RE: My First Hunt!!!!
Catsclaw I’m so happy for you,
What you experienced is what so many have tried to describe for so long. For a hunter, it’s not all about the harvest but what it entails up to and after the harvest. That day will be embedded in your mind for the rest of your life. The smell of the air, the feel of the cool brisk morning, and the camaraderie you shared amongst fellow hunters is yours to keep. But the most important emotion you experienced of all is the sense of being alive to take it all in.
The everyday routine of work, chores, and the hustle and bustle sometimes dulls ones senses and life becomes something you take for granted. When I’m in the woods appreciating the sights and sounds of nature my self worth is lifted and I somehow feel 10 feet tall once again.
Though it may not have been your intention you have become yet another voice for the hunter. Your story is awesome and may just open the eyes and ears of someone that sees hunting as ugly. I hope you tell your story a thousand more times, and down the road someone who was inspired by it tells it to me.