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Hunting and fishing were part of the Milstead
life, and most families were involved in the sport as both
recreational and as a means of supplying food. My Daddy, Grover
Foster; Uncles Doug Foster and Claude Foster and J. D. Mayo, were
just a few of the hunters. They were all excellent shots with a
shotgun, and they believed in bringing home game for the table. A
missed shot was a waste of money. Milstead was surrounded by fields
and woods, so game was plentiful. I could hardly wait for them to
return late in the day to see what they had bagged. I would look
into my Daddy's hunting sack made from the mill ducking. There would
be a quail or rabbit, depending on which game they were hunting. If
it was quail, my Mama would make a delicious meal.
My uncle, J. D. Mayo, was considered the best
shot of his day.
Author's note: Galen's Grandmother, Mrs. Annie
Foster, was an outstanding quail and rabbit hunter for over a
quarter of a century. No man would challenge her in the skeet shoots
held twice a month.
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Who knows, she may have been the inspiration for
a great musical on Broadway, "Annie Get Your Gun!" F. S.. |
