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Mark Bonokoski - November 14 2009 |
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Air Date:
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November 14, 2009 |
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Now that the deer hunt is all but over, don't expect your town to return to normal tomorrow once the boys — and a few girls — come out of the bush after two weeks in search of Bambi.
Deer hunts remind me of those vacations when you need a vacation to recover from the vacation.
After all, it's not just the hunt, is it?
If everyone went to beddy-bye at a decent time, and didn't stay up to all hours drinking beer and playing Texas Hold'em, then there would be no need for a two or three day recovery period.
If the hunt camps didn't have big flat-screen TVs, propane stoves, generators and, yes, beer fridges, then the deer season would be like a spiritual retreat.
But that's not the way it is, is it?
It takes a lot of nerve, and usually a lot of beer or whisky, to stare down the boys and go all-in with a pair of pocket deuces but, as the old timers will tell you, even a blind pig occasionally finds a nut.
From what I have been told, the hunt wasn't that great this year. Once again, Mother Nature didn't drop enough snow to help track the deer and, the snow that did fall ... well, it usually fell at night and was all but gone before bleary eyes were open wide enough in the morning to find the coffee maker, let alone the carbine.
But so what?
The deer hunt is all about camaraderie, right? And tradition.
Time, now, for a long, hot shower. And a nap. |
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Toronto Sun
Moose Country |
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