The morning is foggy and quite crisp. You've been out here in the scrub for the last three hours, well before dawn. You live by the mantra that the "early bird gets the worm." Well, today the early hunter is going to get the buck and by the look of the scrapes you've seen, it's going to be a big one. You give a grunt through your deer call, and settle down into the foliage around you with your rifle at the ready. Your breathing stills as you see the big buck move into the clearing, its dark eyes looking for a challenger. You wipe the dampness off your hands onto one of your hunting t-shirts, and line up your shot.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why we do what we do. It is considered a sport by many, and murder by many others. It is honored through history, publication, and even on hunting t-shirts. It is what we like to call hunting, and our ability to excel at it is why we are here at the top of the food chain today. We have become the dominate species on this planet because we have the mental capability to catch the most prey and to out-hunt our nearest competitors.
Nothing makes me angrier than when I am minding my own business in a public place, enjoying time with my family or friends, and I'm accosted by someone taking offense in the fact that I'm wearing one of my pro- hunting t-shirts. I have been told that I'm a killer, that I am a monster, and that I murder animals for fun. I'm even told this, at times, within earshot of my children, who don't even know any better. All I can do is tell them that they are being very rude and move on from the area, because there is not debating a point with those kinds of people. Let them go home and eat their processed meats while I dine on game I humanely killed with my own two hands.
You have to understand that killing game in the field is much more challenging than killing animals in a slaughterhouse. I can't just put on my hunting t-shirts, walk into a forest, and shoot something after a brief search. Hunting is rigorous and straining on the mind and body. Hours are spent with your muscles tensed and ready for action. You may think that outsmarting a dumb deer is easy, but they have a survival instinct that has been honed over generations of animals surviving in hostile environments. It is brainpower against animal ingenuity, and the scales are much more balanced than you would believe.
There is nothing that really compares to the satisfaction I feel when I bring home my own meat. I am not partial to bringing home trophies, but I am very much excited when I'm able to bring home a carcass to share with friends and family. Venison is delicious and I have enough of it to eat on it all year long. When prepared correctly, it can be some of the most delicious and savory meat you can try. I like to prepare mine by smoking the shoulders for some BBQ of a different taste and texture than pork. I may wear an apron when I'm cooking, but I wear my hunting t-shirts underneath. In fact, I'd like to challenge you to finding me not wearing one of my hunting t-shirts. I'm just a little proud of what I do.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why we do what we do. It is considered a sport by many, and murder by many others. It is honored through history, publication, and even on hunting t-shirts. It is what we like to call hunting, and our ability to excel at it is why we are here at the top of the food chain today. We have become the dominate species on this planet because we have the mental capability to catch the most prey and to out-hunt our nearest competitors.
Nothing makes me angrier than when I am minding my own business in a public place, enjoying time with my family or friends, and I'm accosted by someone taking offense in the fact that I'm wearing one of my pro- hunting t-shirts. I have been told that I'm a killer, that I am a monster, and that I murder animals for fun. I'm even told this, at times, within earshot of my children, who don't even know any better. All I can do is tell them that they are being very rude and move on from the area, because there is not debating a point with those kinds of people. Let them go home and eat their processed meats while I dine on game I humanely killed with my own two hands.
You have to understand that killing game in the field is much more challenging than killing animals in a slaughterhouse. I can't just put on my hunting t-shirts, walk into a forest, and shoot something after a brief search. Hunting is rigorous and straining on the mind and body. Hours are spent with your muscles tensed and ready for action. You may think that outsmarting a dumb deer is easy, but they have a survival instinct that has been honed over generations of animals surviving in hostile environments. It is brainpower against animal ingenuity, and the scales are much more balanced than you would believe.
There is nothing that really compares to the satisfaction I feel when I bring home my own meat. I am not partial to bringing home trophies, but I am very much excited when I'm able to bring home a carcass to share with friends and family. Venison is delicious and I have enough of it to eat on it all year long. When prepared correctly, it can be some of the most delicious and savory meat you can try. I like to prepare mine by smoking the shoulders for some BBQ of a different taste and texture than pork. I may wear an apron when I'm cooking, but I wear my hunting t-shirts underneath. In fact, I'd like to challenge you to finding me not wearing one of my hunting t-shirts. I'm just a little proud of what I do.
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