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Bigmack1960
Bigmack1960

I have some good news. It's deer hunting season where I live and I'm doing it. It's the first time in 3 years. To me it's a huge step forward. I love anything that involves nature. And the meat is good. I really don't care if I get a deer or not. Just the fact that I'm not frozen to the couch is great. The season started yesterday and runs through to next Sunday. Still it's a struggle to do this both mentally and physically. I have blown discs, stenosis and arthritis. I can use the excuse of I hurt to keep me from going. I really hope I don't get down and stop. Anyway welcome to all of the new people and THANK YOU to everyone who posts on here. 

arfie
arfie
When my aches and pains have me frozen in my bed (I don't have a couch), I often tell myself I can be miserable on a river bank almost as easily as I can be miserable in bed. It never works out that way, though. Connecting with nature provides a healing balm I will never find in bed.

Happy hunting, Mack, whether the hunting nets you dinner for your body or *just* for your soul.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
I live in deer hunting country. I used to hunt, but when my untreated mentally ill dad brought a shotgun into the mix in abusing me in my bedroom at home, I quit hunting with him for fear he would shoot me. It was sad for me, so sad that I feared going hunting by myself because now I feared myself, too.

I miss it, so I still go out into the woods near my house and sit. It clears my head. I always see deer and foxes, and once this year I saw a black bear.

I'm glad to hear you're getting out there, Mack, overcoming all obstacles to do it. Wish I could go along with you myself. It really does a person good.
Bigmack1960
Bigmack1960
Thanks. More good news our neice had a baby at 105am central time. I won't be hunting today. We're going to see the new baby and mom. I'm kind of the only dad the mom has ever known and she's still my Claire baby. Great day to all
arfie
arfie
There's more than one way to reconnect. . . Give Claire Baby's baby a hug and goo goo for us. Enjoy.
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