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with the signed bullet, he future generations. Hunting is,
sends us a picture of only the was, and will always be my per-
bullet, and we all know what sonal passion. I have the herit-
that means. You can imagine age of the past, a legacy that
our bragging rights if his shot encourages me to plant a seed
comes from the signed bullet. for future harvests. To this I
Also, we keep the bullet used to owe my love of hunting, and I
kill our first deer or duck. I have devote myself to sharing the
five of the bullets that I’ve shot heritage, instilled in me, to gen-
deer with and one shotgun shell erations to come.
from my first duck. One of my
favorite traditions my dad start-
ed is mounting all of our first
bucks and ducks that we shoot. Fun Fact.
These keep-
sakes will
become 3 of the 4
Junior Division Boy tion starters “Grand Slam”
conversa-
Grade: 8 Teacher: Anita West to help pass on Turkeys reside in
Age: 14 School: Elgin our hunting her-
itage for years to
come. Oklahoma. One
Sharing The Heritage Hunting is a huge part of
(Continued) my family’s life. Just as this trip to Florida for
sport has been passed down to
In our family we have many me, I believe it is my job to do the 4th and you
hunting traditions. One tradition whatever it takes to keep it alive
is using the Rossy .223 that my in future generations. Sadly, have your Slam
brothers and I used to shoot our more and more kids are staying
first deer. Another tradition is inside and playing video games taken care of.
that everyone in my family when they could be in the
skinned our first deer with the woods hunting. As an avid
same knife that my dad got hunter and outdoorsman, I feel
from his grandpa. A more it is my job to share the heritage
unique tradition is we sign each with other hunters and even re- Can you name
other’s bullets for good luck. cruit and inspire new hunters. I
Every time my dad goes hunt- believe it is the duty of passion- them?
ing without us, my brothers and ate hunters to work together to
I sign the bullet that we want keep the hunting heritage alive
him to use. If he shoots a deer and pass along our passion to PG 7
