My name is Andy.... 25 years old. Born and raised in VA. Started hunting with my father before I can remember. Was carried, drug along, or followed Dad everywhere until I was 6 when I took my first deer. Started turkey and bird hunting at 8 (doves mostly) and duck hunting at 10. I took up bow hunting in college at age 18, and now I am a bow tech professionally and a free lancer writer as a hobby. Been published in a few regional and state magazines. Mostly I'm a waterfowl hunter. My handle, SwampCollie, comes from my favorite dog, the Golden Retreiver. My golden's name is Dutch, and he is two and half years old. He is a very gifted retreiver, despite being trained by a less talented trainer and flat out rotten shot (me). Somehow I manage to put 100 birds or better in front of him in each of his two season afield so far... anything to get the dog a retreive. While I love waterfowling, I'm really kind of a whatever is in now type of sportsman. As dove season approaches, I'll get ate up with it. Right now I'm in the midst of an offshore fishing binge and landed a nice 30# Mahi on Sunday off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC. I bass fish in the spring while turkey hunting as well, and need only a Merriams to complete my grand slam. While I've shot a lot of deer with both bow and firearms, I mainly deer hunt because they are made out of venison and its something to keep me occupied until the ducks show up. I do a bit of competition duck calling as well, and took 4th place in the state last year. I also enjoy goose hunting and small game hunting. I am a pretty avid baseball fan and followed the Red Sox closely until they won the World Series and everyone else started rooting for them too. I still follow them... but I've started keeping tabs on the Marlins a fair bit.... no matter what though... I'll always hate the Yankees. I'm an avid reader... and I've often been caught with my nose in a book on the deer stand when an opportunity presents itself.... I guess it helps me sit still.