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I have always known hunting as a part of my life. My dad, who's been hunting since he was a kid, goes to bed anywhere from 9-10 every night to get up anywhere from 3 to 5 the next morning to hunt just about anything thats legal. He will chase ducks, geese, woodcock, pheasants, grouse, turkeys, deer, and even elk on his yearly trip to montana.
Also, my dad isn't limited to one weapon. He practices archery daily, shoots rifles and shotguns and even uses traditional black powder. In my house, beef from a cow is a rarity and we have 3 freezers full of game. We've had guns around the house for as long as I remember, and so toy guns never really meant much to me. "never point any gun at someone in case its loaded" sounds stupid, but it makes sense and when other kids shot eachother with cap guns, I was always a little apart. You just learn to respect them from use.
However, my parents are both registerred democrats and we live in Rhode Island, not exactly a hot-spot for hunting. If there is one thing that pisses me off about the stereotype of hunting, it is the "disneyfied" image that is broadcasted to liberal americans. Hunters are often the most outspoken conservationists, not just the beer drinking buddies who go into the woods to blow anything that moves into smithereens.
This past weekend, I got my first woodcock in vermont and it was lot of fun. Of course, it was my dad who filled the limit, but it nice to tour the swamp with him.
Hunting is so fun
i see what you did there :]
