Adrenaline rush !

[fishinwrench]

Have you ever had something happen that causes your adrenaline to suddenly go through the roof, like an electric shock ?  

That kinda stuff is life altering, which I'll explain here in a bit.....But I'm not too sure that it isn't good for you 🤔 

 

So last night I'm tying flys and it's going on 2:AM.   I get up and decide to go outside on the porch to smoke a cig and take a leak.   

See that dead tree? (it's actually alot closer to the corner of the deck than it appears in the pic).  Well I'm standing there on the corner of the deck, cig in mouth, pecker in hand, and I'm gazing at the stars.  

My gaze slowly wanders to the left and against the night sky I suddenly realize there is a GIANT ANIMAL (as big as a grizzly bear) less that 20 yards from my head, staring down at me from the branch of that dead tree😲  A huge shot of adrenaline shoots through me.....I spit out the cigarette, pissed on my leg, threw up my fists and went into full ninja form READY TO FIGHT FOR MY LIFE....with my crank hanging out! 😂 

It was a very large Tom turkey, all blowed up like someone had shoved an air hose up his butt, and wings half-cocked as if he was on the verge of taking flight.    

 

That's the funny part, but here's the cool and interesting part:    I just turned 60 and for the last 6-8 months I've really started "feeling my age".  Kinda stiff & sore all the time, moving slower, all that getting old BS that you hear about.  But this morning I woke up feeling 30 years younger.  No stiffness, no range of motion issues, no cranky early morning BS, ect.        

It's blatently obvious that having the living $#!t scared out of me has given me a genuine RESET.      24 hours ago just jumping out of the back of my truck or leaping up into or out of a boat was not happening. I've been doing all this careful stepping and crawling........But today I'm bouncing around like a ferret on crack.    

Just goes to show you that all of that feeling feeble, can't do what I used to do BS is all in your head.   I'm ready to take on the world byGod!    If I ever seem slow and like I can't hardly do anything, then somebody needs to throw a spider on me or something...... that'll bring me right out of it. 👍

[nomolites]

I get that when that buck steps out in bow range(….normally without my pecker in my hand, but I can’t say there have not been exceptions

Mike.

[fishinwrench]

3 minutes ago, nomolites said:

I get that when that buck steps out in bow range(….normally without my pecker in my hand, but I can’t say there have not been exceptions

Mike.

My grandpa always said to hunt HUNGRY.  Just a half piece of toast and a few sips of orange juice before getting in the stand.  It works!  Best preventive cure for Buck Fever that there is. 👍

[nomolites]

These days I don’t get buck fever per se until after the shot, which is a good thing.  I can remember my first couple big deer encounters though, and the struggle was real.   It’s not real good for a successful hunt.

Mike

[fishinwrench]

8 minutes ago, nomolites said:

 I can remember my first couple big deer encounters though, and the struggle was real.   It’s not real good for a successful hunt.

Yeah it can make your bow go from a 60# draw weight to a 90+# draw weight in an instant.    😅. I've been through that.   And the deer doesn't even have to be big. 🙄

[Nick Adams]

I was hoping for a Sasquatch siting.

[Mitch f]

Your “Shocking” experience and aftermath reminds me of this new craze of cold water plunging to reset your system. I think that swimmer Michael Phelps is endorsing this new freezing cold water bath tub that is supposed to have truly amazing health benefits. I thought it was too much hype until I read your story!! 😂

[bfishn]

1 hour ago, Nick Adams said:

I was hoping for a Sasquatch siting.

I was thinking ManBearPig.

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, bfishn said:

2 hours ago, Nick Adams said:

 

I was thinking ManBearPig.

My first thought was….  ex wife.😂

 

[fishinwrench]

7 hours ago, Nick Adams said:

I was hoping for a Sasquatch siting.

It might as well have been.  😳