The Hunter’s Flame
by Danny Shingara
The passion and ability to follow through with your dream in the outdoors; I call this the Hunter’s Flame.
Well, enough of the deep stuff, let’s get down to what makes the red blooded American tick: Hunting! For some of us, hunting is not just a past time, but the remaining root connecting us to our ancestors. When we get in the woods, we aren’t wooed by the pretty landscape; we are in tune with the shift of the wind and brought to attention with even the slightest sound coming from our surroundings. Not missing the beauty, but experiencing it. If you were able to see and hear the vision just mentioned, then you know what it means to have the hunter’s flame. You have what is called intrinsic motivation, which is the motivation inside a person to accomplish a goal. Most people now-a-days seek out extrinsic motivation, the motivation from an outside source, such as a picture of them on Facebook holding that monster whitetail. The fire it takes to be the great hunter is not inside this person, it is distant and only fantasized about when looking at pictures of other men and women who are successful in their pursuits.