Krystal, I was lucky in that I was able to meet good people early on that were willing to help me and answer alot of questions. From these friends I was able to make other friends and meet other good people and even to this day I continue to meet good people that are out there for the same reason that I am.....to watch good dogs work. You may even know some of those "early" people that helped me along the way
I hunt for one main reason only.......I LOVE to watch dogs work and produce a specific game. It amazes me every time I unclip my dogs and we go hunting and of all the critters in the woods they are able to locate, stop and bay hogs.
For every ying there is a yang though, I really like hogs. Of all the animals in the woods hogs are some of the smartest, fastest, meanest, hardest animals that walk the face of the earth and I pat my dogs on the head every time they give me the opportunity to put my hands on a hog regardless of the sex or the size.
There are alot of other reasons that hunting is fun and time spent with friends is priceless, but the friends I spend the most time with all agree on one thing and that is that dog work and hog production is what keeps us waking up early and staying up late!!
Matt