Hilljackoutlaw
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What is your fondest memory afield at camp or whatever. I know most of us have probably to many to count, but try and be as specific as possible and narrow it down to one.
My fondest is my first year as a legal hunter at pennsylvania deer camp with friends and family. I was going for years with dad but not old enough to hunt. When I was 12 and finally got a license it felt different. I felt as I was part of something special and bigger than I could ever be. I was part of filling the freezers for family and friends which was an important task back in those days, part of a camaraderie that was the coolest thing since sliced bread, part of the "adult" activities, card games and dice, part of a tradition that was very important to my grandpa and great uncles. Luckily for me I was taught by lots of good men from day one how important all aspects of hunting were and how it was not a game and not to be taken for granted. The lessons learned on my first ever trip to Pennsylvania deer camp as a licensed hunter have served me well and still come to the surface opening day wherever I am for the last 23 years.
My fondest is my first year as a legal hunter at pennsylvania deer camp with friends and family. I was going for years with dad but not old enough to hunt. When I was 12 and finally got a license it felt different. I felt as I was part of something special and bigger than I could ever be. I was part of filling the freezers for family and friends which was an important task back in those days, part of a camaraderie that was the coolest thing since sliced bread, part of the "adult" activities, card games and dice, part of a tradition that was very important to my grandpa and great uncles. Luckily for me I was taught by lots of good men from day one how important all aspects of hunting were and how it was not a game and not to be taken for granted. The lessons learned on my first ever trip to Pennsylvania deer camp as a licensed hunter have served me well and still come to the surface opening day wherever I am for the last 23 years.