NorthwoodsWiscoHnter wrote:oldrank wrote:magicman54494 wrote:JoeRE wrote:Worth keeping in mind that attitude is important, and must be there, but attitude won't get you far without plenty of action to back it up.
You can't think a big buck dead.
I disagree. If you dont think him dead first you probably wont kill him. yes, action is required but I believe that things fall into place because of thought and thought can eliminate a lot of wasted action. one of the biggest concepts in the power of thought is believing and feeling it is already done.
How much do I believe in the power of thought? well, most people hope they get a big buck. I believe that nothing can stop it from happening.
I look back at my successes and failures and I can see a pattern of mental ups and downs that perfectly mimic those successes and failures.
I agree with Magic. I know I am going into this season to kill my biggest buck ever. I have it mentally all layed out. It has been on mine mind since I killed my last buck. I will fine tune from there and kill another bigger buck and than do it again. There are no doubts.. only anxiety to get me to opening day. There is a bigger buck in my woods.. I am going to kill him.
I agree with Joe on this. A lot of people believe, want, perceive, and hope for great things to happen. But without ACTION, none of it will be possible. I can want and believe to shoot a giant buck all I want. But that's not enough to get me off the couch and do it. I know Magic has studied that there is something supernatural behind things and I agree with him but just because I really believe in something, I must do my part with the attitude and action. I do also believe that Believing and Action go together. But there are too many folks out there that are good with words and not with action. Action speaks louder than words everyday of the week and twice on Sunday. Words and beliefs are one thing but at the end of the day Actions make the most difference.
I also agree that action is required. Biblically, James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. I dont believe that a big buck will run up to me and die at my feet. but...... ponder this, Andrea wanted to kill MONSTER bucks. These bucks somehow came into his life. I have spent 43 years chasing deer and have never laid eyes on a deer of that caliber. Why? Is Andrea lucky? Am I unlucky? The one thing that is provable fact is I got what I aimed for and so did Andrea. Even Dan admits the same thing.
This last season I was struggling with health issues. One of which was my eyes were just not focusing the best. I went tracking anyway knowing that in my condition it would be very tough to track one down. Opportunities are usually split second and I was not going to be fast. My thought process was "The deer is just going to have to stand there and give me time" I tracked my buck only a bit over 1/4 mile and it jumped out of its bed and ran 60 yds and turned around and took a few steps back and stood there. It was one of the few times I have ever had a lot of time to make the shot. I guess each person will believe what they want in explaining my hunt. I believe that it was as I thought it to be.
Hodag calls me last minute and asks if I want to fish a musky tourney. I agreed. He told me he was sure that we would catch a 40+ incher and would finish in the money. I entered the contest relaxed and focused on enjoying. I'm not much for competitions. I think there were 87? boats fishing in that tourney. Guess how we did. We CAUGHT 1 MUSKY 47" AND FINISHED IN SECOND. I later laughed and told Hodag that he should have told me that we would win.
I have seen enough to believe the power of thought. I stress this because I see it playing a much bigger role than I would have ever believed. If there is a force out there that wants to help me get big bucks then I want that force working for me.