It's been years, but I finally went rabbit hunting again this morning. Getting out in the field sure was nice; I've forgotten how much I missed being outdoors. I also forgot to take the scope off of my .22 rifle, and in the area I was hunting that meant the rabbits were too fast (or I have become too slow) to bring into view of the scope before they got behind a tree or a bush.
Consequently, I went home empty handed. I should have known better, but I still had a good time just being out in nature. I think I can appreciate it even more now that I'm in middle age.
Next time (next weekend?), I'll either relieve the .22 of its scope, or I'll take the shotgun (probably a better choice). With the shotgun, I would have had at least two bunnies for the freezer today, and quite possibly four.
DAL
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Reading "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal," by Ayn Rand, should be required of every politician and in every high school.
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined."
--Patrick Henry, during Virginia's Convention to Ratify the Constitution (1788)
GOA, JPFO, PPFC, CSSA, LP, ARI, NRA
Consequently, I went home empty handed. I should have known better, but I still had a good time just being out in nature. I think I can appreciate it even more now that I'm in middle age.
Next time (next weekend?), I'll either relieve the .22 of its scope, or I'll take the shotgun (probably a better choice). With the shotgun, I would have had at least two bunnies for the freezer today, and quite possibly four.
DAL
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Reading "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal," by Ayn Rand, should be required of every politician and in every high school.
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined."
--Patrick Henry, during Virginia's Convention to Ratify the Constitution (1788)
GOA, JPFO, PPFC, CSSA, LP, ARI, NRA