M.FREEZE
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Last weekend myself, my dad, uncle and buddy went turkey hunting. The hunt itself was terrible, we didn't hear or see anything. A single red squirrel was the only activity we saw. However, everything else that weekend was the stuff memories are made of. We arrived in Licking, Missouri around mid-morning on Saturday and scouted out the area to be hunted. After lunch we went to Montauk State Park to do a little trout fishing. Terrible fishing day too!
But there is something to be said about escaping for a weekend. Time in rural America moves at a slower pace. Having a cell phone that didn't ring all weekend was refreshing. Going to that "mom and pop" hole in the wall was great too. In my city life, I would probably never eat at a "dive diner" or probably never play cards in a hotel room. But in small town America, the things that are "important" at home don't even enter your mind. I think that's the true beauty of hunting or fishing. Excuse the cliché but its nice to get back to nature. It gives you time to think and prioritize. It makes you appreciate what you have too. Things that seem like a big deal suddenly don't seem so bad when you have time to think in nature, and when the toms aren't gobbling there is plenty of time to think.
M.FREEZE
But there is something to be said about escaping for a weekend. Time in rural America moves at a slower pace. Having a cell phone that didn't ring all weekend was refreshing. Going to that "mom and pop" hole in the wall was great too. In my city life, I would probably never eat at a "dive diner" or probably never play cards in a hotel room. But in small town America, the things that are "important" at home don't even enter your mind. I think that's the true beauty of hunting or fishing. Excuse the cliché but its nice to get back to nature. It gives you time to think and prioritize. It makes you appreciate what you have too. Things that seem like a big deal suddenly don't seem so bad when you have time to think in nature, and when the toms aren't gobbling there is plenty of time to think.
M.FREEZE