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So I keep seeing these threads that ask why we hunt... so i figured I'd go ahead and pound the keys and let everyone know why I Hunt...
I start off that the reason I got into hunting was due to my father and the fact that he took me hunting my whole life. I can remember bouncing my head off the window looking for animals as we headed to our hunting spots and getting potty trained at the same time. After watching my father rifle hunt for 10 or so years I finally got the chance to follow in his footsteps as a fully licensed "Hunter" it was not until later that I would classify myself as a True "Sportsman" . After Hunting with my dad during rifle season for about 5 years, I was invited to take archery education and hunt with a H.S. family friend of mine. My first Archery hunt was an open Prairie Elk Hunt and was Addicted from then on.
Through the years I have eagerly awaited the archery season and look forward to the new things I can learn and experience during those short weeks. After being in the field with bow in hand for the past 10 years... I can honestly tell you "WHY I HUNT".
I hunt not to kill, but to experience the wild... to enjoy the outdoors... to challenge myself and compete within my soul. I am no longer a "Hunter", I am a True "Sportsman". I spend most of my year thinking about where I will go, what I will do, what gear I will need, where the animals will be. I take the time to scout and to mentally log everything I notice about and area. If we just tromp into the woods and notice nothing... aren't we wasting our steps? I hunt for my health, my mental well being, for the cleansing of my soul, and to put meat in the freezer. I hunt for the Freak Nasty of every species... not to show off to the world, but to challenge myself to let Future Swamp Monsters grow and to harvest only what I feel is a Responsible Harvest. I hunt because... I never know what will be out there. I've experience so many magnificent things in the woods and have had so many close encounters that have changed my life and have influenced the reasons of Why I Hunt.
I hunt to Teach... I always look for the Rookies that need guidance... a role model and do my best to submerge them into the unknown, the exciting, the emotional solitude of the outdoors. I try to teach them... How to "Hunt" in season and out... hunting with spotting scope in hand during the off season and bow in hand during our few weeks in heaven. I teach how to do our part to keep the wild... WILD. I hunt to experience learning of others and to experience the education that I receive every year from the outdoors, the animals, my mentors and the ROOKS.
I hunt to challenge my Spirit... to do what I've never done before. To push my limits and to expand the capabilities of my senses... to grow closer to nature and God. I hunt to be honest with myself... to be honest with others... and to be honest with the outdoors. I hunt for the feeling of my soul drifting in the wind... soaking in all facets of "everything". I hunt to become my prey... not to become their predator. I want to get close and to let them teach me how to survive as they do.
I hunt for the rights that we are given... and hunt for the opportunity to keep and expand those rights. I hunt for other True "Sportsmen" to pool our knowledge to build camaraderie and to increase our positive influence on our WORLD in the field and out.
I HUNT FOR EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING....
I do not hunt for myself, but merely for the opportunity as to "WHAT I CAN BECOME"
I thank all of you that are "SPORTSMEN" and that take the time to pass it on to everyone else. It is because of all the great "Sportsmen" before us that we are given the privileges we have. I take my hat off to my father... to all the greats... and to the unknown that have influenced every step I take into the Woods.... my appreciation is limitless....THANK YOU.
I start off that the reason I got into hunting was due to my father and the fact that he took me hunting my whole life. I can remember bouncing my head off the window looking for animals as we headed to our hunting spots and getting potty trained at the same time. After watching my father rifle hunt for 10 or so years I finally got the chance to follow in his footsteps as a fully licensed "Hunter" it was not until later that I would classify myself as a True "Sportsman" . After Hunting with my dad during rifle season for about 5 years, I was invited to take archery education and hunt with a H.S. family friend of mine. My first Archery hunt was an open Prairie Elk Hunt and was Addicted from then on.
Through the years I have eagerly awaited the archery season and look forward to the new things I can learn and experience during those short weeks. After being in the field with bow in hand for the past 10 years... I can honestly tell you "WHY I HUNT".
I hunt not to kill, but to experience the wild... to enjoy the outdoors... to challenge myself and compete within my soul. I am no longer a "Hunter", I am a True "Sportsman". I spend most of my year thinking about where I will go, what I will do, what gear I will need, where the animals will be. I take the time to scout and to mentally log everything I notice about and area. If we just tromp into the woods and notice nothing... aren't we wasting our steps? I hunt for my health, my mental well being, for the cleansing of my soul, and to put meat in the freezer. I hunt for the Freak Nasty of every species... not to show off to the world, but to challenge myself to let Future Swamp Monsters grow and to harvest only what I feel is a Responsible Harvest. I hunt because... I never know what will be out there. I've experience so many magnificent things in the woods and have had so many close encounters that have changed my life and have influenced the reasons of Why I Hunt.
I hunt to Teach... I always look for the Rookies that need guidance... a role model and do my best to submerge them into the unknown, the exciting, the emotional solitude of the outdoors. I try to teach them... How to "Hunt" in season and out... hunting with spotting scope in hand during the off season and bow in hand during our few weeks in heaven. I teach how to do our part to keep the wild... WILD. I hunt to experience learning of others and to experience the education that I receive every year from the outdoors, the animals, my mentors and the ROOKS.
I hunt to challenge my Spirit... to do what I've never done before. To push my limits and to expand the capabilities of my senses... to grow closer to nature and God. I hunt to be honest with myself... to be honest with others... and to be honest with the outdoors. I hunt for the feeling of my soul drifting in the wind... soaking in all facets of "everything". I hunt to become my prey... not to become their predator. I want to get close and to let them teach me how to survive as they do.
I hunt for the rights that we are given... and hunt for the opportunity to keep and expand those rights. I hunt for other True "Sportsmen" to pool our knowledge to build camaraderie and to increase our positive influence on our WORLD in the field and out.
I HUNT FOR EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING....
I do not hunt for myself, but merely for the opportunity as to "WHAT I CAN BECOME"
I thank all of you that are "SPORTSMEN" and that take the time to pass it on to everyone else. It is because of all the great "Sportsmen" before us that we are given the privileges we have. I take my hat off to my father... to all the greats... and to the unknown that have influenced every step I take into the Woods.... my appreciation is limitless....THANK YOU.
