Young and Keen

[Nell 1]

Do you all remember what it was like when you were young/first getting into this job and how keen we all were, are you all still as keen now?

 

I remember when I first got into dogs about 10 years ago, Lamping was my first ever venture, I used to walk about a 15 mile round trip to have a decent nights lamping , and I nearly pissed myself with excitement when we squeaked our first fox in (well I was only 14 at the time!! ).

When I was a little bit older I remember the day's when I would go lamping for a couple of hours, then go to work an 8 hour night shift, come home and go for a days ratting.

 

Things "slowed down" when my little lad was born about 18 months ago and I wasn't getting out as much as I would have liked, still having the odd day out here and there, but nothing like as often as I used to do. But now the fever has started to hit me again!!.....I don't suppose I ever lost it really and I can't really see me walking 15 miles for a bit of lamping LOL, but like I said things just "slowed down" a touch. But now this past couple of months, I have been out morning, noon and night lately and the wife has bearly seen me , but you wont hear me complaining about that!!! I cant even concentrate at work without daydreaming about what we caught the day/night before, what the next day's sport will be, what dogs I'll take etc. maybe I just need to get out a little more often :11:

 

Your thoughts, ladies and gentlemen...........................

[Guest Macnas]

You'll find yourself cutting your cloth to suit your measure mate!

 

Before I was married I'd be out every hour god gave me, if I could manage it.

After our first child everthing stopped for ages, after the second I made a promise to myself that I'd be out once a week at least, whatever the weather, whatever time of year.

 

And for the past 6 years that's how it's been. Not as much as I'd like, but enough to get by.

[lucky 578]

with me i'm out maybe three times a week then i slow right down and might only get out once a month, then i get the urge again and i'm back out three times a week i dont know why but sometimes i just seem to loose my "keen'ess" ???

[Born Hunter 17,965]

i know the feeling, lol

 

havnt had a proper days shooting in over 4 months, been ferreting once and lamping once with aload of super lamp shy bunnies

 

all i have been able to do is get out in the country side with the binos and on my bike and i go beating every fortnight which i love becuase its pretty much all ive got at the moment. been thinking of other things that i can do that are as close to hunting/shooting as possible, ive been out looking for decent sticks to cut for beating and general mooching next year and also gonna try my hand at net making.

 

i keep tellin myself its not the end of the world, lol, cant wait till i finish uni, ive promised myself that when i can finaly get on with my life im gonna hunt, shoot and fish like hell

 

so heres to future days sport

[welshhound2 20]

once u pop u cant stop when its in the blood theres no turning back

[Simoman 110]

It's a difficult balance, I get out one night a week with the occasional day here and there. Unfortunately(along with many others i'm sure) I work longs days and regular weekends and I also have a wife and two young children so unless I want to become single then I have to try and find a happy medium.