ORIGINAL: NEW61375
Yeah I have similiar feelings PT and it's funny I spent this past Saturday shotgun hunting the openerwith my dad on our small farm and had a blast missing an oppurunity on a decent buck and catching a little flack for it. Why would I hunt this little farm with little to no agriculture and onlymoderate #'s of deer(at best) when I could be hunting in the heart of the Eastern Shore in anarea thick with farmland and rutting deer? Because we too have a lot of family tradition and fond memories on that little farm and I wouldn't of missed it. I am so thankful for him and my grandad for introducinghunting into my life and even though I approach hunting a lot differently than they did/do without them layingthe foundation I couldn't have become the hunter I am now.
That's what I'm talkin about NEW ....... I realize that some don't have that and just won't get it ..... there is no other feeling like it
ORIGINAL: GMATT
No I don't, Tony.....but I'll tell you this....
I ENVY your relationship with your dad......and all like yours. Never had that. I'm trying to start my own traditions......and "we're" doing OK (my son and I).
That has to be one of the most special feelings in the world.....and I'm happy for you. I don't have ANY regrets about my upbringing. None. I just never had that. My mom is the strongest, most resilientwoman in the world. I'll tell her that, AGAIN, tonight.
You can throw a lot of stuff out the window.......that means ABSOLUTELY nothing when it comes right down to the MOST important things in life. I'd give $10K to eat supper with my grandpa, tonight......just to show him how I turned out....and to introduce him to my family.
It's a LOT bigger than a hunting trip, Tony. But I guess that would be preaching to the........well, you know
Jeff ....I pray you will establish those traditions ...... I appreciate the fact that even though you never had it, you still want it for those in your life ..... it speaks to the man that you are .....