Scratch the Itch: 5 Summer Activities to Help You Prep for Hunting Season

By Kubie Brown – MeatEater

It used to start sometime around mid-July. I’d wake up with a strange and unexplainable urge that goaded and poked at me like a mallard feeling the sudden need to migrate. I’d compulsively start rearranging all the camo clothing in my closet and cleaning all my guns. At night, I would come home from work and find myself binge-watching my favorite hunting videos or staring sadly out the window at the leaves and wishing to hell that they would hurry up and change color. Yep, I was jonesing for hunting season bad.

Over the many years that I’ve suffered from this ailment, I’ve managed to find several ways to help me cope with my withdrawal symptoms. Not only did these activities stop the night sweats, occasional crying, and insane desire to move to the southern hemisphere every summer, but they also helped me become a better hunter when autumn finally rolled around. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY