Elk Hunting Ethics Displayed by Youth Hunter

Mia & LGHave you had those moments? The ones where you come to battle with your conscience? You have to decide in the seconds what to do. You have to know right from wrong and deal with the results of your decision. My daughter, aka, LG, has been through hunter safety, shooting safety and has been a member of the NRA YHEC program for a number of years. She’s learned more than how to be safe and how to shoot. This week LG shares her experience, how she came up empty-handed and how she’s satisfied with her decision.

“No matter how old or how young a hunter is they will always experience one major situation. A heart-pounding event of shoot or don’t shoot. Many times an animal may present it’s self in a situation where you may have to hesitate.

This year on one of my elk hunting adventures I had this shocking moment. As my friend and I were headed home, near the end of the first day of season, it was just getting late. It was very dramatic as the sunset and the dust flew behind us down the dirt road. The sunset began to fade away and it was almost the end of shooting light. I was half asleep in the passenger seat and happened to crack an eye open when there were four big bodies in the road…………….”

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