“I’ve
heard it said that the Almighty does not subtract from a man’s allotted time
the hours he spends fishing. I don’t know whether this is true or if it’s just
wishful thinking on the part of anglers or tackle manufacturers or both. Nor do
I know whether the same deal extends to hunting grouse and woodcock. It
certainly seems no less worthy than flogging some innocent body of water, but I
haven’t questioned the Almighty on that account—and as I’m not operating from
what you might call a strong bargaining position where the Almighty is
concerned, I probably won’t.”
-Michael
McIntosh, “Golden
Hours, ” Traveler’s
Tales, 1997
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