Early on I
knew bow hunting was a priority in my life and I was going to find a way to make it happen as often as could.
I used to sit on a train going to HS in NYC and read Petersen’s bowhunting or Bowhunter magazine, dreaming of putting myself in those far off places.
Freshmen year of collage,
I bought a new truck, filled it with gas’s , a bow and some maps… drove 1700 miles to go kill an elk after ditching a week and half of classes. The next sept I found myself bow in hand on the tundra hunting caribou.
It wasnt hard to me to conclude that the things i wanted to do in life would take three things, effort, time and money.
I was fortunate enough grow up with a family, and in environment that making money wasn’t a big deal, was it easy no? But it wasn’t a mystery and I Never saw it as an obstacle. It was there it make, all you had to go was go after it.
Had my own business as well a working for my family’s business all through college.
Got degree in wildlife biology. Had a job offer soon after graduation.
I remember going to the second interview the following day; and listening to the offer i got… and when they offered me a yearly salary that i was making for myself in couple months ..I knew right then that just because i was interested in something didn’t make a good way to earn a living, bow hunt or have the time and money to live a life that wanted to live.
Since then the choices i have made, good and bad have mostly stemmed from what i wanted for myself and my family. I also realized that the safe road isn’t for me, I am willing to stretch and be uncomfortable to achieve some of the things I want.
For my part i am acutely aware that I have one life. I am beholden to myself first, my family and be decent human being to everyone around me. After those three things I have but one life to live. And when it’s done, it’s done. I am going to squeeze the most I can out it.
knew bow hunting was a priority in my life and I was going to find a way to make it happen as often as could.
I used to sit on a train going to HS in NYC and read Petersen’s bowhunting or Bowhunter magazine, dreaming of putting myself in those far off places.
Freshmen year of collage,
I bought a new truck, filled it with gas’s , a bow and some maps… drove 1700 miles to go kill an elk after ditching a week and half of classes. The next sept I found myself bow in hand on the tundra hunting caribou.
It wasnt hard to me to conclude that the things i wanted to do in life would take three things, effort, time and money.
I was fortunate enough grow up with a family, and in environment that making money wasn’t a big deal, was it easy no? But it wasn’t a mystery and I Never saw it as an obstacle. It was there it make, all you had to go was go after it.
Had my own business as well a working for my family’s business all through college.
Got degree in wildlife biology. Had a job offer soon after graduation.
I remember going to the second interview the following day; and listening to the offer i got… and when they offered me a yearly salary that i was making for myself in couple months ..I knew right then that just because i was interested in something didn’t make a good way to earn a living, bow hunt or have the time and money to live a life that wanted to live.
Since then the choices i have made, good and bad have mostly stemmed from what i wanted for myself and my family. I also realized that the safe road isn’t for me, I am willing to stretch and be uncomfortable to achieve some of the things I want.
For my part i am acutely aware that I have one life. I am beholden to myself first, my family and be decent human being to everyone around me. After those three things I have but one life to live. And when it’s done, it’s done. I am going to squeeze the most I can out it.
