Paul McCarney

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I'm a hunter-conservationist and PhD student from Ontario, Canada.

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"I see my reflection, nowhere near who I should be." . I've inadvertently found myself thinking a lot lately about the things we want to achieve during our short times here. At the same time, I've thought about the need for humility with our own egos and sense of self-importance. The quote at the top speaks to the ongoing fight to be more than we are. It's not self-pitying. There is a powerful potential in balancing humility and the fierce desire to want to contribute to something important. Sometimes the things we want to change and achieve require us to risk friendships, comfort, and simplicity in life. The trick is to figure out what is worth those risks. What is so important to us that we cannot leave this earth without contributing? We should throw ourselves head first at those goals and we should do it with complete reckless abandon. . The same band that said the opening quote to this caption also has a line that goes, "We can make so much more than these ordinary lives." . I think this means that we need to break away from the status quo, think critically, and fight like absolute hell for the things that will make the world better. . TL;DR: find something important and give it your fucking all. I made pistachio crusted Arctic char for supper. Char is local from Nain, dill is fresh from a garden in Nain. Two out of three ingredients sourced locally isn't bad. It was delicious, in case you were wondering. We walked in the same place for a moment, at least. . "It's not who you are it's what you did There's a difference but you let it stick It's in your bloodline and it's running thick I won't forget it, Evangeline." Heading out for another quick evening hunt. Going super lightweight tonight and just bringing a rifle and bino harness. Hoping that if I leave my pack at home, that's when I'll need it. Luckily, the sun is up until 10:00 PM right now so I'll have lots of time to make a few trips up the mountain if needed. On the lookout for black bears today. Didn't see any bears but definitely looked at some beautiful country and put some good kilometers under the boots. Looking for a black bear. Ideally, I'm looking for a 1-2 year old bear, hopefully one that has been eating berries left over under the snow over the winter.

“Hunting is one of the hardest things even to think about. Such a storm of conflicting emotions!” – Edward Abbey

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