Hunting

Patrick and I went hunting with my father over several days last weekend (I took some time off). We were hunting deer, but didn't see anything that was legal, so we came home empty handed. Of course, actually bringing home the meat is secondary. Mostly, it is a male bonding thing for us.

We hunted every morning and then went out to dinner or saw a movie in the evening. All of us are avid readers, so one night we read for four or five hours. During the hunts, we took time out to do some shooting. We shot the .22 rifle, Winchester 30-30, Remington 7mm, 410 shotgun, 357 Magnum revolver and the 44 Magnum revolver. It was Patrick's first time with most of those firearms.

We saw several sunrises, hiked through a lot of brush and ate a lot of junk food. Also, Patrick (who is 12) got to drive. We let him get behind the wheel and drive for three or four miles. He never got the truck over 15 miles per hour, but he had a real good time and learned a few things.

It was a lot of fun and real good for all of us.