Our Family’s Rite of Passage

Author: GIJAne, 05 24th, 2010
youth hunting camo

Virtually every culture has their own particular rites of passage, and while my family doesn’t celebrate Bar Mitzvahs or Quinceaneras, we do have are own traditions. Whenever a male in the family turns 13, we take them on a ceremonious first hunting excursion. So when my son’s thirteenth birthday rolled around last year, I was ecstatic about the prospect of introducing him to the world of hunting.

For his birthday present, I bought him a complete set of youth hunting camo gear and bestowed upon him the rifle my dad gave me when in turned 13. After that, we headed out for a four-day hunting adventure. Not only was this an opportunity for some quality male bonding, but we were also able to bag a beautiful deer. 



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