Growing up in rural New Zealand sounds similar to you. We went to school bare footed, mainly across cow paddocks, in winter, from one fresh patty to the next to keep the feet warm. We all did iit, then sat at school all day with unwashed feet. Poor teacher. We had lots of wild rabbits and my 8th birthday present was a .22" . Was trained to only aim at what you want to kill.
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