Unread postby Stanley » Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:39 am
magicman54494 wrote:Stanley wrote:Great topic for sure. I understand and know what it takes to knock down big bucks. Man is not created equal in his abilities this is key. Just because Dan makes killing big bucks easy doesn't mean it is for the rest of us. We have to know and understand our capabilities. A 90 Lb string bean hunter can't physically pull a 235 lb dressed buck out of the woods (he may think he can but in reality he can't). A 250 lbs hunter in good physical shape can (he thinks he can, and in reality he can).
The same goes for a lot of hunting techniques. If your way overweight and think your going to haul a stand/sticks a bow and what ever else you need to hunt 2 miles into a swamp. You won't be able to do it. Some guys say he is too lazy and won't do it. I say he is incapable of doing it, so he needs to take another route. The overweight guy is maybe a Beast member and reads all the threads on carry and hunt.
Problem is he cannot do it. Does this mean he cannot be a big buck killer? No, he needs to find a way he can do it. In my opinion what separates the men from the monkeys is not what is between the shoulder blades but what is between the ears.
A good friend of mine was going to a job site hauling a trailer with a generator on it. He was on the interstate and ran out of gas. He had no tools no gas can but the generator he was hauling was full of gas. Did he call for help or figure a way to get some gas into the truck from the generator?
Put 20 people in that situation and how many call for help, and how many get some gas into the truck from the generator some how? Could a doctor with an intelligence of genius get the truck going? Could a house wife with great baking skills get the truck going?
Big buck hunting is the same thing, some can do it some can not. How many times do you hear the guy say if I would have done this or that, I would have as many bucks as Dan does on the wall? Guys that can do it don't say that, they don't have to they have done it. We are all not created equal. Using what you can do and not what you think you can do,or need to do, will take you a long way into the journey.
Im confused. is intelligence the most important or education or genetics? Do you believe that there is something outside of an individual that aids in success?
I play a lot of chess. No matter how much I educate myself or what my genetics are I am limited by my own intellect and brain power. I could never beat a Grand Master player. I do understand this though so I don't let my wishing get ahead of my ability.
Now for an even better comparison I know Dan is a way better big buck bed hunter than I am. I know and understand this. I suspect a lot of guys think they are as good as Dan. In reality they don't know, that they don't know, they are not.
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.