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Animal Quote by Fred Bear

“A downed animal is most certainly the object of a hunting trip, but it becomes an anticlimax when compared to the many other pleasures of the hunt.” quote by Fred Bear — Download Open image

“A downed animal is most certainly the object of a hunting trip, but it becomes an anticlimax when compared to the many other pleasures of the hunt.”

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Nothing clears a troubled mind better than shooting a bow.

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If you consider an unsuccessful hunt to be a waste of time, then the true meaning of the chase eludes you all together.

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A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.

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If you are not working to protect hunting, then you are working to destroy it.

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