Registered: Aug 2010
Location: western Pa
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What made you think about quitting
and
What brought you back around?

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Registered: Feb 2011
Location: Loganville, GA
Posts: 414

Yea this year, no matter what I do I come out of the woods with 4-5 ticks latched on to me drinking the life out of me!

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Registered: Feb 2013
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Posts: 81

Hard headed dogs have caused me to a few times but once it's in your blood you're done for life no matter how hard you try to turn away.

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Registered: Dec 2008
Location: tn
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Yep,i had a fine looking blonde with green eyes,hold me up for a lil while.As soon as i married her.I was right back at it.

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Registered: May 2007
Location: fairmont wv
Posts: 11976

i quit for a good spell because of my health let all my hounds go but 2 seasons ago buddy came got me said get outta the house dont go every nite but get out 2 or 3 nites a week in season i had a young dog for awhile but could't hunt her like she needed next dog i get will be a older dog and will be a red dog

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Registered: Mar 2010
Location: Georgetown, KY
Posts: 481

I'm bout ready to quit. Lol. Just isn't the same as it used to be more and more expensive and harder and harder to keep the dogs hunted, maintain a job and keep a family happy.

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Registered: Feb 2011
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I was done for a year cuz the fawas luke my kid andrmer across the rd shot my dog and till i was on here here an seen a pup that looked just like her so i have too thank travis smith for getting me back in it

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Registered: Jan 2010
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Posts: 612

Its been hard for me to get back going. Since our cuda dog fell out of that tree

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Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Prince Edward Island,Canada
Posts: 4589

My young dog got killed last summer in a hunting accident. Thought deffinatly crossed my mind, for little while I didn't go hunting as much and had to more or less force myself to go but as the hunting got better the end of the summer the desire to go came back.

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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Roseboro, N.C.
Posts: 3346

I did quit for 10 years because of a woman that I was dating but have been back in the sport for almost 11 years now and don't plan on quitting again. I get frustrated sometimes and think about quitting but then I realize that I have had more fun chasing these old hounds than anything I have ever done and the people that I have met are some of the best friends that I have.

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Registered: Jul 2012
Location: Virginia
Posts: 367

I got out of coon and bear hunting for seven years. Do to family and work. Now that the kids are older and a different job I have worked my way back into coon hunting. Its been a long hard road just to get back to where I was. But I will never complain because being there with my littles ones was more than any joy than treeing a coon could ever be. Im just lucky that I have two wonderful kids and the most loving supported wife that a man could ask for. By the way they all fight over who's going what night. Even the wife. So if your thanking about quieting for family, work than do what has to be done you won't regret it I promise. If quieting because of hounds, other ppl bs dont do it. Take a break catch your breath and hop back in.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Washington, NC
Posts: 3314

I almost quit years ago when my kids were about 2 & 4 years old. My wife was working the night shift and I was down to 1 to 2 nights a month. I told her I was going to sell the two dogs I had but she said that she was changing when she worked. I hunted the last six weeks of the season and turned a 5 year old dog from a dog that could tree a coon into a real coonhound.

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Registered: Nov 2011
Location: Owego,NY
Posts: 69

I just quit a year ago sold out in a quick rage and now Im missing it so Im getting a pup at autumn oaks and getting back out doing what I love.

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Registered: Jan 2013
Location: ohio
Posts: 394

ALMOST QUIT 6 YEARS AGO WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEP SON WHICH ALMOST COST ME A DIVORCE SOLD A NICE COMA MALE DOG AND A REBUILT TOTALY 1983 DODGE PICK UP TRUCK MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT KEPT MY OTHER 2 HOUNDS STRAIGHTENED THE STEP SON OUT REALLY GOOD GOT ME SOME FAMILY COUNSELING AND KEPT ON HUNTIN STILL MARRIED HAVE A BEAUTIFUL GRAN SON LIFE GO ON LOL

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Registered: Apr 2005
Location: Barnesville, Ga.
Posts: 409

Never seriously considered it. I did get without a decent dog once and made myself a promise that I would never go hunting without leaving at least one dog at home that could tree a coon.

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Registered: Aug 2006
Location: munfordville ky.
Posts: 1166

i'm gona quit every time i go huntin in the hills but when i get back to the truck i'm ready to go tomorrow night.

i got mad & quit for 2 years in the 90's.

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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: East central Illinois.
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Had been married a couple years, new baby girl born. Wasn't hunting the dogs and felt sorry for them. Sold the 2 dogs and my tracking system. Glad I didn't sell everything cause I got back in after 6 months. Just had to hunt less and keep it all in balance. Not always easy though. Hunted a total of around 25 years now.

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Registered: Dec 2012
Location: Ward, Arkansas
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I was a pretty wild guy in my younger days and did a lot of things I shouldnt have. God got a hold of me in 1996 and I started a completely different way of life. Had a son born in 2002 and he wanted to start hunting with dog a couple years ago so now I'm back.

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Originally posted by gunslinger266
I was a pretty wild guy in my younger days and did a lot of things I shouldnt have. God got a hold of me in 1996 and I started a completely different way of life. Had a son born in 2002 and he wanted to start hunting with dog a couple years ago so now I'm back.

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Registered: Feb 2009
Location: Mt. Washington Kentucky
Posts: 425

I quit at least once a week and then the next night I'm ready to go again

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Registered: Dec 2012
Location: Ward, Arkansas
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Originally posted by hillbilly56
heck i was wild and crazy in my younger days also but i still hunted lots of nites i wasn't sober enough to really go but i went when i met my 3rd wife she told me i had a bad drinking problem so i figured at 39 i need to find some 1 to spend my older days with i put her through hell for 3 yrs but she didn't give up on me and got me back on the right track in life im still far from perfect but she keeps me in line if i start to stray

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