I guess I rarely get this "frustrated" feeling. I know what it takes for me to kill a mature bucks. It usually takes me somewhere between 50-100 hrs of time in the stand.
Im blessed with some great property, and i guess, a desire to spend my hard earned vacation time sitting in the woods.
Some people cant sit in a stand all day, and i mean truly dark to dark.
That is fine, put in as many hours as you can, i know we all have lives outside of the woods, wives, kids, other obligations, and life in general. This is supposed to be enjoyable and fun, its not what you see on tv.
Think of how many hours a year you spend at work in a year, its not all smiles and fun and enjoyable. There are certain aspects of this crazy deer hunting life that arnt enjoyable also but remeber why you are out there. If its to keep up with the jones's and get frustrated because you can't kill a deer that's bigger than the next guy then look into table tennis or something.
You won't hear a complaint out of me, ehd, poachers, trespassers, wrong wind, warm temps, getting skirted by a shooter.... it all happens. Look at the bigger picture.
It beats the daylights out of being at work especially if your using your payed vacation. Your essentially getting paid to do what you have looked foreward to since last November.
Take a deep breath, relax, take it all in and enjoy every long hour on stand.
Ive eaten my fair share of tag soup also but that's fine with me. The opportunity can come at anytime for any of us, we are hunting one of the best places on the planet to kill a big whitetail.
Make the most of your opportunities and shoot straight! Enjoy it folks, its november in iowa! Best of luck to everyone still holding a tag