A new article on the Simply Traditional website by none other than Thom Jorgensen (sticksnstones).
While I am always proud of the articles my field staff crew create on the website this one I am extremely proud of. I met Thom Jorgensen on a hog hunt back in 2012. It took all of 10 minutes after meeting him to know we would be good friends for life. He is just one of those guys that you can tell right away is genuine in everything he says and does. I am very proud to call him my friend. Read this article and you will understand why. Good job my friend.
Gratitude and Respect (http://www.simplytraditional.net/2016/04/18/gratitude-and-respect/)
Wow!
This is humbling and great writing.
Thanks so much for sharing this.
Great article! the world would be a much better place if more people felt the same way.
Excellent. Thank you.
And that my friends, is how it's done! Thank you for sharing.
Well done...
Wow, great story!
Well done!
Thank you for sharing this very personal story and picture.
Very good read!
Good stuff Thom!
That is exactly how I wish the non-hunting public would see us. Sadly not all hunters conduct themselves with this kind of reverence and respect.
Yepper I couldn't agree more Steve, Thom is definitely one of the good ones :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Super well done article. Thanks for sharing that.
:notworthy: :campfire: Gratitude and Respect indeed. Well Done! Thank you.
YES!!!!!
A meaningful and refreshing read ... thanks for sharing
Spot on about the modern "kill porn" attitude. About 99% of most of today's hunting shows should end up on the cutting room floor.
Great read! Thanks for posting.
Thom definitely represents all that is good about our hunting tradition. He's a wonderful person in other respects as well as he shared unstintingly of his time and knowledge when I was struggling with some EFOC arrows, but it's this hunting ethic that I respect most.
I spent somewhere around 20 years in Germany and that's the first place I got into a group of hunters, other than my high school buds. Germany is very rich in hunting traditions, including respect for the downed game. Many Americans might find it overly "stuffy", but I loved it. From the "last bite", to the way the kill is arranged in a drive hunt, to the private moments spent when you approach your kill. You never step over the body of downed game, you walk around it. There is no fist pumping or yelling. There is plenty of time for celebration after the hunt when "hunting lies" are swapped, a beer or schnaps (or normally several) are raised in toast, and things can get noisy. Your time with your downed quarry is a time for respect.
Thanks Thom for a great story.
I feel there are more hunters like this in the trad community than anywhere else. High regards to respect and ethics. :thumbsup:
What a great story. Should be required reading for hunters.
Excellent article!!
Well done Thom.
An anti-hunter could never grasp the emotions of this topic. They never will. Thankfully, most of us here not only understand but share in these sentiments.
Very nice read, I'm glad he decided to share his private moment.
Gratitude and Respect....
Exactly what is missing in most of the modern TV hunting shows.
Exactly why I feel so blessed to be part of the Traditional Archery community.
I've hosted many traditional hog and turkey hunters.
I've only met a few who would not pay Gratitude and Respect for the animal which gave it's life for them, by taking a few private minutes.
Very well said, Thom.
You are a great example for our kind.
Thanks for sharing.
Nice Thom :thumbsup:
Wow, great story!
Nice story, thank you for sharing.
Thom joined our group on a hunt at Wild Things last year and instantly became a dear friend. When we returned last month we didn't even have to ask, he made sure he would be there.
He ain't heavy, he's our brother.
Amen to that! :thumbsup: Great story Thom, thanks for sharing.
Perfect
Simply a great article :thumbsup:
Wow, that's quite the reception!
Thanks to everyone who dropped a comment, shared the link, or even just took a few minutes out of their day to read the story!
I am humbled by the response from my home fire! :campfire:
Thom
Thom,
Thanks for sharing your inner thoughts on taking this animal. I asked my wife to read it right after I did. Although she doesn't hunt and won't even try any wild game we procure she supports my reasons for hunting as well as our son's and grandson's and this was the perfect way to further that understanding and reinforce why so many of us do what we do.
Great story!!