The Christian Deer Hunters Association publishes a prayerbook with antlers and venison in mind. On offer at the CDHA’s Web site, Devotions for Deer Hunters includes ninety devotionals by forty devout shooters, produced by the Minnesota-based nonprofit whose stated goal “is to reveal and encourage a Biblical World View approach to deer hunting. Some of the things that a Biblical World View will help to stimulate or encourage include:
• An awareness that deer hunting can be an excellent opportunity for sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with other hunters (Mk. 16:15-16).
• The proper view towards those who are in authority, such as DNR officials (Rms. 13:1-7).
• Proper treatment of game after it has been harvested (Prov. 12:27).
• The importance of faithful church attendance and involvement during the hunting season (Heb. 10:25).
• A wiser use of time spent while actually in the field hunting (e.g. Scripture reading, memorization, prayer, witnessing).”
CDHA founder and president Tom Rakow muses: “the North American hunter [is] an Endangered Species. Why are many people currently opposed to hunting? The answers to such a question would probably be too numerous to tabulate. But a primary reason for the anti-hunter attitude that exists today can be traced to the increasing influence of Eastern thought on our society. Such religions as Buddhism and Hinduism have made the concept of coming back to life in different forms very popular. This idea which is known as ‘reincarnation’ is presently being propagated through the New Age Movement. Let’s face it. Even taking the life of a rat is difficult if there remains the remote possibility it was a relative of which you were previously fond. But the Judeo-Christian principles upon which this country was primarily founded do not teach reincarnation. In fact, they teach just the opposite. God’s word makes it clear we have one life.” The organization offers another book too, Hunting for a Father.