Whitetail Deer Hunting
It’s almost here! Hunting season. I cherish this time of year and cannot wait for it to arrive! Don’t get me wrong I love the look of a big bass on the end of my string but seeing a mature buck walking down the trail your watching is another story! Let’s get ready for whitetail deer hunting!
I can remember it like it was yesterday my dad walking in to my room to wake me up for the first day of hunting season just to find me already dressed and ready to go. He looked at me and smiled and said, “We better get some hot breakfast in us.” That was the last thing I was thinking about! I wanted to wrap my hands around a nice big set of antlers! As I struggled down my biscuits and applesauce (which by the way is awesome for breakfast) I grilled my dad with a thousand questions about hunting and tried to get some last minute tips to help me bag my first deer. As we got to our stand I was throbbing with anticipation of the day to come and what it may hold. As it all played out I could not have asked for a better ending. With the morning winding down we headed back to the house only to stumble onto a group of deer feeding on a brushy hillside near our rural West Virginia home. The next few moments of my life would fuel a fire that burns brighter and brighter as the days pass. I harvested my first deer that day a nice size doe and a huge trophy to me!
I now look back and understand it was not the deer that fueled that fire but it was my father who was to thank. He took the time to teach me about hunting and how I should appreciate it. Whitetail deer hunting is not just taking an animal it’s the family bonds that are tied that can never be broken. Even though my dad is not as passionate about hunting as I have become he still suits up every year for rifle season and goes with me and my brother. It means the world to me just to see him out there. My brother and I both have young sons and now we get to share the bond of hunting with them. This is what hunting is all about, Sharing!
One of the most important things to remember is to make it fun for your kids so they will want to keep going and spending that quality time with you. If you teach your kids to hunt you will not have to hunt for your kids! Teach them about conservation and get them involved in shooting and teach them the proper techniques of firearm safety.
I hope you are getting ready for your hunting season and I hope you are getting to share it with someone. I feel it is very important to keep this great time tested tradition of hunting passed down to our younger generation. They control the future of our great outdoors. This article was not written to teach techniques or boast about past harvests the topic we discussed is way more important than that. Take a moment and reflect on your first days in the woods. I am sure a smile will come across your face because those were the days that coated your heart with the passion of hunting!
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