Mistoferin, I really appreciate you sharing an important part of your life with us. I think of it as a booster shot. My Dad took me hunting as a young teen. We hunted mostly for the meat.
It is gratifying to know where it came from and that we are responsible for the wildlife on this earth. I still hunt every chance I get. I do not always fill a tag but I always take a new aspect of the life of the prey we seek home with me. Watching how they do everything they need to do to survive. It shows that there life is just as important as ours to Someone. We do it for their existence. They would also eat themselves out of house and home if we did not keep the numbers in check. Thaks again for the time you took to share. God Bless!

WOW What a great story. Thank you for sharing. I was raised up hunting but the reason never became clear to me until I was older. We hunted for score, not for the real reason of sharing and fond memories. Now at a much older age I concur with you on all of your points, and hope you publish this story for future sportsmen and women.