Growing up in South Texas, and being from a family with such roots and inclination, hunting and fishing is a way of life for me and my family. If it's cold we are hunting, if it's warm we are fishing, as a general rule.
We never take more than we can consume, but we purchase very little meat.
We actively participate with and support many conservation organizations who's objectives are aligned with the principles of sustaining and improving the health of the quarry as well as supporting the sport.
It's very much a family endeavor for us, with my wife and 3 kids participating extensively. For our kids it teaches a respect for the environment and our resources, the importance of conservation, and gets them right out in the middle of God's creation, exactly as he designed it.
We also are founding members of an organization that takes terminally ill and physically impaired children and youths out to experience the joys and thrills of both a typical hunting or fishing experience or a "Hunt of a Lifetime", at absolutely no cost to the families. My children learn the value and gift of helping others, and look forward to those hunts more than when we are direct participants.
We use our Cherokee 6 for hunting and fishing trips extensively. It's basically a pickup truck so it functions very well in that role.
Yep, I'm a redneck, and a pilot, and an aircraft owner, and a hunter, and a fisherman, and a conservationist, and a volunteer... As are all in my family and we are proud of that heritage.
