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amazing 5 point in my eyes! season. I absolutely love hunt-
Hunting is one of the most ex- ing, even if I used to fall asleep
citing hobbies that I have in my every morning when I was little,
life. It has taught me respect for and dad had to wake me up
wildlife and the outdoors. when a deer came by our
When I was 6, I started stand! Now, I can’t wait until I
squirrel hunting with my Poppie get married, have kids of my
in Alabama over Christmas va- own, and take them hunting! I
cation. When packing the truck also pray all the time that they
to leave I would never let my will be able to go hunting with
dad forget to pack my pink .22 their “Pop” like I got to hunt with
rifle. When we got there after my Poppie! My Poppie showed
everyone said me so much about hunting and
“Hi,” I life, taught me more than I
would could imagine, and helped grow
Junior Division Girl ask when the love I have for hunting!
we could go
Finally, I love hunting,
Grade: 8 Teacher: Mrs. Earp squirrel hunting. and will continue to enjoy it for
Age: 13 School: Elmore City I loved it! We the rest of my life. I hope that
would go with
my legacy and knowledge for
Poppie, dad, broth- hunting is passed on for gener-
Hunting with My er, my uncle, and two friends ations through my children and
Paul and Landon! After, we grandchildren. From hunting
Family hunted, we would always go up squirrels in Alabama to killing
to the house and skin them on my first deer, hunting is a hobby
Were you excited when you the back porch. Dad had to that makes me appreciate the
shot your first deer? Was your teach me what to do, but it was wildlife and its surroundings. I’m
heart beating a million times a fun eventually I did it all by my- excited to take my own kids one
minute? When I killed my first self. We would always eat the day. I understand the im-
deer, I was so happy. I had just squirrels in dumplings, which portance of hunting in my life
killed a buck and I was only 9 my Nanny would make. Now, and my family’s lives. I want to
years old! He was about 30 we continue to squirrel hunt keep that heritage alive for
yards away, and I dropped him every year and eat those squir- years to come.
on the first shot! I was jumping rel dumplings together, but it’s
up and down with excitement not the same since Poppie
and trying to run over to him, I passed away.
realized that he only had one I hunt deer in Oklahoma
horn. He had broken off the oth- every year during youth days,
er, and he would have been a muzzleloader, and regular deer
nice little 8 point, but he was an PG 5
