Personal Narrative Essay: Hunting Of My Grandfather

In a survey that was taken in 2015 we asked why people hunt. Caleb Karner a deer hunter Stated “I do this because it is fun, for the meat, (and) to manage the deer population also to spend time with family.” Calebs and many others hunt because of these reasons. Some hunters don't do it for the meat. Some hunters just do it for a trophy. “I love it and it has been a tradition in my family to hunt,” said Sydney Johnson. What some readers may not realize is that hunting is like another holiday for hunters. Many people can't wait for hunting to start. This is because they love the sport.

I think shooting the deer was the best feeling in my life. No one will feel it unless your a true hunter. What I realized about myself is that I’m strong and can do whatever I want if I put my mind to it. This experience of hunting with guys the whole time and one other female and getting a deer was so touching. I learned how to live with a mess. I learned how to gut a deer. I learned how to have

There was silence, then… BOOM! My father and I finally shot the antelope that cost us day's of determination and perseverance. It took four days of sneaking through bushes, trees and rocks jutting into our skin, hiking around for hours trying to find herds of antelope, and consistently calling, with the intentions to find something, yet failing around every turn. This brutal hunt wasn’t for nothing though, in fact, let me introduce the story that changed my life forever. Welcome to the great antelope hunt.

I am gonna start with a turkey I killed the other morning. Me and a man was going to a place where he heard six one morning and we get there for about an hour and didn’t hear a

“When nature calls you, answer.” Ever since I was very young, nature has always called

Hunting is the process of killing an animal for food or sport (Hester 14). To some people hunting is considering cruel, however what they do not know is it actually helps the population stay healthy. Healthy animals means healthy meat. Our ancestors had to hunt and farm for everything they ate and wore. Hunting was a necessity for them(Hester 9). Today hunting has changed, people don 't hunt for clothes but hunt for the food and the exitement of the hunt. Many people hunt as a tradtion also, its a tradtion for people to go out and spend time with family out in the

The concept of ethical hunting has been around for some time and it is important that all hunters have an understanding of its principles and practice them when in the field.

Before heading out the door for your first hunt, these are a few tips for you to keep in mind. You might even want to take a safety course for hunters prior to heading into the woods. While you might have an experienced buddy with you, he might not remember what it was like to be a beginner, which could be a problem for you.

Hunting is seen by some present-day people as crooked and dishonorable, while it is really the act of protecting the health of animals for the future. Hunting is a simple and beneficial way to help animals in ways that some people may not understand. What people may not know is that “...the majority of the American public supports hunting even if they don’t personally participate, with about 79 percent of adult Americans nationwide indicating they approve of legal hunting” (“Understanding Hunting”). This percentage of people know the true value of hunting and the betterment it has on our world today. Hunting is a very logical and beneficial way to help animals, along with the hunters themselves. It is also a way for those

Stone Age 40,000 to 25,000 years ago. Between 25 000 bc and 18,000 bc humans

Imagine sitting in a tree stand with a bow in your hand and out of nowhere a large buck just comes around the trees. You then grab your arrow and you get ready then you slowly draw your bow back and hold it behind the deer’s shoulder and you wait for him to stop. Then when he stops you get ready and you release the arrow towards the deer. This could be you having the excitement of a deer walking out in front of you. That is, if you choose to go bow hunting because this explains how it feels when a deer steps out in front of you when you have a bow. Bow hunting is a lot better than rifle hunting because it is exciting, difficult, and helps feed the family.

The preparation starts to pay off as the season approaches; the preparation, the anxiety, and the chills of knowing what is coming starts to get to me. As the night of September 30th rolls around, my heart races as if the next day is Christmas. The next day is October 1st, which means bow hunting season is starting. I go to my special place where I sit 18 feet up in a tree and wait for the sun to rise. All the offseason work and determination is about to prove as if it worked or not. The hanging of tree stands, planting food plots, and hanging trail cameras; these are all a big key to success in the tree.

One of the best days of my life was when we went deer hunting in South Dakota with my dad, brother, uncle and two cousins, but before I tell you about my trip let me tell you how it started. We left early in the morning to head to South Dakota where my cousin Jacob, who had just got a job as Game warden in Custer State Park, was taking us deer hunting. We got as far as Fargo, North Dakota when my cousin Keith asked my dad where our license were. Then to our surprise we forgot them back at home. We were lucky enough to have my two aunts and mom bring us the license because they were going to Fargo that day anyways for a girls shopping day. They just had to leave a little earlier. So we just waited in a parking lot until they

Hunting in Oklahoma is more than a pastime. There are so many reasons to hunt and different seasons to hunt in. Due to state regulations, the animals hunted and ways of hunting are limited. If you are a resident in Oklahoma, you need a hunting license to be able to hunt in Oklahoma. There are many different types of hunting licenses that meet this requirement. If you are a nonresident, their are still hunting licenses for people to hunt in Oklahoma. Once you get a license and ready to take on into the woods, you need to think about what you need to hunt. Camouflage is the starting of becoming a hunter, being covered in with the woods and leaves helps you stay unnoticeable for the game you're hunting. Next, you'll need a gun or bow depending

It was a gloomy September day and the bear hunting season was about to begin. The old farm truck was loaded full with barrels of cooking grease, assorted candy, birdseed and tubes of sticky frosting. We were to hunt four hours north in a little town called Orr, Minnesota. My family had an 80 acre lot that we used strictly for hunting. My mom volunteered to sit in the stand with me and videotape the hunt. She was excited as I to begin this new hunting experience. Near the Canadian border wildlife was abundant in many different forms and we were hoping to shoot a large black bear. I had only heard stories of bountiful black bear hunts and I was finally able to experience one of my own and make an everlasting memory.