Bush Respect

As I grow, I cultivate a measured respect for “the other”,and I spent much time in  the woods where I truly learned that you don't need to have societal rules to know everything is entitled their boundaries and their right.

Life outdoors is not only kowing outdoor tricks or being tough. Its not about how big you are, the size of your muscles, and definitely not the cash you put on equipment. I have seen a large drop of water with fur and eyes (small mouse) which could survive the Yukon winters naked and yet many more, unadapted creatures, immensly larger, would run if not submit, this includes most men on the planet including myself. Being outdoors, is knowing when to go and when to hold and its faith in respect. We all understand this as we mature.

Have a healthy respect for your environment, the creatures big and small, but maintain your goal or risk losing in the venture.

Awareness of the current does not mean we drown or always get swept away. Like fish fighting this current, we too must take, kill, and eat make our marks and do our part untill our spark of life finds occupation elsewhere.

Respect your environment. In the woods, the large, and the small and do what you know may help it until you need to take from it. 

Watch out for the spider webs, mouse homes beneath trees, mouse dens under deep snow, ant hills. Don’t track deer if you have no intention of killing it in winter. Use the deer paths in winter to avoid stepping on mouse dens. Don't wander everywhere regardless, like grass fields, or under trees unless you must. Don't use plastic or other man made chemical products in the field or at home - they willl eventually end up in the environment and in you - select natural biodegradable materials. Don't burn more wood than you need, and pick up your FUCKING trash or don't come back.