Kinton poses with the first buck he collected from his 12-acre block which contains his house and outbuildings. The author hunted these lands as a child, but deer were simply not present in the area then.
Hunting is often spiced with distant and exotic locales. At least that is the case for many sojourns. Unfamiliar territory adds richness to the flavor of an upcoming adventure, coaxing to the surface much imagining and anticipating. The thrill of it all intensifies as each day passes and that flight or long drive nears. Such doings are fuel for the fires that burn within us. These fires should be stoked, the enchantment of them enjoyed.
But what of the more common local hunt? After all, these are likely the ones we most regularly encounter. These outings are so common that they may go overlooked and underappreciated, supplanted by some erroneous thinking that concludes we must travel far to succeed. Permit me to say that I in no way am discounting the broadening of horizons. As much as anyone, I am guilty of seeking out the new. Western states (I am from the Southeast), Canadian provinces, Africa…I have hunted them and will continue to do so. But I, as well as the great percentage of hunters, have a plethora of wealth at my backdoor. Consider the ubiquitous whitetail deer.
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