“Are you crazy?”
Posted on November 13, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized
I am VERY anxious to begin hunting. I’ve been thinking a lot about it lately, now that we’re getting settled in here. I work with a guy (J.C.) who is really big into hunting, so I ask him questions whenever I can. One of those questions was what seasons are coming up. Elk lasts until the beginning of December and bear begins in the spring. Spring will be about the right time for me to begin, so long as I have all the necessary equipment, etc. So, I asked Erin this evening how she would feel if I planned on going bear hunting with J.C. this spring. She asked me two questions and made one statement, which I will list below, accompanied by my responses.
Jason: So, how would you feel about me bear hunting with J this spring?
Erin: Why would you want to do that?
J: The answers to that are obvious: Bear meat is supposed to be good eatin’. Plus, (and those of you with intimate knowledge of our pets will appreciate this) how cool would it be to have a bear skin rug on the floor for Wilson to growl at, Abbey to run away from, and Charley to litter with copious amounts of hair?
E: Do I still get your insurance?
J: Yes.
E: You’re not taking Wilson with you.
J: I know (apparently, some bear hunters use dogs to tree the bear and then shoot the animal out the tree…I know, it doesn’t seem all that fair to me either…it’s good to know that if I am eaten by a bear, Wilson will be a sufficient substitute for me).
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[…] Anyhow, today was also cool. A guy I work with, the one I might go bear hunting with in the Spring, took me out shooting. He owns about seven or eight weapons and I was able to fire all but one. Let’s see if I can remember all them. First, the handguns: He had both a .22 and a .40. I only shot the latter because I was there to try out what he had that I also need to buy for hunting and I’m not going to take a .22 cal pistol with me hunting. I will, however, need at least a .40, according to what he has told me. Basically, one really ought to have a decently powerful handgun as a rapid defense mechanism. If you suddenly find yourself surrounded by a pack of wolves (some of you might not think this would happen ’suddenly’ but the truth is, they stalk you and they travel in packs, so it might just happen a lot quicker than you would think), it’s a whole easier to defend yourself using a handgun than a rifle. In addition, if you wound an animal and locate it down but suffering, you are going to need an effective way of killing it; a handgun is a seemingly much better choice than your rifle. Anyhow, I also fired a 30-06, which is probably the hunting rifle I am going to purchase. Finally, I fired three assault rifles: an AK-47, a SKS, and another which I am at a loss to recall right now. All in all, it was good because I have shot weapons a handfull of times in my life and not recently. In my intention to become a sportsman of sorts, I first need to know I can safely and effectively handle firearms. Today showed me I can. I am very excited. Next step: Purchase my own weapons, both a rifle and a sidearm. Sadly, that won’t happen until after the first of the year, but it will happen. […]
Now that was funny. It sould be of some comfort to you knowing you can be replaced by a dog…
How exactly is that supposed to be of comfort? I don’t understand…although if there is any dog I would want to take my place, it’s him.