I come from a long line of deer hunters.  Hunting is a family tradition; on weekends the men would get up early and head out to the local church that would hold a hunter’s breakfast fundraiser, fill up their stomachs with all kinds of protein and coffee and then they would head to the woods for the day.  Fathers would bring their sons along to teach them the fine art of hunting.  I can remember going hunting with my father and uncles many times over the course of my youth.

Well, I don’t hunt much anymore; I never did care for the taste of deer meat, and I don’t have freezer space anyway.  But sometimes I tag along just for the company and the experience of being outdoors with the men for the day.   I like to bring along my camera and document the family hunt; I’m sure at some point one of the women in the family will want to have some photos to put in their scrapbooks about the men in the family going hunting together. 

This year I’m going to buy one of the Nikon Monarch and Trailblazer Binoculars off of the Internet from the nikonhunting.com website.  I like the Trailblazer 8×42 because it is lightweight, so I won’t get tired of lugging it around with me all day long.  They are holding a special right now that involves me getting a $25 gift card towards another purchase from the website, which I’m going to give to one of my uncles as a Christmas gift.  I’m sure he’ll be happy to get that!