Red-tailed Hawk

Thinning the Herd Driving down a country road often leads to a driver seeing an animal or two. Usually the animal seen by the driver or the passengers is a deer. With today’s advancements to technology and industry, deer cause many issues. Their overpopulation leads to accidents that can cause serious damage to cars as well as serious injury or death to humans (“Deer Population Facts”). They also cause farmers to lose crops since the deer have to fight for food and eat whatever they can to…

It was a cold rainy day in december when I went on my first duck hunt. This was the most exciting day of my life. I had been waiting to go on a duck hunt where I get to shoot my gun. We loaded up all of our gear and the dog. My dog was getting old she was 10 on that hunt and that was the first time I got to see her do her job, and that was retrieving waterfowl. When we got to the parking lot we unloaded our gear and started the long walk into the marsh. The blind we had chosen to hunt was a long…

“Killing the Big One” It was just any ordinary day in January and deer season was in full swing. We had been hunting hard all season and I was still yet to get my first ever deer. I was being patient though and not trying to rush things because even at the sight of deer my heart would start pounding out of my chest! My dad would always remind me “You just have to breath and stay calm then aim at the front shoulder and squeeze the trigger.” I would always live by this because so many older…

One day when i was walking through i fell in a hole so deep i coulden get out. So after about two days my uncle Harald came by and fell into but luckily he had a ladder in his back pocket to get us out. Uncle Harald has always been my biggest role model because he tought me how to scoot a gun, gut a deer, and how to climb. The first time that i can remember him teaching me to climb was when i needed to get the pop tarts off the top shelf. I can remember how he showed me to stack up all the cans…

If you want to be a good hunter, you must have the proper gear to do the job. The first and most important items are a firearm and ammunition. The type of gun you will need would be a rifle, shotgun, or a handgun, if you are hunting small game. Some of the best types of rifles are a savage model 99dl or a Winchester 94. A good shot gun would be either a Browning, Beretta, or a Winchester. The special features of these shotguns are that they are very good for hunting birds because they shoot…

Age doesn’t always determine wisdom and the present doesn’t determine the future, experiences you’re put through determine everything. Any event in life can teach a person something new and help you reach goals. For me, hunting has shown me just that season by season. I started going out hunting with my dad at the age of seven, even though I wasn’t old enough to actually be the hunter. At these times, hunting for me meant wake up, go out, and fall asleep in my chair while dad hunts. Throughout…

I bet you people are very curious about me. I am yours truly, Punxsutawney Phil. Y’all celebrate my special day that people label Groundhog’s Day, which is very important. I am very anxious to tell everyone if it’s going to stay winter for 6 more weeks or if it will consequently be spring. Being from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, I’m very enthusiastic around this time of year. I’m a special type of squirrel, and my favorite type of food are berries and different types of vegetation. Usually my…

“Whitetail deer are one of the most recognized wildlife in Alabama”-(Outdoor Alabama). This quotation proves that Whitetail deer are important to Alabamians and the people of the South-East region. To obtain a whitetail trophy, hunters need to know about the deer in Alabama, specifically the management, population, habitat, and eating patterns, so they can pursue deer hunting as a career. To have trophy Whitetails you need to have three things, and one is good management. To have good…

knocked my arrow, and took aim. I could feel my heart pounding through my chest, and let go. The arrow landed directly where the heart of the beast would have been, but to my dismay, he ran off into the dense brush. I slowly started to follow the red blood trail left behind. About ten feet into the brush, I saw him lying on the ground. I ran over to him and pulled out my knife. I didn’t want him to suffer any more than he had to. After pondering what this would mean for my family and I, I…

The two conflicting choices that I have had to make before would be do I want to go to the party with my friends or do I want to go to deer camp. Theses two choices are hard choices for me because both of them are a lot of fun. Say I chose to go to the party the ups would be have a lot of fun and hang out with friends. Then you also have the downs I wouldn't be able to go to deer camp because my dad would already be gone and then when they get back all they will be talking about is all the…