1: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
2: an abnormally strong craving
My wife told me the other day that hunting had become an addiction for me. I really kind of laughed it off at the time, but the more I think about it.. It has. There is no single other subject that occupies even half of my spare time than hunting. I think the fact that it has been 3 weeks since I have been in the woods, and won't be hunting again this season only makes it worse. I can't count the nights where I lie awake, unable to sleep for hours because I can't shut down the entry/exit/scouting scenarios in my head. Over the last few months, I have spent at least 20 hours a week researching. I have found myself staring at google earth images until 3 or 4 in the morning, printed 60 and 70 page articles on deer diet, movement, and reproductive habits. I have obsessively stalked threads and hunting journals in anticipation for ONE more piece of information I can utilize this next spring and fall. (And probably bugged the heck out of a few beasts, sorry about that). Am I the only one who goes this far? Have I gone TOO far?
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