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Old March 21, 2007, 02:58 PM   #4
Scorch
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Join Date: February 13, 2006
Location: Washington state
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My dad grew up on a subsistence farm in the backwoods of Alabama and Mississippi during the Depression, and he hunted and fished right up until the day he died. When I was just a little guy, I admired the deer, birds, rabbits and other food he brought home as being a sign of independence or not relying on others. As I grew up, I started hunting on my own, and developed my own tradition. When I got older, I spent a lot of time talking about hunting with my dad, and improved our relationship because of our common activity. But, as the study showed, he hunted because he had learned how to in order to eat, not to be independent as I did. So, it seems there may be as many reasons for hunting as there are hunters. When I ask my hunting buddies why they hunt, some of them just shrug and say they do it because they like to and it's accessible.
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