Success Story: Two Big Bucks, Two Years In A Row!
I’m not one for superstitions when it comes to hunting and fishing, but I know some folks who are. Oh, I’m sure thoughts of being jinxed popped in my head on one or two fishless days on the lake, but other than that I have to believe that hard work, skills, and some degree of luck play a bigger role than four-leafed clovers or rabbit’s feet.
Josh Landis on the other hand may have a different opinion. For the past two seasons Josh, a 15-year old Kansas whitetail hunter, harvested nice 10-point bucks on the same day in consecutive years—September 20, 2008 and 2009. What makes this story even better, is that Josh only had one day to hunt! Congratulations Josh, I’d say twenty is your lucky number.
Does anybody else have a superstition or good-luck charm when you’re hunting or fishing that makes you more effective? If you do, I’d love to hear about it…I need all the help I can get this season. —Ben
Wow! that is very awesome josh! very nice buck. Congrats.
November 12th, 2009 at 2:05 pmHmmmm… I can’t shoot a buck in the 20 days I hunt a year. I’m Jealous.
November 13th, 2009 at 11:41 amHunting does take a lot of skill to consistently perform but being in the right place at the right time (aka luck) plays a huge role too. In fishing I do not allow bananas in the boat (I recently heard that they are a well-known jinx and once when my dad brought one we got skunked) but I find it helpful in hunting not to have superstitions. You just never know what will happen. While pheasant hunting this weekend we walked one shelterbelt just for kicks that we had never seen a pheasant in, just rabbits. Well whaddyaknow a rooster gets up and I missed him twice. When we got to the end three more roosters busted out. Lesson learned the hard way: always be ready.
November 16th, 2009 at 9:12 am