MTGunner
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Just a short excerpt from one chapter that struck a chord with me. This is from a hunt in Mongolia circa 1900-1920 by Lawrence Dundas.
“On the way home I was filled with bitter reflections. Why did civilized people spend hundreds of hard earned dollars, go through infinite trouble, and suffer unspeakable discomforts and physical exhaustion just got the sake of killing a few harmless wild creatures? There is a world of interest in the reply. “
In my mind it is and shall be about the hunt, the adventure, the blood sweat and some tears that goes into that hunt for the sometimes unattainable. The big game animal that we put high on our wish list.
Now, as my age accumulates, much too rapidly, I ask myself. Do I still have the desire, the strength, the will power to expend enough energy to do just one more exhausting hunt? I am nearing the 3/4 century soon. My desire has not wained. To those that still are eager to hunt the sometimes unattainable I say reflect on your desire to seek adventure. Just my thoughts. MTG
“On the way home I was filled with bitter reflections. Why did civilized people spend hundreds of hard earned dollars, go through infinite trouble, and suffer unspeakable discomforts and physical exhaustion just got the sake of killing a few harmless wild creatures? There is a world of interest in the reply. “
In my mind it is and shall be about the hunt, the adventure, the blood sweat and some tears that goes into that hunt for the sometimes unattainable. The big game animal that we put high on our wish list.
Now, as my age accumulates, much too rapidly, I ask myself. Do I still have the desire, the strength, the will power to expend enough energy to do just one more exhausting hunt? I am nearing the 3/4 century soon. My desire has not wained. To those that still are eager to hunt the sometimes unattainable I say reflect on your desire to seek adventure. Just my thoughts. MTG