When my older brother and I were growing up together ...our Dad and Mom had much influence on us, as parents usually do.

Dad was quite serious about hunting ...and he did well for providing for his family.  

The venison he provided was a welcome addition to our freezer ...and helped feed us through the cold hard winter.  There were eight of us ...and as the show Eight is Enough made a catchy title for a program, Dad and Mom just wanted to make sure we had enough.  Enough to eat, that is.  But, there was enough love to go around too.

My older brother took a serious interest in hunting also ...yet it was not so much to assist with family provision, but for the sport of it.  And also he had a genuine interest that occupied much of his free time.

My brother would more than read ...he'd study this huge thick book, called The Shooters Bible.