Hunting

Do you love the outdoors or just want to get out more? Then I encourage you go out and try hunting. It’s exciting, a good way to try new things and great for those times when you just need to get away.

If you want to get your adrenaline pumping, one of the best things to do is big game hunting. That probably doesn’t sound like a lot of fun but trust me when that big deer steps out your heart is going a mile a minute. There is always the feeling of never knowing when your opportunity to shoot will come. It just adds to the excitement. You also never know what is going to happen while you are out hunting. Who knows, you might witness something amazing.

Along with the excitement involved in hunting, you get to try many new things. Shooting guns, shooting bows, trying new meats, seeing new terrain and so much more. When you shoot for the first time you are hooked the instant the trigger is pulled. People always worry about kick on a gun but when you have your sights on an animal you don’t feel a thing. Once you can shoot, you get to eat what you’ve shot. That is the best part. I’ve always loved wild meats they are just way better than the normal meats you get. The reasons, they are fresh, lean, and have more natural flavor. Studies actually show that fresh meats like this are better for you than store bought meats.

Overall hunting can be really good for your health. Between confidence, healthier foods and walks though the natural terrain it can really help. Trust me walking through the woods burns a lot more calories than walking on a flat sidewalk.

Of all the things hunting can do for you many people love it for one big reason. It helps your mental health. Think about it. If you’re in the woods you don’t have to worry about people or jobs or school. You are just hunting and it gives your brain some time to relax.

Hunting can be very good for you in many ways and it could be bad, it mainly depends on the person. Sure it’s not for a lot of people but it sure is for me. The last thing I want to say is that it’s stupid when people hate on hunting. Don’t tear down something until you’ve actually tried it. 

Life of Don't Die

Author's Note: This piece is a prediction on what I think will happen at the end of Life of Pi.

My stomach fells like a empty pit never to be filled again. The days have been long and Richard Parker is becoming more and more hostile each day. But finally by the grace of God I see the coast and the small boat slowly inches closer. I reach for a flare but sorrow fills me as I find they are all gone. I begin to dose off purely of exhaustion and not know if what I'm seeing is real. I awake to the powerful steps of Richard Parker. My eyes open from my daze to see a blur of orange and black. The water stings when I dive out of the boat. I can't tell why it stings so bad, then I notice the huge gash made by Richard Parker's claw. The boat flips from his massive weight and I find that he is stuck under the over turned vessel. I hear him frantically trying to swim but sadly failing as he sinks further into the water.

There is no way I can flip the boat by myself so I decide to put my head down and swim. The coast doesn't seem far but after an hour of swimming it doesn't feel like I've made any progress. I flip onto my back, I feel like my arms and legs are no longer usable. That's I notice a fin sticking out of the water to the right of me. At first it looks like a dolphin but it's moving to fast. I remember what to do just as the shark leaps out of the water. I give the strongest right hook I can and hit it square in the nose it sinks to the bottom unconscious. I lift my arm and see the spot where my hand used to be and pass out. 

When I wake up I find myself in a mix of sand blood and water. I hear people shouting but I can't seem to make out what they are saying. When I turn my head I can just make out the sign of the Canadian Coast Guard on the shirts of three people. I'm saved.