited on 4/12/20 at 10:40 am
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Posted on 4/12/20 at 10:36 am to No Colors
quote:Cant kill a goose if you stay sleeping at your roost ;)
Get up and go. Even when you don't feel like it, or conditions aren't ideal. You have to show up.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 10:38 am to No Colors
Always be prepared (have tools and spare parts)
Maintenance matters, repairs are cheaper/easier on your schedule
Force your kids at a young age to get out and appreciate the outdoors, they will thank you the rest of their lives
Maintenance matters, repairs are cheaper/easier on your schedule
Force your kids at a young age to get out and appreciate the outdoors, they will thank you the rest of their lives
Posted on 4/12/20 at 10:44 am to No Colors
1. Having good gear helps but it will not replace hard work/fundamentals.
2.Buy the best optics you can, even if it is more expensive than the gun you mount it on.
I really like this one. This year I had multiple interactions with deer dog runners. Had a few of the dogs come on my place. I hate those people's fricking guts. They starve their dogs. First time it happened, I called the owner and the dog didnt want to leave my porch. He grabbed it by the neck and lifted it by the skin on his back and threw him in his truck. Some sort of hound. Bapple was with me. I regret making the call. Should have cut the collar and tossed it on the highway.
2.Buy the best optics you can, even if it is more expensive than the gun you mount it on.
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You can learn a lot about a man by the relationship he has with his dog.
I really like this one. This year I had multiple interactions with deer dog runners. Had a few of the dogs come on my place. I hate those people's fricking guts. They starve their dogs. First time it happened, I called the owner and the dog didnt want to leave my porch. He grabbed it by the neck and lifted it by the skin on his back and threw him in his truck. Some sort of hound. Bapple was with me. I regret making the call. Should have cut the collar and tossed it on the highway.
This post was edited on 4/14/20 at 11:26 am
Posted on 4/12/20 at 10:56 am to No Colors
If you're angry about something, take a walk in the woods. You can scream and holler a little, but it won't take long before nature pulls that anger right out of you like a sponge. If it doesn't, you need to seek professional help. Maybe get on meds.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 10:59 am to No Colors
Don't leave your sonar cover on the front deck directly in front of the driver's seat.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:05 am to No Colors
Folks who are needlessly cruel to animals are not to be trusted.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:07 am to ChatRabbit77
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This year I had multiple interactions with deer dog runners. Had a few of the dogs come on my place. I hate those people's fricking guts. They starve their dogs. First time it happened, I called the owner and the dog didnt want to leave my porch. He grabbed it by the neck and lifted it by the skin on his back and threw him in his truck
One of my podnuhs found a couple of run down hounds in Sherburne. He called the number on the collar and the old man said dont worry about them they we will try to find them at the end of hunting season. He would cut his dogs loose and leave them out until deer season was done.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:08 am to No Colors
The trap door arse flap on a pair of red Uncle Jesse Duke union suit long John things does NOT work well.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:09 am to No Colors
eat what you kill.
treat the land and it’s animals with care and respect.
pack out your trash.
don’t get hair all over the meat.
I cook, you clean
treat the land and it’s animals with care and respect.
pack out your trash.
don’t get hair all over the meat.
I cook, you clean
Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:22 am to No Colors
Always offer to help clean and refuel a boat that you're a guest on after the trip. Dont show up without water and snacks.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:27 am to No Colors
Don’t know if this is what you are really talking about but......
If you guys still have your dad’s around and can, make sure to take them fishing as much as possible. My father and I went fishing all the time, we had some great conversations, some great times, and as with fishing some bad. At the time I didn’t realize all the great memories that I was making with him and how much they would help later.
When he passed away it effected me more than I expected, but those memories started flooding in and has been helpful to me. I learned a lot of stuff on those trips, and I’m grateful I got to spend time with him in the outdoors.
If you guys still have your dad’s around and can, make sure to take them fishing as much as possible. My father and I went fishing all the time, we had some great conversations, some great times, and as with fishing some bad. At the time I didn’t realize all the great memories that I was making with him and how much they would help later.
When he passed away it effected me more than I expected, but those memories started flooding in and has been helpful to me. I learned a lot of stuff on those trips, and I’m grateful I got to spend time with him in the outdoors.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:29 am to LSU40
Hog nosed snakes are venomous. Most people don’t know that.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:37 am to No Colors
Leave the outdoor area you frequent cleaner than it was when you arrived.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:43 am to VernonPLSUfan
the guy that talks the loudest and the most about how he knows how to clean fish/dress game is the least likely to actually know how
Posted on 4/12/20 at 11:49 am to No Colors
Wild animals are 100 times stronger than a man and 10 times meaner.
I grabbed an undead 3pt once to cut it's throat and learned this lesson.
I grabbed an undead 3pt once to cut it's throat and learned this lesson.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 12:04 pm to The Torch
quote:When I did it, I fully expected to have no fingers when I looked at my hand.
grabbed an undead 3pt once to cut it's throat and learned this lesson.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 12:16 pm to No Colors
Being under prepared will usually result in a worse experience than being over prepared.
Posted on 4/12/20 at 12:21 pm to Homey the Clown
Use the sun as a directional tool when in the woods......until it's directly overhead!
Posted on 4/12/20 at 12:53 pm to Homey the Clown
Bring extra batteries and an extra light. Once had a 1.5 mile walk in the dark in the homochitto back when maglites were the thing. From this same trip, always bring a compass.
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