Outdoor Truths: Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ Feb 15, 2018
I took another trip to the woods the other day. I hadn't been for nearly a month. My deer season ended at the end of December and since then I have been trying to catch up on work. My weapon this time was not a gun or bow, but a chainsaw. The winter seemed to start a little early in my neck of the woods and I'm running out of firewood quickly. The temperatures were in the mid 30's. It was a perfect day to pull and tug on a few logs and do a little after-the-season-scouting as well. This time of year you can kick around without the fear of spooking the deer or ruining a hunt. One can also see where they are bedding when there is no pressure from outside influences. I even found a shed. What I noticed, however, was how I was just as fulfilled with a chainsaw in my hand as I was with a weapon. The smell of the outdoors was just as exhilarating when hunting season is closed, and felling a tree was just as exciting as sitting in one. What all of this tells me is that part of my love of hunting and fishing is actually a love for the outdoors. And that's interesting to me. Let me tell you why.
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