Tag Archives: Health
Hunting for the Health of It: Spiritual
I hope everyone had a rewarding opening weekend of the gun deer season. I was fortunate to shoot a doe Saturday morning before heading to work at the registration station (first deer I’ve shot on opening weekend since getting hired … Continue reading
Hunting for the Health of It: Environmental
An environmental component was added to the wellness model recently. The premise is that the surroundings you find yourself in have an effect on your well-being. From the quality of the air you breathe to the noise pollution taken in … Continue reading
Hunting for the Health of It: Intellectual
Just as a day afield can span the emotional spectrum from absolute peace and calm to a heart pounding adrenalin rush, it also can offer the opportunity to clear and free the mind, or engage its sharpest powers of calculation, … Continue reading
Hunting for the Health of It: Career
I shot my first deer when I was 15, in what is now the Porcupine Lake Wilderness Area of the Chequamegon National Forest in Bayfield County. In my inexperience, I made a poor shot on the 6 pointer, and when … Continue reading
Hunting for the Health of It: Emotional
The memory of my first deer will always be special. It unexpectedly brought me to tears. It wasn’t simply an expression of remorse for the life I had just taken (although I do believe that was an appropriate component), rather … Continue reading
Hunting for the Health of It: Physical
Although the thermometer read 22 degrees, I stopped to peel off my sweatshirt from under my blaze orange coat. The half mile walk had raised my core temperature, and sweat, the ultimate enemy of prolonged comfort to a hunter, was … Continue reading
Hunting for the Health of It: Social
When you sign on to be a wildlife biologist with the DNR, one thing you must understand is that you’ve just signed away much of your gun deer hunting experience; especially the treasured opening weekend. I know I’ll see a … Continue reading
Hunting for the Health of It: Introduction
There are many motivations that drive us to hunt, but one common, although sometimes subconscious sensation, is that it satisfies us on so many levels: Socially, Physically, Emotionally, Career, Intellectually, Environmentally, and Spiritually. I first heard the term wellness 25 … Continue reading
