Give Thanks for the Hunt

Wired To Hunt is a deer hunting podcast I tune into on a weekly basis when I head up to the deer camp. I suggest giving it a shot, lots of interesting information and hunting stories.


The owner, Mark Kenyon, just posted this and I thought I'd share:


Give Thanks for the Hunt

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On a day like today, with Thanksgiving on the horizon, it’s natural that many of us will be taking a few moments to think about what we’re thankful for in this life. For me, my thoughts turn immediately to my wife, family, friends and the like. But if I look a bit further down the line, looking at what has shaped my life, there is almost nothing that has been more impactful than hunting. Hunting, in one way or another, has molded me into who I am today, shaped how I see the world and steered where I want to go in the future. And so at this time of Thanksgiving, I must give thanks for the hunt.

I must give thanks for the memories of past adventures that well up inside of me when I happen upon an old photo, I must give thanks for the rich and tender sustenance of the meals that hunting has provided my family with, and I must give thanks for the struggles and challenges along the way that broke me down and then built me back up, becoming the man I am now today. And finally, I must give thanks for the right to do these things myself. In the four brief motifs below, I’ve explored each of these areas for which I give thanks, for which I owe my gratitude to the hunt, and to the hunted, and to this way of life.

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