Wall Street Journal Features Mentor Hunter at Inks Lake State Park Hunt

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Dec. 13th:  One of the Pandemic’s Big Winners: Hunting - By Ben Kesling and Rachel Bachman

"Jonathon Nguyen of Victoria, Texas, grew up a city kid who became interested as an adult in firearms for personal safety. Friends had talked about hunting, so he signed up for a mentored hunt workshop with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The program teaches the basics to adults who didn’t grow up in the sport, and this year brought more than twice as many applicants as there were slots for the workshops, which include a guided hunt.

After a day of safety instruction and equipment-testing at a rifle range, Nguyen and the rest of his group headed out Wednesday morning to a state park outside Austin. 

“Whenever the sun comes out and you put your phone down and you look around, you get to see how everything works and how the birds talk to each other,” said Nguyen, a 26-year-old electrician. His awe gave way to adrenaline when a plump doe appeared and Nguyen’s mentor gave the go-ahead. 

“I was shaking a little bit, so I calmed down and took the shot,” he said. He dropped the deer with one shot. Nguyen emerged from the morning with 30 pounds of meat that he and his wife plan to grind it into patties and sausage – and a new love of hunting." Congratulations Jonathon!