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Walters: Ending A Hunting Tradition

I killed a deer last weekend. I peered down the sights of my Ancient Nord Bow and released a few Orcish arrows at the animal in the plains near Whiterun. And with that, the little Skyrim computer game popup told me my archery skill level had risen to 26. My grandpa, Tracy Walters (pictured in family photo), has killed deer, too. But he does it the analog way — crouched down in a hiding spot, with his compound bow ready, waiting for hours in actual woods. He can tell you about bow hunting alone on his property on Green Bluff, about passing up a five-point buck because his instinct told him an even larger white-tail was coming. But mostly, his stories center on hunting with his sons/Daniel Walters, Inlander. More here.

Question: I'm with Daniel. I have zero interest in hunting. But that doesn't mean that I criticize those who do. To each his own. How about you? Do you hunt? Did your father? Grandfather?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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