IF your are an avid hunter like I am, then I hope you are ready for another great year of fun, excitement, and fighting the bitter cold. The seasons I look forward to are all the shotgun seasons for white tail deer and turkey seasons. I’m normally a big game hunter but I will find myself hunting small game like squirrels and rabbits and even birds. Bow hunting for white tails starts as early as October and goes on into January of the next year (i.e. October 2009- January 2010). I have not completely gotten into bow hunting just yet like my father was. I may find myself going in that direction sometime in the future.
Hunting, for me, is more of a family thing. It’s a time that I am able to spend with my family that I never really get to see throughout the year. When I go hunting, I go to a small town called Rushville, Illinois. Through the three seasons of deer hunting and one season of turkey hunting, I spend about a weeks worth of time talking with family and enjoying the outdoors. Hunting gives me a time to get away from home and allows me to relax by spending my time being outside.
Back to my favorite season, opening day/season for hunting whitetail deer with a shotgun. Shotgun season starts and ends the third weekend in November, usually a week before Thanksgiving. This season is where I spend my time with family that I never get to see. The weekend is full of hunting stories, laughter, and more importantly the homemade, country-style food.
There are other hunting seasons which are less popular but still provide the same excitement as opening season. I hunt during second season in the first weekend of December and late season during the third weekend in January. All seasons are freezing cold but I don’t mind the cold. Turkey hunting comes later during the year, I hunt during one of the seasons in April where it’s hot out.
All in all hunting is a huge part of my life because it revolves around things I enjoy doing and family I enjoy seeing.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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Mr. Friday,
ReplyDeleteWhile not a hunter myself, I love any activity that lets you spend time outdoors and with family. It sounds, too, like this past time has been handed down between the men in your family. That's a neat tradition. Oh, and anything that includes homemade, country-style food rocks.