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In the last several days I have witnessed all of these truths. During a recent hunting trip I saw more bucks than I have ever seen in my life. They were of all shapes and sizes even though none of the biggest ones ever got within my comfortable bow range. But seeing all of these deer gave me a great opportunity to compare their differences.
One of the things I noticed was that, for the most part, the bigger bucks were unimpressed with my grunting, bleating, and rattling. While all of these worked on the smaller ones, the big ones had their own plan and were not going to be easily swayed even by familiar sounds. When I wanted to fight by rattling, they looked at me as if I were a spike trying to flex what muscles I didn’t have. When I put on a grunting sequence, it’s if they had just heard a twelve year old boy try to sound like a mean old man. I believe there must have been a sign on my tree that said, “Lots of thunder and lightening….. no rain!” I felt like the big bully had once again kicked sand in my face and there was nothing I could do about it.
I’m also intrigued by the way God uses all of His creation to teach us about Himself, His ways, and His people. I don’t know about you, but most of my life I have been like that young buck. I have responded to every call as if each sound was the real thing. I have treaded too close to danger and at times have made crucial mistakes. But for some reason, God has allowed me to make it through many seasons. Now, even though I am not totally immune to danger, I don’t jump at every sound and sight even though they appear to be real. I have learned just like that old buck, that if I can hear it and see it, somebody else can as well. And I might as well let a younger buck who is more interested in being first than being right, jump in and check it out. If he’s wrong, I’ll live another day. And if he’s right? Well, if he’s right, I might just have to whoop em’!
Gary Miller
gary@outdoortruths.org
