I'm in my mid 50's now so I know that I came from a different environment from some of you all. (raised on a farm in Hawaii).
My grandfather had a small farm where he had a little mom and pop store and he also grew plants and raised chickens and other "pets" but we were in a valley where we were isolated enough that his farm was often "visited" by stray/wild animals that tried to kill his animals...so at night, he would hand me his flashlight so that I could light up the fighting animals(mostly feral dogs or cats against his animals) and he would more often than not "shoot" the attacking animal with his .22 rifle. i was four at the time and he would show me how to shoot....
Never forgot the excitement of those nights..."hunting" wild dogs....
How about you all? Who got you started? Or what got you started?
My grandfather had a small farm where he had a little mom and pop store and he also grew plants and raised chickens and other "pets" but we were in a valley where we were isolated enough that his farm was often "visited" by stray/wild animals that tried to kill his animals...so at night, he would hand me his flashlight so that I could light up the fighting animals(mostly feral dogs or cats against his animals) and he would more often than not "shoot" the attacking animal with his .22 rifle. i was four at the time and he would show me how to shoot....
Never forgot the excitement of those nights..."hunting" wild dogs....
How about you all? Who got you started? Or what got you started?