Conservationists rejoice! In the abject darkness of world conditions in 2021, there is a shining ray of hopeful light, as more and more Americans are rediscovering and returning to their throbbing pulsations deep within their purest instinct to reconnect with their natural touch with nature as healer.
Balance is only accomplished through sound science, sustain yield, annual surplus harvest. Share it loud and proud from every mountaintop. Teach the world to thank a hunter for clean air, soil and water, and our amazing thriving wildlife in North America.
Out here in the pure, natural, instinctual world of hands-on nature participation in the perfect hunting, fishing, trapping conservation lifestyle, where you can find it, such joy remains as beautiful as ever for those of us smart and determined enough to live it, demand it, promote it and celebrate it!
As we gaze astonished and heartbroken at the violent summer of 2020, we would be wise to increase our family campfire time and focus deeper into the flames to find the Spirit Warrior that resides in all of our souls.
As the world burns all around us with the heartbreak of inexplicable violence and rampant crime and terrorism, hunting families fortified with the cumulative healing powers of nature participation can ride out this storm much better than those who have lost touch with important God, family, country priorities.
In my lifetime of sharing campfires with hunting families all around the world, the evidence is conclusive that for those of us who hunt and fish, the inescapable consequences of our actions teach us to be more caring, more thoughtful, better prepared, more careful and ultimately more responsible.
As people face societal failures, the concept of rugged individualism as epitomized by the hunting lifestyle, and the simple fact that our venison is the best protein on earth, is readily grasped as a downright ideal and very attractive arrangement.
The soul-cleansing outdoor lifestyle may be even more important now than in the otherwise easygoing nonpandemic years.
Nature heals — and if ever there was a time to go fishing, plant a garden, plant some trees, watch the stars, hike or get a bow and arrow, that time is now.