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Personal Narrative: Deer In Headlights

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Deer in Headlights
Thesis: My first time hunting was a most memorable one also my last time going. What started out as a great father and son bonding trip had turned for the worst, which involved us not even getting to kill anything.
I. Most people start hunting at young ages in life or just coming along with there dad and uncles to experience. I was just seventeen when my dad finally decided it was time for me to go on a hunting trip. This was very new to me because, I wasn’t brought up that way; basketball was the only thing I really, So I was not prepared for the ongoing events that was to take place.

II. It was a cold November evening, and I had starting packing things I thought would be necessary for the trip. Very unsure at the moment

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