I don't know who said it but "I hunt therefore I am" it's a quote that I have always liked. I hunt because I beleive its a primordial instinct that some of us (the more fortunate ones) have not evolved away from, that and the fact of being raised around hunting my entire life. I started at probably age 10 and have been hooked on not only hunting but fishing as well so badly that I am now even a part time guide. Hunting is not only killing of animals but getting out in nature, enjoying and pointing out to our children the little things in life that most take for granted. Such as a squirrel collecting acorns, a ruffed grouse drumming or doe tending her fawns. And it's not all the animals hunting puts us in the woods at times when the leaves are changing colors and the mornings are brisk with a bit of frost on the ground, these are just some of the things that keep me coming back to the woods and the waters time and time again. If I were to list all the things I would run out of space and time to express them all. One more thing, hunting to me is not to make up for some shortcoming in my life or to seem macho, it's much more than that. Hunting serves to put me at peace with things that may be troubling me and at the same time put food on the table for my family. And with all that being said I don't think I can express it any better without wasting alot more space. May the wind always be at your back and the sun warm your face.

Todd Dunlap
Ashland, WI