Personal Narrative Essay On Deer Hunting

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Hunting “Wake up,” my dad whispered “wake up.” It was late November. It was cold and dark out. But the best part was that it was deer hunting. I have been waiting for this time the whole year. Every weekend I went up north with Owen (my brother) and my dad. We would put out bait by are stands when we were up there “Why do we have to do this,” me and my brother would sigh. “If you have to work to get a deer,” my dad stated “Nothing is just handed to you.” I didn't believe him and keeped complaining. We also had to get the pictures for the trail cameras. We know that deer were coming in they just need to come in at the right time. These trip to forest where not that bad. You could see the change before your eyes. The squirrels jumped from …show more content…

I replied, “For sure this is the day.” I hoped. I wanted this to be the day that I got my first deer. He states, “I hope so buddy.” I have seen people kill deer before. I have been in the stand when my brother killed a deer. It was normal I have been hunting for my entire life. We get all of are hunting cloths on. I looked as big as mars. That was good because I was going to be in the woods all day. It was a frigid 20 degres. That did not stop us from going out hunting. We worked hard for this and now it is time to payed. We get to are stands at 5:40 A.M. it was still dark 30 minutes till shooting hours. I being the lazy bear I am I slept until my dad woke me up. Now it was 7:45 A.M. Me and the woods woke up. I woke up by my dad shaking me. The woods woke up by all the animals started to move and make noises. The birds started to sing. The squirrel started to jump for leaf pile for leaf pile making the most noise possible. And lastly the deer mouse that I have feeding raisins and almonds for the last hour. It’s 12:30 now and hunting is not that bad I have been out here for a while ,and it is pretty fun. There is things to keep me interested like the animals around me and the noises. I can sit here all

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