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In my case, the field I want to hunt is on a ridge and I only know what part of the field the deer are showing up at. I want to hunt on the edge of that field but the thermals are falling into the hollows below where, I assume, the deer are coming from. But since I don’t know exactly what path the deer are taking, I’m unsure as to where to put my stand if I were to hunt below. I’ve thought about trying to get about thirty feet high and stay on the ridge, but something tells me it still won’t work.
There is one other option. It is to put my tree stand on that ridge and wait for that one day when the wind is blowing pretty hard, carrying the thermals with it, out of the direction of the hollows and valleys. In my case it would be a southerly or southeasterly wind; which is totally against our normal northwesterly current. The question then would be; can I be patient, stay away from that stand, and wait until the conditions are right. That question applies to a lot of things in my life. What about yours?
Most of my life can be described by the illustration “a bull in a china shop.” I have always tended to think that somehow I am immune to the normal currents of how things work. I thought that since I had “good intentions,” I could charge into any situation, ignoring the certain, and have success. Boy was I wrong! I found out after a few of those blunders, that I was not superman – just man. I found out there are certain natural laws that I had to work within, no matter how great my intentions were.
Maybe some of you are thinking about a venture or are getting ready to jump into something that could either bring about great success or great failure. Just remember while faith always calls you to take a risk; it never asks you to do it simply according to your good intentions. It asks you only to be sure of the One who led you this far. Otherwise, the only difference in your failure will be that it happened to a great guy.
Gary Miller
gary@outdoortruths.org
