The things I wish I knew when I started hunting.

That's the topic for today's episode, and those things come from you, the listener.

Three months back we talked about this idea that many experienced and knowledgeable hunters

often forget what it is like to be a beginner.

The lessons they learned through experience over the years become something they do

by instincts now rather than by forethought, given that this knowledge is ingrained in

their subconscious, they easily overlook pieces of wisdom that would benefit newer hunters.

As newer hunters, you don't know what you don't know, but experienced hunters often

know more than they may be able to communicate effectively.

So what are the things that you wish you knew when you started?

That's what we asked you guys, the listeners, and today we discussed ten of those things,

adding your tips, and then our comments as we dive into this topic.

It's just Steve and I today talking about these, and I hope you enjoy them.

If there's something we missed or something you want to share of the things that you

wish you knew when you started, feel free to send those to us by email to podcastdexomoteneer.com.

And today let's dive right in and get going on this discussion.

Steve, and this is going to be a fun episode.

We, months and months and months ago, at some point we're talking about kind of this problem

of very experienced hunters, like overlook things because they just do it by default.

They've learned lessons in the past, but now it's like integrated into their actions

almost subconsciously.

So we kind of started talking about like, there's these things that experienced hunters overlook,

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