Later this week you will likely sit around your Thanksgiving meal, giving thanks to those that provide food, friendship, love, and life.  NHFG's Landowner Relations Program thanks YOU for keeping your lands open for outdoor recreation users.

With hunting seasons well under way ( www.wildlife.state.nh.us/hunting/hunt-dates.html), your lands may be getting a little more foot traffic than at other times of the year.  For many of you reading this, hunting is a deep seated tradition, passed down from generation to generation.  Perhaps memories of early morning walks with Dad or the exhilaration of your first shot (whether you missed or not) may flood your thoughts this time of year.  But for some others, hunting is a foreign activity.  Something never experienced, yet you respect the sport because it get's people outside, just as you like to take a walk in the woods, smell the fresh air, and watch the sun setting. 

In the September/October 2015 of NHFG's Wildlife Journal magazine, there was a great article written by Eric Aldrich called "Why We Hunt."  www.wildlife.state.nh.us/pubs/documents/samples/why-we-hunt.pdf   Whether you hunt or not, this article will evoke a special spark in all of us on why we go outside.