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Eddie's avatar

I can really feel this one. Thanks for sharing.

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Lou Tamposi's avatar

Great stuff, Jesse. I was talking about that "point of no return" with a non-hunting buddy today. He was telling me how he watched a deer the other day in his backyard and couldn't imagine killing it. I think that's a decision you need to have made long before you head out into the woods -- otherwise, it's a dishonor to you and to the animal.

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Deborah Lee Luskin's avatar

“Where to go?” is persistently the question.

Somehow, knowing you are always asking yourself this question is comforting to me. I ask it all the time, but I thought it was because I was a newbie.

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Sam Alaimo's avatar

Hell yes: "Shoot to kill, and you’ll likely have to watch it die, which is your obligation, your duty, what you owe to the animal."

A cyclical, attuned, truly human sentiment.

Great piece Jesse.

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Baird Brightman's avatar

Such a fine portrait of total immersion (flow) in an activity, Jesse. Spice’o’life!

And praise be for NSAIDs. Aleve is my drug of choice for post-hiking/gardening aches. I remember younger days when I didn’t need such pharma assistance. Oh well.

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Erik Hogan's avatar

I feel this in my bones. Powerful essay!

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Stacy Boone's avatar

The art, the act of good hunting: "Shoot to kill, and you’ll likely have to watch it die, which is your obligation, your duty, what you owe to the animal."

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Jeff Filler's avatar

Great article Jesse!

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