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Big shot

Feature Writing - Sports, Yearbook, Yearbook Verbal / November 23, 2015 by Kelsey Parkinson

By Jacob Taylor
Dixit
Haslett HS
1st Place
Division 3, Yearbook
Sports Feature Writing

Hunting is thought of as a male dominated activity, but senior Jenny Johnstone shows how hunting can be a great experience for any individual. “Guy or girl, anyone can hunt,” Johnstone said.

Johnstone started hunting at a young age. She first set foot in the woods at 7 years old. Her most recent trip was to Montana, where she took a beautiful mature 3X5 mule deer buck.

The buck was standing 215 yards away, and a well placed shot with her .243 dropped it in its tracks. It was one of Johnstone’s biggest bucks, and after returning from her trip she got it mounted. “Its like a trophy you would get in any other sport,” she said.

Johnstone grew up around hunting. “It’s a big part of my family’s life,” she said. Though it took her a while to understand the sport, she now grasps the concept and understands every aspect of the outdoors.

During Johnstone’s free time she enjoys chasing the elusive Michigan whitetail deer. Every year she takes November 15 off school for opening day of gun season. Many hunters say it is the best day to hunt because the bucks are in rut and still very active.

Johnstone plans to continue hunting as it is one of her favorite activities. In fact, she plans to attend college in Montana where she can continue hunting in the fall.

She also hopes her children will eventually  learn to hunt and continue the tradition of girls hunting in her family. “Hunting is a great activity, and you get to see things that many people may fail to ever see. The best part is spending lots of time in nature, which is really important and more uncommon now,” Johnstone said.

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