First step is to face that this hunting game is serious stuff. Reason tells us that taking our dinner's life comes with many rules and responsibilities. Our charge is safety, respect and a quick, humane kill. We must have advance permission from landowners for hunting rights, a thorough understanding of all game laws and regulations, intimate knowledge of our firearms, ammo, bows, arrows and all gear, and ultimately, a sense of how we conduct ourselves when no one but God is watching. You can't move too slowly in the wild.
All hunters hunt primarily to witness the dynamic of the wild.
When we're real lucky, bagging game is a moving bonus. For every moment shooting, we relish many, many hours of invigorating sensual adventure. Hunting time is a bold and powerful lesson in cause and effect. If we conduct ourselves caringly, we are rewarded with these encounters. If we blunder through the woods like citified gomers, the wildlife will watch us comical, obnoxious intruders stumble along.