Visualization and the small details

[Tadmdad]

One of the things I notice as a common thread to most avid and successful hunters, is how they pay attention to the small things, and always being aware of their surroundings, and being mentally prepared.

Looking at things from the deer perspective. Getting in a bed, visualizing what a buck can see, smell, hear. Looking at how hunters move to stand where they park,and thinking how a buck will react, and using other hunters to their advantage. Tracking a buck, and seeing things from his perspective. When on stand, visualizing a bucks approach, so at the moment of truth, the focus and the shot becomes instinctive.

Does this come from experience? Is it a thought process? When in the woods, how do we all visualize and prepare ourselves? Some of the small things can make the difference.

[magicman54494]

I like to get to my hunting area early enough so I can take my time walking in. I like to look for fresh sign and slow to the pace of the woods before climbing into my stand. Small details also go with equipment prep. I was going to start a thread about all the hard learned lessons I got over the years because of not paying attention to small details.

[backstraps]

Tadmdad... thats a good post!

Knowing enough to make a post like that, you are probably pretty aware of the the little details yourself.

I cannot speak for a hunter that has the talents you mentioned, but I would imagine they come from experience.
However, at the same time, when we read others comments that do have these talents, sure, I think we can be taught the valuable lessons from magicman54494 and others has learned through trials and errors.

[bigbob]

I agree that experience is where it's at. I think that being aware that there are those little things that make a difference is a big step in the right direction. I would think the next step would then be trying to observative, reflecting on why things happen, and how you could change them.

[Tadmdad]

I cannot speak for a hunter that has the talents you mentioned, but I would imagine they come from experience.However, at the same time, when we read others comments that do have these talents, sure, I think we can be taught the valuable lessons from magicman54494 and others has learned through trials and errors.

Think that is what makes this forum unique, we can all share experiences in a open discussion, no right or wrong, just different experiences and observations.

A good friend of mine has a saying " a smart man learns from his mistakes, the sign of intelligence is learning from others mistakes"

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[backstraps]

I cannot speak for a hunter that has the talents you mentioned, but I would imagine they come from experience.However, at the same time, when we read others comments that do have these talents, sure, I think we can be taught the valuable lessons from magicman54494 and others has learned through trials and errors.

Think that is what makes this forum unique, we can all share experiences in a open discussion, no right or wrong, just different experiences and observations.

A good friend of mine has a saying [glow=red]" a smart man learns from his mistakes, the sign of intelligence is learning from others mistakes"[/glow]

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That would make a great signature on forum post!