I live in the south. My favorite animal to hunt is deer. I also help the local environment. I enjoy the great outdoors working as a forest ranger. My job is not very exciting. I patrol the woods and report blockd trails where I get to see a lot of wild animals, particularly birds. My job involves me patrolling trails. Part of my job involves getting rid of hazards. I work in a park. I hunt on occasion because of overpopulation of certain animals. I help clean up after people. The last time I went hunting was a couple of months ago. I prefer to hunt for my own meat over going to a grocery store for it. I process my own deer meat. I know someone who can process deer meat for me.
I don't like hunting. I'm an animal lover. I have 2 dogs. I love cooking steak and hot dogs. I work in a mall. I don't get out much. I live near my workplace. I am redoing some old furniture in my house. I am taking pictures of the furniture refinishing and putting them out on social media. I would like to walk trails an see wildlife. My dogs would enjoy the woods. I would not like to be in the woods during hunting season. I am skilled in cabinetry-type work. I post about my work on my social media accounts. I am considering starting a side business in refinishing old furniture. My work gets positive reviews from other people. I would not want to be close to a bear. I think animals are intelligent. I like clean spaces. I do not like spaces that are full of trash. I feed my dogs table scraps.
I just got back from work, and I saw the most beautiful bird of prey. I think it was some kind of eagle. I couldn't see it up close because it wouldn't get near me, and I was afraid to scare it off by getting too close. I haven't seen a bird like that in this park before. I think I might research it to see what kind of bird it was. Do you remember what the colors of the feathers and the size of the bird? I feel like that would be important to identifying it effectively. Yes it was a deep brown color, with speckled gold in its wings. The wing span looked to be close to 6 feet, that was why I was thinking it much be a type of eagle, rather than a hawk. I bet your dogs would have gone crazy barking if they'd seen it while walking a trail. Does that ever happen - the dogs scare away wildlife?  All the time. The oldest one has gotten better at understanding what to bark at versus what not to bark at and that has helped train the other dogs. Maybe they will be able to keep me safe from a bear with a bit of training! Do you have a book for identifying that bird? I have a Petersons field guide here that I could bring over.   That's great about your oldest dog! Dogs are wonderful to have while hiking! Wildlife can smell them from quite a distance, and they tend to stay away because of them. The only negative thing is that you may not get to see all the wildlife in a park when you have dogs with you though. It's a toss-up! I did have a bird identification book somewhere, but I can't seem to find it now that I need it! lol I'd love to borrow your Petersons Field Guide! Thank you! So have you started selling your cabinetry yet?! I can't wait to get to see it! I have started to sell some of the cabinetry. The social media pictures that I have been taking have really gained some traction. It seems like tons of people are interested in buying. Would you be interested in some them by chance?   I would be very interested in a refinished high-back chair. If you ever come across something like that, please grab it and I will absolutely pay you to refinish it! If I were to find one I wanted, would I be able to send it to you to refinish for me? Or do you only do furniture you've found yourself? I (unfortunately) don't have any current need for new cabinets though.... For you, I would do anything you requested. I generally do gems that I have found on my own but if you find something you really like we could certainly make it work.  You're the best - thanks so much!!! If there is ever a favor I can do for you - like dog-sitting perhaps - just let me know! I will if needed. I'm sure the dogs might even like to be around you since you like going outdoors and do hunting for your own meat. Although, I'm afraid the youngest would bark at everything and scare away your game.