Post Week 3 Brody Carter

The only research that I have really done this far is the research that I have already known. I have just written down information about my subculture that I already knew. Since I am I am a part of this subculture I do know a little bit about it. I have not done any actual interviews yet, but I have made a list of people that I would like to interview. I do plan to interview a couple of people that I do not know. The one question I am going to ask everyone that I interview is, what is your personal opinion of a deer hunter? Also for the people that do deer hunt, I am going to ask when they started, and why they did start to hunt? I have visited the cultural site. My cultural site is Carroll’s Archery in Muncie. I have been there multiple times. My observations so far are that you really do not see anyone in camouflage. Everyone seems to be in a good mood and enjoying everyone. It is loud in the shop. People are always shooting bows down the archery lane. The people are friendly and when someone comes into the shop they are greeted by multiple people. I have not done any academic research at this point.

Brody Carter Week 2 Posting

The subculture that I am going to study is deer hunters. One possible and probably the best field site I am going to visit is a local archery shop. The archery shop is called Carrols Archery. I have been to this place multiple times. Any given day you can go into this shop and find archers ranging in the age of elementary kids to retired men and women. The main topic of discussion is usually new archery gear or previous archery competitions. During the deer hunting season, the main topic is the stories that happened while deer hunting or the deer that went down. Another field site I would like to visit is a shopping center such as the Muncie Mall or other non hunting shops. I would like to ask questions to people who do not hunt or are related to anyone that hunts. I would like to ask what their view on hunting and what do they think of went they think of a hunter.
Since I already belong to this subculture, I would like to learn why everyone hunts. Whether it is for the meat, family time, relaxation, or to shoot a big buck. I would also want to know how they feel when someone who does not agree with hunting approaches them, and how it makes them feel.

Brody Carter Box #11

The reason I chose the subculture, deer hunters, is because it is a subculture I belong to. Belonging to this subculture has also motivated me to show people who may not accept deer hunting, other people’s views and reasons for partaking in this sport. I believe some of the fixed positions that will affect what I see are age and gender. Some subjective positions I may carry are that I have hunted all my life and was raised to become a hunter. That hunting is a way of life in my family and has been since I was born. Also that it is time spent with my dad, and some of the experience we have shared in the woods.

Brody Carter Box #2

During the fall and winter months of every year I spend almost everyday outside sitting in a treestand. I spend nearly a hundred dollars a year on licenses, ammunition, and the latest gear for that year. During the weekends when most college students are partying, I am waking up somewhere around 5:00 A.M. I get dressed and look at the weather forecast for the day. I usually leave my house around 5:30. I usually sit in rain or snow until about 11:00 A.M. Many people think this insane to be sitting in sometimes single digit temperatures, and maybe not even see a deer. After the morning hunt I go right back out into the woods, and sit until I cannot see my hand in front of my face. Many people think that hunting is a cruel and inhumane sport, but this is what I do almost everyday during hunting season. So while other college students are staying up late or waking up with hangovers, I am waking up before sunrise to head out into the woods, to maybe or maybe not see a deer.

First Blog Jan. 15

Writing has never been one of my strengths in school. Last semester I took English 103. I was required to write a lot of papers in this class. One paper that really sticks out in my mind was about gun control. This paper was a research paper, and also I had to give an informative speech over the topic. This was probably the best paper I have ever written in my life. The reason I think it was a successful paper was because I enjoyed the topic I was writing about.
The process I used in writing this paper was the loop writing process. I first brainstormed over my topic. I wrote down things I already knew, and then researched through books and the internet. I then created an outline. After my outline was completed I wrote two drafts, and then I wrote my final draft. While writing this paper and all of my other papers I do listen to music. The music I find that helps me concentrate the most is O.A.R. I usually do write my papers the night before, but I could not write this paper the night before since I had to write multiple drafts. I had two fellow classmates edit my paper. I then revised it and turned it in to my professor.