Hunters will sometimes make the effort to get up very early in the morning. They will try to quietly get all their gear together and not disturb the rest of the house who are sleeping. They want to get a jump on the daylight, and be in their tree stands in plenty of time to be settled and still, and not spook the deer on their way.
But many times, hunters can face other challenges long before they reach their tree stands. One of these challenges, is escaping from the house without waking anyone. Making a quiet exit can be a real trial. I have attempted this many times, only to trip over a dyson all floors vacuum that my mother left out, and dropping my gear all over the room. The noise was earth shattering.
I have just stood up out of my bed, still about half asleep, and knocked over my alvarez acoustic guitar, and the sound from that would wake the dead. I could hear mumbling from other rooms as I picked it up and put it back in its place. Sometimes, the whole day just starts off wrong. Very seldom have I ever made a totally quiet exit. But the few times I did, I was very proud.
By now, I was really losing time as far as my early start was concerned. I was losing precious minutes, and had managed to wake everyone up. I could hear them mumbling as I finally was able to get through the door with everything I needed. I threw everything into the truck, checked my new leather watch, and knew I had to really make up for time while driving.
Once I got to my parking place, I looked at my watch again. I had managed to make up most of the lost time. I just needed to hurry and get geared up, and make my way to the stand and get set. I had a few tricks for doing things quickly when I needed to, and they paid off. I was soon on the path with my flashlight showing me the way.
After I was in my stand, I checked the time once more. It worked out perfectly. I was where I wanted to be, and at the time I wanted to be there. I sat in my stand thinking back at how the morning had stared. I caught myself giggling out loud as I pictured what I looked like knocking things over and tripping over stuff. And I thought about how mad everybody probably was because I woke them. I grinned really big about that.
I realized, that my getting an early start, may have caused others to oversleep and be late. The irony of it soaked into my mind. It was a few hours later that I finally realized that all my efforts were for nothing. I had enjoyed a good laugh at my own expense, and those I woke up, only to end up with no deer, just frozen toes, and a runny nose.
