Ep. 865: Foundations - How to be More Realistic with Your Deer Goals

Wired To Hunt Podcast

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Wilderness, Sports

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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This week, Tony talks about how whitetail hunters should set some realistic deer goals that prompt action, and will meaningfully increase their enjoyment in the field.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundation's podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting.
0:07.6	Presented by First Light, creating proven, versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle, or blind.
0:14.1	First Light. Go farther, stay longer. And now, your host, Tony Peterson.
0:20.2	Hey, everyone, welcome to the Wire to Hunt Foundation's podcast, which is brought to you by First Light. I'm your host, Tony Peterson. Hey, everyone, welcome to the Wyr to Hunt Foundation's podcast, which is brought to you by First Light.
0:24.0	I'm your host, Tony Peterson.
0:25.1	And today is all about how you can set yourself up for a good year of white tail hunting by setting the right goals.
0:34.3	Look, I know.
0:35.6	It's cliched.
0:36.7	It probably seems kind of stupid. But it's a new year, and there might be, might be a new you going forward or not. It's really up to you. The thing is, there is a tangible benefit to setting goals. This goes for every aspect of life, and it doesn't have to be something you get shoved down your throat by Instagram influencers
0:54.3	or special forces operators shaming you for not being a total badass every second of your existence.
0:59.8	It can be a simpler deal.
1:01.4	It can be just really good for your hunting and for your hunting mental health as well.
1:09.4	I know you're sick of hearing about goal setting, and I get it.
1:13.8	I'm not going to talk about the usual shit here because you already know you should set
1:17.7	goals to lose weight, make more money, and climb Mount Everest by the time you're 30 or whatever.
1:23.1	I think this topic kind of sucks because it's been taken over by people who are either
1:27.6	wired differently from most folks or have more free time than most folks or have more money than most
1:34.5	folks. A lot of them have all three. I also think this is a topic that can open the door to being a
1:41.2	preachy, self-righteous kind of prick too. And as easy as it is for me to
1:45.4	fall into that trap, I don't want to. I want to talk about realistic hunting and realistic goals
1:50.6	and how to use them to enjoy your time in the whiteto woods more. Now, goals can be great, or they can
1:57.8	be not so great. You might work a job where your company is owned by a private equity firm that exists solely to flip
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