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Post by dannoboone on Jan 20, 2023 13:54:20 GMT -5
Dennis, that was a great read. Fortunately, you learned very good life
lessons. Unfortunately, too many generations Iowa shotgun hunters have
hunted deer like rabbits with far too many getting wounded, dying long,
excruciating deaths. They seem to never learn.
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Post by Chad on Jan 20, 2023 20:02:23 GMT -5
Great story Dennis, I enjoyed that.
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Post by blackpowder72 on Jan 20, 2023 20:26:50 GMT -5
Great story Dennis!
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Post by mike on Jan 21, 2023 11:01:32 GMT -5
A very enjoyable read indeed, Dennis, thank you for sharing a slice of your life. I know for me and probably all the others, made me fondly reminisce about my early introductions and experiences with fishing, trapping and hunting. Wish I could easily find and post the 1970 photo of my 9 year old brother and me in which I was holding my first kills along with a very special Christmas present, a brand new Sheridan 5mm pump air-rifle, a "Blue-Streak". From the photo I can see in my face how proud I was of my pigeon, cottontail and mallard drake (shot both birds sitting, but believe me, I still thought that day's hunt was the coolest thing I'd ever done by myself (without a parent) to that point in my life. I was 12. My state, Illinois, had no deer season until 1965 so deer sightings were very rare and special to those of us who enjoyed the outdoors.
How fortunate are those of us whose parents, relatives, friends and or mentors introduced us to the great outdoors, fishing, hunting and trapping. And so unfortunate, to the detriment of society as a whole, now-a-days, so many kids will never be introduced to any of these activities.
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Post by Richard on Jan 27, 2023 18:41:33 GMT -5
Wow! A teacher letting you out of school to go hunting! I don't think the nuns in my school would do that! Great read Dennis!
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