{"product_id":"hoof-to-table-paperback","title":"Hoof to Table - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrandon Reil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up, I always knew I was going to be a hunter. In Montana you had to be twelve years old to shoot big game. So, at about nine years old, I started with small game. I remember my first hunt vividly. It was a very cold Montana winter morning. My father took me to Cottontail Creek in South Central Montana to hunt rabbits. The terrain was full of rolling hills and sagebrush. I grabbed my dad's .22 long rifle and headed up the valley. After a short while my dad said it was too cold and we needed to go back to the truck. But I was bound and determined to get my first kill, and I asked if I could go up a little washout by myself. He agreed and went back to the truck. So, I put my face in the wind and trudged up the draw. Shortly after I spotted a rabbit underneath a sage brush. He was blocking himself from the wind and catching some sun. His eyes were closed so he didn't see me. I moved closer......and closer....and closer. I was afraid he would open his eyes and see me and then run away. But I had the wind in my favor, and he laid still. I was now within range, and I knew it was time. I pulled the butt stock of the .22 tight into my shoulder and peered down the long barrel, looking at the sights and aiming as my dad had taught me. I placed the front site post on the head of the rabbit and squeezed the trigger. Not immediately sure of the result, I walked the 20-meter distance and saw that I had hit the rabbit in the head, killing him instantly. I picked up the rabbit and rushed back to the truck to show my dad. He got out of the truck as I came running towards him and I held my kill over my head with pride. My dad, smiling, gave me a big hug and told me how proud of me he was. I was now a hunter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43829369405526,"sku":"9781956904277","price":47.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/5138\/4918\/files\/vTW9wQZe4k9781956904277.webp?v=1782977995","url":"https:\/\/www.sourceandsage.com\/products\/hoof-to-table-paperback","provider":"Source \u0026 Sage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}