Posted August 28, 2016 9:08 pm by Comments

By Jason Reid

AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

By Jason Reid

AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

(Rochester, New York) At a recent house-warming party for a few friends I met a kid in his late teens who had passed his hunter certification test that day. Walking into the basement, I made a comment that the place needed a few pieces of taxidermy. The guy turned on a swivel and told us of his excitement at starting to hunt this fall.

With the threats hunting faces today from anti-hunters, to our own government shutting down public lands for bureaucratic reasons, to the shift in demographics, meeting a self-starting new hunter in his late teens made my day. As we talked for the better part of two hours I noted nothing but excitement in his eyes. He was not bogged own with the thoughts of the future of hunting like those who have hunted their entire lives. Reflecting on the chance meeting, I decided to write a few thoughts for others who may be starting to hunt for the first time this fall.

Kid, welcome to hunting. Your excitement now pales in comparison to what you will experience when you sit a morning for the first time with a gun in hand. For you …Read the Rest

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