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Rodney Atkins

My dad introduced me to hunting and fishing. But before I ever started hunting with my Dad, he showed me how to handle and clean the guns. Guns never seemed “mysterious” or “tough” in our house. They were not toys either.

I got a Savage 20 gauge for Christmas when I was 10. My dad also gave me a German Mauser I still have.

We hunted quail with a pointer named after John Wayne, his name was Duke. Those were some of the best days of my childhood. Getting up before daylight and seeing the sunrise over a cornfield with Duke working the land.

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