The Full-Time Nature Life Nugent

The Full-Time Nature Life

Sure. I know. Itxe2x80x99s just the beginning of summertime and our beloved huntseason is still a long ways off.

Unless, of course, you are ready for the California and Florida deerseasons in July!

But lament not, my Spirit BloodBrothers of the Backstrap Tribe, for what we do this time of year can and should play a major role in how effective we can be once the season is upon us, and we climb aboard our much-anticipated ambush deerstand.

Even though the annual rock-n-roll outrage summer tour is about to erupt for this old guitar-slaying backstrapper (and I canxe2x80x99t wait!), I nonetheless remain deeply in touch with the pulse of my nature relationship pretty much every day all year long.

The Full-Time Nature Life Nugent

I run a varmint trapline throughout the year to keep the vermin in check. In doing so, I tread, explore and examine my hunting grounds nonstop, keeping me in tune with critter activity and movement, observing and gathering critical intelligence that will serve me well come fall.

Simple yet very gratifying outdoor activities like building and hanging bird houses and bird feeders may seem unattached to the hunt, but I assure you that my powerful connection with songbirds and assorted small critters continues to teach me much about the sights, sounds and conditions of nature that will surely assist me in continuing to hone my important, stealthy predator awareness.

The Full-Time Nature Life Nugent

And speaking of bird feeders, just like I did when I was a tad of a youngxe2x80x99un 60-plus years ago in Detroit, I actually still have a little blind by the feeders next to the backporch by the smoker and grill, ready to whack an unsuspecting bully blue jay, English sparrow, starling, grackle or red squirrel that dare play havoc on my plethora of beautiful songbirds.

The sniper trigger on my dadxe2x80x99s old Remington model 41 Targetmaster single-shot, bolt-action .22 rifle, with its tiny buckhorn iron sights, may very well represent the definitive aim-small, miss-small training discipline when trying to center-shoot these fidgety little birds.

The Full-Time Nature Life Nugent

I have found that daily sniper practice with the old rifle is the ultimate practice routine for my archery trigger release control and focus.

Triggertime, any triggertime, will go a long way toward muscle memory training for the millions of bowhunters who use a mechanical trigger release, and of course, this muscle memory practice is perfect for all firearms efficiency.

Exploring my forests and swamps with my beloved dogs Happy, Sadie and Coco each day puts me in direct contact with the grounds that will call my name come October.

The Full-Time Nature Life Nugent

And again, when they tree a bushytail way up high in the leafy oak trees, that aim-small, miss-small marksmanship trigger control, along with stealthy positioning and timing for the very challenging squirrel shot, is phenomenal practice for the real thing come deerseason.

Of course I shoot my Mathews bow each day at varying ranges for the simple reason that I just love it, but doing so is critical for that upcoming sure-to-arrive moment of truth, and as we all know, killer archery demands constant honing and dedication.

The Full-Time Nature Life Nugent

Food plots are in, mineral blocks are out, crops are coming up, the fish are biting, guitars are tuned up and ready for battle, and the Great Spirit of the Wild gets more intense every day, every year.

The best time to enjoy the outdoors is every moment that you can muster. It might not be quite as thrilling as the month of November, but the worst day in the outdoors is certainly better than any day indoors.

The Full-Time Nature Life Nugent

Get out there and do it! As far as I am concerned, everything outdoors is a thrill that will cleanse the soul and stimulate the spirit. Get it on! Go for it! Live it up! Go wild like you mean it every chance you get!

Multi-platinum guitar legend TED NUGENT has a new full-length album THE MUSIC MADE ME DO ITreleased on Friday, November 9, on Round Hill Records. The album is available now for order everywhere, and the title track xe2x80x9cThe Music Made Me Do Itxe2x80x9d is available to download and stream wherever music is sold.

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With more than 40 million albums sold, rock legend Ted Nugent is equally well known as the nationxe2x80x99s most outspoken proponent of our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights, conducting thousands of pro-gun, pro-freedom, pro-American interviews in major media worldwide. Nugent is a New York Times best-selling author whose works include Ted, White & Blue xe2x80x94The Nugent Manifesto; God, Guns & Rock xe2x80x98nxe2x80x99 Roll and Kill It & Grill It.This year, his award-winning Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild TV show celebrates its 500th episode! For all things Nuge, visit www.tednugent.com

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