Sunday, June 21, 2009

Father's Day And Black Bears

black-bear

When I was younger I was an avid hunter.  I guess you could say I liked to hunt as much as most people like oxygen, I didn't have to do it, but I would turn blue and pass out without it...

Dave a friend of mine, and I took a trip to Canada specifically to hunt black bears one's spring.  We loaded up my truck with enough gear to invade Canada.  We spent a week in Canada and seen several moose, millions of black flies and billions of mosquitoes, but not one single black bear.

I spoke with my dad today for father's day, and he said a black bear was walking down the street yesterday morning at 7:00 AM in front of his house.  At one time I searched all over Pennsylvania for a black bear, traveled to Canada and never seen one. 

I guess sometimes we have to return to our starting  point to find what we're looking for.  Whether it's a black bear or a good relationship with your father, I hope you find what you're looking for this father's day.

3 comments:

California Girl said...

A sweet post and a nice tribute to your father and being a son.

Adesta said...

I saw a family of black bears when I was young up in Black Mashannon(sp?) State Park...definitely a once in a lifetime event for someone like me. lol

Another Original by Tamara said...

Beary nice post!