I feel fortunate to have grown up in a family of fishermen. A nearby free-flowing stream with limited access has provided decades of adventure and float fishing. It is a small stream with trees and stumps that require pulling the boat over. I also have permission to hunt much of it and our family has always cleaned and cooked whatever we catch or kill. After about six decades of adventures I have slowed down, but my young grandsons really enjoy the rustic adventures we go on as I teach them how to limb line for catfish, learn how to read sign in the swamps, and avoid cottonmouths.
I write stories for an outdoor magazine that include some of my river trips, along with photos. My grandson’s pictures have been published in a couple of the articles and they get a kick out of seeing theirselves.
WE are stewards of all the earth’s resources and many have lost that connection that growing some of your own vegetables and harvesting game and fish for the table brings.