I love living in the country. When I was going to college, I convinced my
dad that it would save him money (since he was paying for school, room and
board) if he bought me a trailer home and sold it when I was done. I found
a newer trailer on 7.5 acres about 10 miles from Ohio University on Pearl Wood
Road (officially the town of Albany, but Albany was 8 miles away from where I
lived). I started
hunting and the first deer I shot was an 8 point that is now mounted on my
den wall. After leaving college, I lived in town and was not able to hunt
for quite some time.
But, then came my new life - on Fallsburg road in Newark. My wife and I bought
a house on 37.4 acres with a 1 acre stocked pond. I no longer allow gun
hunting (keeps the traffic to a minimum), but I personally still
take the gun out from time to time. I prefer the bow, and I have been
known to go hunting with the Samurai from
time to time. I keep trying, but I've never hit one!
I have not gotten into turkey hunting despite the fact the property is
littered with turkeys. They are just to darn hard for me to worry about. Kroger's
has a much better selection, anyway!
Me in one of the 7 tree stands around the property
I do, however, encourage kids to get into the sport. It teaches patience,
the need to practice, and becoming self reliant. I allow 1 youth to take
part of the youth gun hunting season each year by giving them full run of the
property during that weekend. I also have done my best to teach my nephews
how to bow hunt. Here's Ryan (the middle nephew!) trying his hand at
shooting a bow in November 2007. His older brother Jonathan is looking on.
