Environment:

It's important to be aware of your surroundings when you are hunting, and what would be even better is to know your environment like the back of your hand. If possible it'd be best to know where you are and what you can use to your advantage. Quick thinking in a tough situation can result in potentially being a life-saving moment not only for you but possibly others. This advice probably isn't just home to hunting but many other topics. This could probably be used in various other situations other than hunting. Just remember to keep an eye out for your surroundings and it's best to know in what kind of situation you are by being aware and knowing your surroundings. Hope this helps a lot of you hunters out there.

Weapons

Normally I wouldn't do a post like this because I don't like competition but just take this as a gift from me to you.

Best Gear:

Knife: Pros: handy, portable, useful and deadly Cons: not always enough to get you out of a pinch, needs to be sharp

Crossbow: Pros: Powerful, Accurate Cons: Long time to reload, limited ammo if not picked up

Sword: Pros: Deadly, good range depending on blade, can be used for defense Cons: needs to be sharp, you need to be good with it

Spear: Pros: Deadly, ranged, good for close combat as well, can block Cons: If you toss it you are unarmed so it's good to have a secondary, if made of wood can break so be careful

Bow and Arrow: Pros: ranged, fairly accurate if used right, deadly Cons: not for close combat, limited ammo, can break sometimes, have to have good aim, relies on fair wind

Practices

A question I'm sometimes asked is if I practice monk stuff. The answer is no, I don't. I don't see it necessary and I don't like it as much as hunting and my other activities and hobbies. I just don't see the point, however I still call myself a monk because that's how i was raised and still hold some of the beliefs I was raised with.There's your answer, now everyone can stop asking this question and bothering me with they're criticism. Now I can get back to hunting for my dinner, good day ladies and gents.

Proverb

"The dog that barks much is never good for hunting."

This post really emphasizes the fact that not only is patience a good trait but so is silence. You have to be silent for the element of surprise once the enemy presents themselves. You have to be silent, almost like you're part of the forest itself. Just a bit of advice for those of you out there trying to get into hunting, me favorite activity.

Injuries

Today, as I type this I can feel the pain from my forearm rushing up to my shoulder. I broke my arm while hunting some dinner for the week. I happened to stumble across a bear. As soon as I saw him I thought what a great accomplishment it could be if I could kill such an aggressive beast and have him for dinner. I immediately stood up and prepared for a tough skirmish. As I ran at the bear I threw my spear, missed and so the bear charged and chased me. The first thing I thought of was to get my spear back, so that's what I tried to do. It didn't work out as i planned. As i picked it up and turned to the bear the bear was already about a foot away from me. At that point I knew I f***ed up. Anyways I managed to escape with a broken arm. Lesson learned don't try to fight a bear unprepared.

Spear

Recently I've found a new weapon that takes my liking. The reason I like it is because much like the bow it can be used as a ranged weapon. However it can also be used for close combat, that's the difference but, there's more to it. Not only is it a close combat weapon but its also an exceptional close combat weapon with amazing range for a close combat weapon. It's very possible to fight close combat and take no damage all while keeping your distance and doing some good damage to your prey or attacker. I think I might be using this weapon a lot more. I might even take my spear along with my bow for extra security.

Insight

I usually get asked this question many times by people I tend to meet, they ask me "How do you get so much out of hunting?". The answer is simply patience. You don't go to the animal, you let the animal go to you. Study it's habits. You might wanna check local rivers or lakes and watch which one gets more traffic by animals or even try attracting them in some way. It just takes practice and in time you might be as good a hunter as I! Just remember to wait and have patience, patience is key to hunting in the wilderness such as the forest. You might as well choose what weapon, trap, or strategy you would wanna use for capturing the animal or killing it for food. I personally favor the bow and arrow over anything else. It give me the ability to stalk my prey from a distance and yet have the ability to kill it as well from the same spot. However it does have its cons such as not being a close combat weapon so you might wanna stay away from much larger animals that might be aggressive if you choose to shoot at them with a bow. Then again it's personal preference. Just make sure to look over it s pros and con and find a way to use it as efficiently as possible, and by that I mean by taking advantage of as many pros as possible while avoiding as many cons as possible, think it through my friend. That's my advice, take it or leave it my friends!