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Thanking Deer Hunting Guides
Many deer hunters dream of the day they might be able to make a living from deer hunting. Some dream of becoming product testers, outdoor writers or company spokespeople. Others aspire to become deer hunting guides.
When you really think about the life of deer hunting guides, while they are making livings doing what they love, it is not always easy work.
During the deer hunting season, nearly every day they awake before dawn to
instruct their clients where to hunt for the best results.
Feeling exhausted from tracking a deer all night? Picked up a sinus cold out in
the field? Just need a few extra hours to sleep in?
Too bad, you’re up and headed to the field.
After investing thousands of dollars, some clients may understand but no deer hunter is going to shorten his hunting hours to accommodate a guide not being able to deliver. It makes for a tough business.
Many of the best guides are some of the hardest working people. Think about it and all they have to prepare and invest in providing great deer hunting experiences.
They have to place tree stands and deer blinds well before season. Often, this is during times when bugs and brush are the thickest. They have to master the deer patterns in the area, shifting deer hunting sites in midseason, if needed.
When clients harvest a deer, the guide jumps through hoops to track it, field dress it and drag it out of the woods.
Sometimes, after all this work and personal investment, great deer hunting guides have to deal with a few "know-it-all" deer hunters pointing out how nearly everything about the preparations and locations are wrong. Others are just impossible to please.
To add salt to the wound, great guides love deer hunting but find themselves with no time to deer hunt.
But the flip side is all the appreciation of truly dedicated deer hunters who realize great deer hunters come from those who observe and repeat the actions of other great deer hunters. A great deer hunter realizes he has two ears, two eyes and one mouth for a reason and uses them in that ratio.
So with that, I say thank you to all great deer hunting guides and all the professionals who support deer hunters and our sport.
Good Luck and Great Hunting!
Marty Prokop
Posted by Marty Prokop
