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know it changed mine. being hilarious. One thing was cer-
Most of my family on my tain, listening to them has made me
father’s side hunt deer, turkey, love hunting even more. The rela-
coyote, hogs, elk and so much tionship hunting creates and the
more. Hunting, for them, started bonds with my family and friends;
because of my grandfather and my that’s the heritage I have instilled
great uncle. For me, it started when into me.
I was born. My father named me Marc Anthony once said,
Maggie after his .22mag, so the “Do what you love and you’ll nev-
fact I have loved shooting guns er work a day in your life.” Well
ever since is inherit. On my sev- that is exactly what I plan on doing
enth birthday my uncle bought me by making a career out of my pas-
a bb gun. Soon after that, I began sion for hunting. I plan to become
shooting my dad’s .22 rifle and a game warden and share my love
told him that I for wildlife and hunting with other
wanted to go outdoor enthusiasts. Maybe some
Maggie Moore hunting. would love it just as much as I do.
Finally,
Senior Division Girl when I was My family heritage is based on
hunting. Hunting is my passion. It

Grade: 12 Teacher: Brian Campbell ten, he took me is in my blood. It will be my lega-
hunting and I
cy.
was able to har-
Age: 17 School: Depew Public vest my first deer.

Sharing The Heritage That hunt got me “hooked” so to
speak.
My father and I still hunt
My History With Hunting old-school, mostly because of me.
To me, I do not want the advantage
On a crisp fall morning, as of putting up cameras or hunting
the sun rises over Oklahoma skies, over bait, but to each their own. I
people can be found sitting in a hunt as much as I can and whatev-
treestand with a rifle in their hands er I can. I have successfully hunted
as they pursue the elusive whitetail with rifles, shotguns, and muzzle-
deer. Maybe it was with a muzzle- loaders. This year, I am challeng-
loader or bow instead, but to many, ing myself to shoot a deer with my
this is way of life; It is ingrained bow. Archery takes a lot more skill
into their fiber. Whatever method it than shooting a rifle. The skill of
was, these people got to hunt and getting closer, shot placement, and
experience what their ancestors the one shot kill mentality.
experienced many years ago. Hav- Growing up, I heard quite a
ing that opportunity to hunt could few hunting stories from my dad
change someone’s life forever; I and uncles. Some of those stories
being absurd and some of them