Bobby Bigtime
Senior Member
Yesterday I was sitting in the cottonwoods along the river. It was a beautiful fall day. There were deer, coyotes, pheasants, grouse, eagles etc. had the whole area to myself. Hunting took a back seat to the atmosphere as I could have sat there all day. A nice 4x4 ambled by and I never thought to reach for the rifle. Eventually an enormous coyote came by for a second time, at 25 yards I missed because I'm sighted in for farther out. He jumped and looked around and took a leak and ambled off. I sat there for another hour and a half watching the leaves fall and smelling the woods. It dawned on me that hunting gives me a reason to cherish these moments that I'm truly thankful for.