hunting expository
Each year, sometime in early November, over 10 million people across the country dress up in bright orange and pursue the goal of shooting a deer for bragging rights, a trophy set of antlers, or some precious fresh venison. In reality, these hunters are doing much more than they think. They are supporting endeavors such as wildlife management, the economy, feeding the hungry, and even highway safety.
It all starts the day before opener when I buy my tag. I walk into a small gas station in the neighboring town and make my way to the front counter where I ask the worker for a deer tag. After exchanging my driver’s license, the man behind the counter says, “That’ll be six bucks.” License tags range in cost from $6 to $31, depending on age. Although this is relatively inexpensive, these fees have a significant impact on the economy. According to the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
(2002), hunting is a huge economic force, generating $67 billion in equipment and license sales and supporting 575,000 jobs across the country. A large chunk of this money also goes to the DNR who uses the money to protect and repair hunting land across the country.
Early the next morning after sitting in my stand in subzero temperatures for what feels like days, I hear a crunching sound from behind me. Quickly turning my head, I raise my shotgun. With my adrenaline pumping, I line up the sights right behind my front shoulder. Just as I am about to pull the trigger, the deer runs off. Dejected, I sit for about twenty more minutes, when another buck comes running straight at me. “Bang,
Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang!” I squeeze off five shots, intent on not letting this one get away. After watching him go down, I approach him to take some pictures, and gut him,
and haul him to the truck. Waiting in line at the local slaughter house, I see an advertisement posted by the NSSF Hunters Feed (2014), stating how in the previous years, hunters have
It all starts the day before opener when I buy my tag. I walk into a small gas station in the neighboring town and make my way to the front counter where I ask the worker for a deer tag. After exchanging my driver’s license, the man behind the counter says, “That’ll be six bucks.” License tags range in cost from $6 to $31, depending on age. Although this is relatively inexpensive, these fees have a significant impact on the economy. According to the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
(2002), hunting is a huge economic force, generating $67 billion in equipment and license sales and supporting 575,000 jobs across the country. A large chunk of this money also goes to the DNR who uses the money to protect and repair hunting land across the country.
Early the next morning after sitting in my stand in subzero temperatures for what feels like days, I hear a crunching sound from behind me. Quickly turning my head, I raise my shotgun. With my adrenaline pumping, I line up the sights right behind my front shoulder. Just as I am about to pull the trigger, the deer runs off. Dejected, I sit for about twenty more minutes, when another buck comes running straight at me. “Bang,
Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang!” I squeeze off five shots, intent on not letting this one get away. After watching him go down, I approach him to take some pictures, and gut him,
and haul him to the truck. Waiting in line at the local slaughter house, I see an advertisement posted by the NSSF Hunters Feed (2014), stating how in the previous years, hunters have