| Man has been in the hunting game all throughout his | | | | of obstacles before you ever get to your 'spot.' |
| existence. Primitive man's main job was to hunt. | | | | Furthermore, when you finally get there, there can |
| Survival depended on it. Early man had to hunt for | | | | be long stretches of nothing to do but to sit and |
| food and clothing, as well as shelter and protection. | | | | wait silently and motionless with nothing to do but |
| But, why do so many people in modern civilizations | | | | concentrate and hope. |
| still hunt? | | | | Of course, if you are an aggressive hunter and not |
| You would think that hunting would be more of a | | | | one to sit still hiding in waiting, you will have to do |
| hassle than it's worth. The cost of hunting supplies | | | | some hiking to find your prey; thus, you will |
| such as guns, ammo, clothing, deer stands, blinds, bird | | | | experience other discomforts such as fatigue from |
| calls, decoys, all terrain vehicles, hunting licenses, | | | | hiking up and down the terrain (good luck if you are |
| hunting leases and on and on would seem to be | | | | not used to hiking). |
| prohibitive enough in itself. | | | | So, why do so many people love to hunt? The |
| Then there is the wee early morning hours when a | | | | reasons are numerous... |
| hunter might have to be in the wild to be set up for | | | | Fun, power, satisfaction, defense, environmental |
| the hunt because that's when game becomes active. | | | | control, oneness with nature, oneness with their |
| This may involve extensive travel to the best | | | | maker, discovery of inner self, communing with |
| location, in addition to 'packing in' quite a distance to | | | | friends and family, getting away from it all, and yes, |
| get there, which may include additional travel into the | | | | even food. |
| wilderness via ATV, horseback, or hiking. | | | | For more on why people still hunt, see "Why Hunt? |
| Additionally, those early mornings may include dealing | | | | Part 2". |
| with cold and wet weather, mud, fog and a number | | | | |