Living in a rain-forest has its perks. People may not remember that the Appalachian Mountains are covered by one of a very few temperate climate rain-forests in the world. The sounds from the front porch every morning make it glaringly obvious.
Living in a rain-forest has its perks. People may not remember that the Appalachian Mountains are covered by one of a very few temperate climate rain-forests in the world. The sounds from the front porch every morning make it glaringly obvious.
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We often take walks in the woods. All of us appreciate the wilderness, discovering new things on every foray. Yesterday I got a chance to focus on a few subjects more relevant to hunting (both wild foraging and deer hunting) by leaving the path. Leaving the path is something you only want to do if you are confident in your knowledge of the terrain, but even so it still requires some faith in yourself and random circumstance. I of course stressed the dangers of leaving the path, and we discussed the other options available to us before putting it to a vote which was almost unanimous. Continue reading
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