“Myths which are believed in tend to become true.” — George Orwell
What can you believe these days? Unless you have been living under that proverbial rock, you know we live in a crazy time of fake news and rumor control. What you take as truth often depends on where you get your news and who you trust.
The outdoors world of hunting and fishing may not be quite that bad, but we certainly have our time-honored truisms that have been lurking around since our first hunter sat poking sticks in that big fire we always talk about. (Ever think about that? Why is sitting and stirring the campfire so mesmerizing? I think it is because — well, maybe we better talk about that one some other time.)
Anyhow, you sportsmen (and women) out there will recognize most of these old tales. Some you may believe, some of you may or may not agree with my assessment of them, and some of you may think I should go back to my job as a greeter at Wally World.
So here, in no certain order, are some of the myths/truisms from the outdoors world hit parade.