Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Budget Hunter

I wanted to say a few words on my being a hunter.  I am just a teen (a polite one :) , and saved by Jesus).  I don't have a dozen stands or trail cameras.  I don't have a TV show on the Sportsman Channel to give me funds for food plot and habitat management.  In other words, in how much I can do for the property I hunt on is probably just as much as any teen.  I will be honest, a lot of my gear was given to me.  I either asked for it or was given it as a gift (even if I didn't ask).  Most of that stuff I would have bought myself if it had not been given.

I have a $70 Wildgame Innovations Axe 2 gamecamera.
   My bow is a Parker Side Kick.  It performs well for a youth bow, pretty quiet and accurate.  It has the "grow-up-with-Parker" program, which means I can trade in the limbs that came with the bow for thicker limbs for $50.  I get to keep the old limbs for when I go to a new bow and I put the slimmer limbs on for my siblings.
   This I write for the memory of my great-grandfather (dad's side).  A few months ago I posted a picture of my first deer. The gun in the picture is a Winchester Model 94AE, given by my great-grandpa.  He died just a few weeks ago.  I was happy he saw the rifle put to good use before then.  And he was proud of it too.
   All of the land I hunt on is of course, not mine.  I get permission from my grandfather (my mom's dad). You could say that I get a "free lease."  This year my family plans to hunt with me on it, so I have to get a few food plots in to get ready.

I could write more, but, that's all I want to write for now.