Preparing for her first hunt

Instructor Jason Raaen, back, prepares Liz Davey, 19, to shoot a rifle for the first time at Burnsville Rifle and Pistol Range October 15, 2011. Davey completed a Personal Firearms Safety Training course and will go on an inaugural deer hunt this year. She had approached Tim Magdik, her mother's boyfriend, for help in securing her license and learning how to hunt. Magdik joined Davey at the gun range and is honored that she's seeking his wisdom. "If she gets a deer," says Magdik, "I'll be passing on my secret jerky recipe that's been in our family since the 1920's." For Davey, the hunt is an extension of her philosophy of self-sustainability that in order to progress, we need to regress, learning the basics of survival. For Magdik, the hunt is about passing on knowledge to the next generation. In fact, on the hunt Davey will carry the 32-caliber Winchester that has been used by every first-time hunter in Magdik's family since 1935. (Special To The Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)