A Few Days in the South

Well, I went home from the beach and met up with Matt on the same day. He drove up to help the band out with worship on Sunday and I gotta say it was the best I have ever seen at our church. After that we got to talking and he showed me his hunting license and said that he was dying to go. I expressed the same desire and the idea came about that I should go down to his place and we should go hunting. Well... I love being spontaneous, so the next day I hopped in the car.

And here I am, in South Carolina on Matt's computer. He's behind me trying to beat Final Fantasy VII, but he's got quite a ways to go. He's at that part in Junan fighting the boss righ before he gets to get on the submarine.

We did fire guns today... for most of the day. First we started off shooting skeet to warm ourselves up. I didn't do that great being that the last time I fired a gun was over spring break of last year, but by the end I was hitting more than I started off doing. So then we broke off for lunch and then went out to check and see where the hunt was going to be before we went to get my license. We found a pretty nifty corn field full of birds, so we went to get the license, Matt and I got these stellar camo shirts, and we went back to hunt. When we got there, the birds were still there so we split up and created a parimeter. Jake and Mr. Singleton flanked on the right side, and Matt and I headed off for the left all around this huge cell phone tower. We heard several shots fired and the birds scattered from the trees and started to head just beyond our direction. One, however, broke off from the flock and came just close enough for me to take a shot, so I did. It droped like a brick with just one shot fired, and I went to check the body. ... It wasn't a dove... no, it was much worse than that. I killed a woodpecker. I felt sorta bad because I've always admired woodpeckers, but he didn't feel anything. I shot him through the head, so he died instantly. After that, we waited for them to come back, but they never did, so we left at dusk.

Matt and I are going to wake up early in the morning to go again, hopefully with better luck. If not, Mr. Singleton did manage to kill four, so we will probably just clean those and eat them tomorrow night. Oh yeah, I'm using a Banelli 20 gage semi-automatic shotgun. Matt is using a pump action shot gun. I like guns, I like the outdoors, and I pretty much like hunting. It's exciting when you're shooting at something, but if you can enjoy nature, it is very peacefull when you're not. Maybe I'll have pictures by tomorrow. Peace and love.