The Memoir of A Hunter: My Journey Into The Woods Kindle Edition

The Memoir of a Hunter provides a detailed and insightful glimpse into the mind, spirit and body of a hunter as he navigates the hunting world with no mentor, no advice and no classes to prepare him for his journey into the woods. This is the story of a hunter, who in every aspect is truly learning by doing, as he moves forward in his adventures in the woods. Travel back in time with the author as he reflects on the humble beginnings of his journey and as he carries you forward in time to the present day experiencing the highs and the lows of his life as a hunter. You will feel the joy and exhilaration of his triumphs, and the pain of his opportunities lost or missed. If you have ever wondered about the journey of a hunter from start to finish, The Memoir of a Hunter My Journey into the Woods is for you. [excerpt] I drew my Colt Anaconda from the chest holster I was wearing and slowly raised that gun up to eye level and even with the animal and in line with my eyes. I placed the sights of that gun right behind the boar’s left ear. He stood broadside and was positioned so that he was looking downhill to my left as he continued to munch on his acorns, oblivious to the fact that there was a man forty-five yards away getting ready to kill him. I slowly squeezed the trigger of that big beautiful stainless-steel Colt Anaconda. As that hammer slowly moved back toward me, I knew that at any second it was going to fall and strike that primer on the cartridge within. And with that, my years of mental preparation, my months of physical preparation for this trip would have all been worth it. My years of anguish since that 1991 hunt would be over. And as my heartbeat slowly, my hand held steady, and the hammer fell. BOOM! For just a moment, time stood still. The earth quit turning, the clouds opened up, and the choir in heaven sang ‘Hosanna.’ All was right in this world and in the heavens above. All was right in my life. Years of frustration, years of longing, years of mental preparation had all come together and in one instant, it was over. I stood there, smiling like the cat that ate the canary as I slipped that big beautiful Colt back into the holster. And just like that, the world picked back up and everything started moving again. Read more