I Did It

I did it.  I bought a deer rifle (a Savage .308, in case you wanted to know).  I have all summer to practice shooting, then in the fall, I will be going hunting with some ward members who will show me the ropes.  I am pretty excited about this and hope I am successful.  Though since I live in a sparsely populated state, almost everyone who goes hunting gets at least one deer.  Now I can join in with my other brothers who have been hunting for decades, while at the same time celebrating my inner carnivore.  And, as an added bonus, by the time I go hunting in October or November, I will have lost most of my excess weight, so the experience will be even better.

Note: my deer rifle is the second gun in my house.  That Nice Girl I Married bought a Smith and Wesson 9 mm handgun last summer and we have both had fun shooting it.

On Guns and Hunting

That Nice Girl I Married bought a hand gun this summer, and we have been out shooting it a few times.  I have discovered that this is a fun and enjoyable activity.  The other day, a federal agent in our ward went with us and taught us a lot about proper hand gun shooting techniques.  This got me to thinking: perhaps I should buy a rifle and go hunting for my own meat.  So I went out shopping for a deer rifle recently, and found a Savage brand that is to my liking.  It is also not terribly expensive.

Someone else in the ward has promised to take me deer hunting in the fall, which is great.  I know nothing about it, but if I am going to be a true carnivore, I need to hunt my own meat.  My daughters have been eating a lot of elk and moose that my brother shot, and it is a good source of protein for poor students on a budget.  It is also fairly healthy meat, as it is grass fed and without any added chemicals.