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When I was younger, I had the privilege of knowing my Great-Grandfather. He was a hard nosed World War 1 veteran, who had lived through trench warfare, gas attacks, continuous bombardment by artillery for days at a time and other horrendous conditions of the soldier in the Great War. I remember the scars he had over his body, but a clear mind and a determined strength. He taught me valuable skills in the woods and around his small farm and cabin. My Great Grandmother had died years earlier. I would sometimes spend weeks or even summers with him and would be his shadow everyday.
I used to laugh when friends would all get together to go deer hunting. All of these great white hunter types would show up in camo from head to toe, 3 wheelers (at that time), 1500 dollar rifles with 800 dollar scopes with 15 power magnification, deer scent or scent cover up and deer stands up in the trees. He would chuckle and shake his head, "You guys spend 10,000 dollars a year to go out and try to kill a deer, that is if you finally manage to kill a deer." He wore kakhi pants or jeans with a plaid flannel shirt, laced up brown leather military boots with his pants legs bloused into them to keep the crud and bugs out, an old military campaign hat (smokey the bear). He would sit on a folded blanket leaning against a tree, smoking cigars, eating spam, and shooting an old Springfield 1903 Military Issue Rifle with standard sights and hit anything within 150 yards. He ALWAYS got a deer and stocked his freezer and jerky supply. Meanwhile the great white hunters were shooting at Bambi and missing with their big dollar rifles while soaked in deer **** cover up scents.
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This man taught me so much about scavenging that he learned on the battlefield, when food was scarce and people were wanting to shoot you while you looked for food. He taught me about the basics of carrying emergency gear. We would also go camping with everything we needed in a small pack on our backs, and a couple of rifles.
I read alot of books, watch alot of videos, and seek advice from those more experienced than I. My Dad and Grandfathers taught me alot, but I will never forget, nor could I ever put a value on the knowlege given to me by a hardnosed old soldier who taught me what it was like to live with very little and enjoy it. I still have his old Soldier Springfield Rifle, his Old worn military sheath knife and an oiled canvass shoulder bag he always carried in the woods on those hunting trips. He taught me that no matter what guns you have, a man should always have these 4 guns in his personal armory. A Springfield 03 or 03A3, John Brownings Automatic Shotgun (A5), John Brownings 1911 45 Auto Pistol, and a good 22 rifle. To this day, I would never be without them. What a guy! :thumb:
I used to laugh when friends would all get together to go deer hunting. All of these great white hunter types would show up in camo from head to toe, 3 wheelers (at that time), 1500 dollar rifles with 800 dollar scopes with 15 power magnification, deer scent or scent cover up and deer stands up in the trees. He would chuckle and shake his head, "You guys spend 10,000 dollars a year to go out and try to kill a deer, that is if you finally manage to kill a deer." He wore kakhi pants or jeans with a plaid flannel shirt, laced up brown leather military boots with his pants legs bloused into them to keep the crud and bugs out, an old military campaign hat (smokey the bear). He would sit on a folded blanket leaning against a tree, smoking cigars, eating spam, and shooting an old Springfield 1903 Military Issue Rifle with standard sights and hit anything within 150 yards. He ALWAYS got a deer and stocked his freezer and jerky supply. Meanwhile the great white hunters were shooting at Bambi and missing with their big dollar rifles while soaked in deer **** cover up scents.
: This man taught me so much about scavenging that he learned on the battlefield, when food was scarce and people were wanting to shoot you while you looked for food. He taught me about the basics of carrying emergency gear. We would also go camping with everything we needed in a small pack on our backs, and a couple of rifles.
I read alot of books, watch alot of videos, and seek advice from those more experienced than I. My Dad and Grandfathers taught me alot, but I will never forget, nor could I ever put a value on the knowlege given to me by a hardnosed old soldier who taught me what it was like to live with very little and enjoy it. I still have his old Soldier Springfield Rifle, his Old worn military sheath knife and an oiled canvass shoulder bag he always carried in the woods on those hunting trips. He taught me that no matter what guns you have, a man should always have these 4 guns in his personal armory. A Springfield 03 or 03A3, John Brownings Automatic Shotgun (A5), John Brownings 1911 45 Auto Pistol, and a good 22 rifle. To this day, I would never be without them. What a guy! :thumb:
