Hunting in Kake Alaska!

                Hunting in Kake Alaska!

It was a cold day. We got off of the boat in Kake Alaska. My aunt was there to pick us up. "I like Kake because of three main reasons," my dad exclaimed “First I like Kake for the good hunting second I like Kake the old long logging roads, and thirdly I like it for the small population.” We usually come to Kake to hunt, but sometimes we come to visit family. I like hunting more. Kake Alaska is a small village with a small population. It has old logging roads that are good for hunting. (The logging roads are still used today.) It is a small village and it is where my story is going take place.

 It was a rainy day in Sitka Alaska. Dean (my brother) was doing his homework and I was on my phone.my dad walked into the room.

He said, "Dean and Austin meet me in the living room."

Dean yelled back as he walked away ,"But I'm almost done with my homework!"

My dad yelled back, "Just get down here, it can wait."

Dean grumbled,"Fine."

Dean and I raced each other down the hall, he won but I think he cheated! We sat down on the chair across from the one my dad sat in dad exclaimed, "Guys we're going to Kake, but we are going to visit family."

My dad said,"We are going on a ferry so pack something to do."

I asked, “Where will we stay?"

My dad looked at us and told us the worst thing ever! “We will stay at your aunt’s house."

My brother sadly muttered, "Ya." 

After a long, boring ferry ride, we finally made it to Kake. My aunt was there to pick us up. After we made it to her house I grumbled," I hate this house."

My dad walked into the room we stayed in and started his sentence by saying ,“We came to Kake to visit family and also to hunt."

Dean objected," Ha, what were you going to say."

My dad replied with," I'm telling the truth!"

I boasted about going hunting by yelling," I'm going hunting!" about 5 times.

About 5 days later,this would be the 4th day we have been hunting. It was 5 am my dad silently woke us up by saying, “Ready for Hunting?"

Dean replied with" 5 more min."

I mumbled,"Noooooo."

In five min we were packed for hunting and in 20 min the were driving down the roads (The roads go from Kake to Petersburg) well Dean and I were sleeping in the car for about 4 of the 5 hours we drove. Than my dad stopped the car and said, "Guys wake up, moose."

I answered with,"Can I shoot it!"

Dad said," I don't know, Fine."

Dean exclaimed, “But, but,awwww."

I yelled, “Yes!"

My dad shushed me and what seemed forever Dean handed me the gun. Locked and loaded. Then we set up to shoot the moose off at the side of the road.

My dad taped me on the shoulder and asked, “Are you ready?"

I whispered back to my dad, “Yes."

The gun clicked. The moose looked back and walked a little ways away from us. My dad fixed what was wrong with the gun( I thought dean put a round in the chamber, he didn't) and handed it back to me. We followed the moose back in the woods and then my dad blew the moose 3 times and then the moose tuned around.

My dad whispered, “Take the shoot."

Then I shoot it and it fell over. When we quartered  the moose Dean, My dad, and I talked about what happened with the gun.

My dad stared at both of us and said, “Do not, do not, do not ever forget to check if there is a round in the chamber!"

That is a trip I will never forget for the rest of my life something I will never forget is to check if there is round in the chamber. It could be for safety or for shooting an animal. It could be the reason you get an animal or not get an animal. I hope I never forget that lesson. Like my dad said,” Always check if there is a round in the chamber."