I was a bird hunter beginning in 1959 then added blacktail deer and elk hunting in 1964. In 2017 the timber company that owned the area I had hunted since 1964 decided to charge $250 per person to hunt there. I looked into other hunting areas here in Western Washington and there are very few public areas left. My health issues in 2018 would limit how and where I could hunt. So now I'm no longer a "hunter" and will have to join the ranks of "shooter". I'll be a shooter because there's no way I'll give up my guns (at least as long as I'm alive then they'll go to my family members). I'll stay on this site since the Savage 99s are my favorite rifles and have been my primary rifles since my 30-30 from 1964. So I'll leave the family legacy of "hunting" to my daughter but she too is finding it hard to find hunting areas and a partner.