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1960, RE: How many of you hunt and fish?
Posted by Phil, Sat Mar-08-03 03:18 PM
I do both. Lately, i've been focusing more on fishing with just a little hunting mixed in here and there. Mainly because my brother likes it so much and he's always trying to get me to go. I wish I had time to hunt more because I really enjoy it. The thing with hunting is that it's hard work. Everytime I drag a deer out of a canyon in 90+ degree heat, I swear to myself that i'll never do it again, but I always do.

Then there's the fact that hunting isn't a catch and release sport. I'd say the closest equivelant to a release is to not catch it in the first place. It feels pretty good to watch something in your crosshairs and not take the shot, knowing that you easily could.

I'm really fortunate that growing up I was exposed to fishing and hunting. Not only are these two hobbies fun, the enviroment alone makes it worthwhile to go. The fact that I hunt and fish has given me the oppurtunity to see some of the most awesome places in my area. Things that most city people don't even know exsist. Everything about me, from my job to my hobbies is outside and I couldn't imagine it any other way.