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Hunting is one of the provide for the hunters and their
few activities that communities.
teaches numerous life In addition, hunting is a
lessons. Hunting vital factor in keeping an ecosys-
teaches self-control by tem in check. If there are too
letting the young buck many deer in a herd, they would
walk away while you eat all the available food and
wait for a mature one then would starve themselves
to come along. Gun out. That is where hunters be-
safety is another im- come conservationists. Be-
portant lesson. You cause of hunters and wildlife de-
have to know how to partments regulating what is tak-
safely handle a firearm en and what is left, many big
in order to keep your- game species (such as elk,
Kellen Cansler self and others out pronghorn, deer, and turkey) are
of harm’s way. now back in healthy populations.
Junior Division Gentleman Hunting also teach- A healthy species means a
es a person how
to enjoy and re- healthy ecosystem.
Grade: 8 Age: 13 Sharing the heritage of
spect nature.
hunting is not only important, but
Hunting creates
Sharing the Heritage thousands of jobs and produces a necessity. Hunting allows us
to teach others important life
In the history of the world billions of dollars in revenue skills. Without my family pass-
and in all cultures, it is important each year. These jobs include ing it on to me, I wouldn’t be the
to pass down to the next gener- game wardens, animal proces- person I am today. Even though
ation certain customs and tradi- sors, restaurants, and outfitters. I lost one of my Grandpas this
tions. Why would passing down Hunters on average kill over six year, I’ll always remember the
a tradition be important? Pass- million whitetail deer a year in exciting stories he would tell me
ing down a tradition shows that the United States and with about about his hunting trips. My fami-
you love and cherish it enough 20 pounds of venison on a deer ly also inherited his gun collec-
to continue it. That is what shar- that is over 120,000,000 pounds tion, so we will always have a
ing the heritage of hunting is all of meat! If hunters are not able piece of his hunting heritage. I
about. Hunting is more than a to keep the meat or process it hope to pass those stories and
pastime, it’s a passion. It’s themselves they can give the guns onto my children someday.
something worth passing down meat to an animal processor Hunting is a way to escape the
and sharing with others. who will process the meat and busy world, a way to share with
give it to organizations like Hogs
When I was younger, my for a Cause. This means that others, and a way to help man-
grandpa took me on my first hunting not only provides food age animal populations. The
deer hunting adventure. It was for the hunters but also those future of hunting depends on us,
an unforgettable experience. so what will you do to ensure its
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who need it most. It is helping
future?
