I am an outdoorsman, I love the outdoors, I love being out in a nice fluffy snow waiting on a Whitetail to cross in front of my stand, I love standing in the stream on a cool spring morning teasing the stocker rainbows at my local stream. I dream of chasing cutthroats in Wyoming and pursuing a 6x6 Bull Elk in the Colorado high country and the dreams are I believe part of what makes my being an outdoorsman so fulfilling. I generally do not have any success on stream unless i prepare my flies beforehand, unless I stretch my fly line and tie my leaders just right. I sit at home and practice tying knots while watching people I do not know pursue game on the TV and dutifully polish and clean my black powder gun more than I shoot it. I cannot have a successful deer season without preparation, scouting and preparation of stand locations, obtaining the right clothing and making sure it is rid of scent and folded neatly and packed in sealed bags waiting to be unveiled when i get into stand. Practicing a 300 yard shot with my 30-06 and a 60 yard shot with my bow I strive to be prepared for all and any eventuality. When at last I connect on the nice wide 8-pointer with bullet or arrow and when I at last bring that trout to hand, the satisfaction I feel is not only in that moment but bundled in all the moments spent preparing for that particular day. I am an outdoorsman, process outshines product many times over.
