Robert Ruark once said: "Sometimes, a man comes to discover that the greatest pleasure of owning a gun is also discovering the greater pleasure of not always using it".. 50th Anniv. of Field & Stream had a great piece involving duck hunting by Ted Trueblood- "Other Values" I hunt just to be out and immerse myself in the greatness of Nature (something found in the old Swedish Lutheran Hymn: "How Great Thou Art"-- enjoying the company of my aging Black Lab, "Rommel"- and holding a well-worn Winchester or Browning shotgun- memories, and as I am 1 click away from 80, thanking the Good Lord for each and every day I get outdoors, and get back home safe & sound- empty bag and unfired shells in my coat pocket- The shotgun du jour goes back into the cabinet in my basement gun room-man cave, and later, I sleep the sleep of blessed- Covid free, debt free, ready for the next AM-- RWTF
