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Let's put things in perspective here. For some of us, moose hunting is a spiritual experience - or at least something bordering on that. Don't get me wrong, it isn't mystical or anything like that. Rather, it can incorporate many of the elements of a religious experience. IOW, it requires belief in that which cannot be seen. Take this typical example:



There is a moose in this picture. Trust me. I believe it to be so. If I did not, I wouldn't have wasted so much time scoping it out.




You must have hope in order to wait, it's waiting for that which we hope for through faith. We wait, and we wait...kind of like Advent.

Of course, there are those whose faith is weak. Sometimes they need signs to give them hope:



(What these signs don't tell them is that they only mean that their maker isn't standing in them anymore - hence the water!)



So you watch, you look, you study that 'branch', you look again at it, and again to make sure it hasn't turned or moved. And you get bored, and pretend you're a botanist for awhile.





You try to make yourself believe that mushrooms are interesting.

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That sitting in the rain is virtuous somehow.

And then:

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When you least expect it, out of nothing - just as Adam was made, a big dark beast appears and before you realize what you've done, you have a project on your hands:

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And you give thanks, while asking for still more patience, perseverance, and strength.