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and they split into three pieces,   work  together.  It  is  a  very  good
                                               two  smaller  pieces  and  one  large   way to meet new people and build
                                               one.  At  first,  I  thought  it  was  a   relationships,  furthermore  gaining
                                               fault in the turkey, bit I was still as   new perspectives. I feel like hunt-
                                               excited  as  I  could  be.  When  he   ing  has  built  my  character up and
                                               came  back,  I  asked  Papa  about  it   allowed  me  to  flourish  in  life.
                                               and showed him the three beards. I    Hunting will surely change as gen-
                                               have  never  seen  someone  get  so   erations pass, such as laws and reg-
                                               excited,  so quickly in my  life.  He   ulations,  but  the  memories  you
                                               later explained that three beards is   make  will  never  change  so  make
                                               very rare and highly praised. That    them  good  ones  and  share  them
                                               is what hunting is all about, mak-    with others.
                                               ing and passing down memories, as
                                               well as tools and knowledge.
                                                              That is not the only
                                                                   thing  hunting
                                                                      is  about.  It
                                                                      is   about
                         Senior Division Boy                        population

                      Grade: 10          Teacher: Zack Miller   management,  land
                                                                control,
                                                                               as
                                                               well as moral obli-
                      Age: 15  School: Boone‐Apache          gations.  We  have  to

                                               take  care  of  and  manage  the  land
                                               and  hunt  to  control  the  wildlife
         Sharing The Heritage                  population, so that it can be passed
                                               down  for  generation  after  genera-

                                               tion to enjoy.
                Hunting  has  been  around  for   In current times the younger gener-
         many  generations  and  holds  a      ations have become so involved in
         place  in  many  family  traditions.   electronics.  Many  have  forgotten
         My Papa took me on my first tur-      what  skills  are  needed  to  provide
         key  hunt  when  I  was  eleven  and   for your basic necessities. Hunting
         that is a memory I will never for-    is  also  one  of  the  few  activities
         get. This hunting trip had a pretty   where everyone, regardless of abil-
         awesome twist.                        ity  or  background,  has  the  same
         We  got  the  turkey  back  to  the   opportunity  to  enjoy  their  hunt
         house on the property and set it on   along with the harvest.
         the  porch.  As  I  was  admiring  the   From  a  personal  perspective,  the
         beard  of  the  turkey  on  that  lovely   opportunities  I’ve  had  to  take  my
         spring  morning,  I  noticed  it  was   younger   sister   hunting   have
         separating. So I split the hairs apart   brought  us  closer  as  a  family  and                    PG 10
                                               helped us overcome situations and
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