Matter of Chance

Chance - Red Bud, Illinois
Entered on May 5, 2009
Age Group: 18 - 30
Themes: sports

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When it all boils down to it, sports like hunting and fishing are ass a matt of luck and opportunity. The point is that even with everything going in the sportsman’s favor it is still only a matter of chance that the trophy of a lifetime comes waltzing by or nibbles at the end of their line.