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They\u2019d probably enjoy it.\u201dThe game is remarkably similar to deer hunting from what I can tell\u2026I mean I haven\u2019t actually downloaded the app myself, but as I understand it, the quest to catching them all requires you to drive and walk around to \u201cscout\u201d for good areas\u2026just like deer hunting.“This \u00a0point is where Charmander and Pikachu are usually bedded.”The first part of the journey starts on a map…just like deer hunting.Once you\u2019re in an area with lots of \u201csign\u201d like a grocery store or downtown area, you set up and wait or maybe even employ a stalk to get within distance of Pok\u00e9mon\u2026just like deer hunting.Then comes the moment of truth and a Squirtle comes busting out of the bushes!\u00a0 Holy cow, a Squirtle!\u00a0 You take aim and throw your Pok\u00e9 Ball at it and retrieve your prize\u2026just like deer hunting (kind of).“Hey! Would you just stand still so I can whip this Pok\u00e9Ball at you?”There\u2019s also the social aspect, I mean who wants to Pok\u00e9mon alone? You can create teams and \u201chunting parties\u201d \u2026just like deer hunting.For your sake, I dove deeper into the Pok\u00e9mon GO game, and by reading an informative article on Pokemon.com, I discovered it\u2019s even more like deer hunting than I thought!As a trainer you get to customize your look with awesome apparel and accessories\u2026just like a deer hunter does with Legendary Whitetails Apparel.“Look! There’s Booner the Pokemon! Catch him!”I hear they also have Pok\u00e9Stops where you can gear up and get more Pok\u00e9 Balls and other hunting accessories\u2026just like a sporting goods store.And if you\u2019re into adventure hunts, there\u2019s over 100 species of Pok\u00e9mon to catch\u2026just like hunting different game animals.Oh, and you can\u2019t forget about your Pok\u00e9dex, a.k.a. hunting experience level.\u00a0 The harder you train and practice the more elusive and powerful Pok\u00e9mon you can catch\u2026just like hunting.Can you believe that they even practice QDM in Pok\u00e9mon, or would it be called QPM?\u00a0 Regardless, if you catch the same Pok\u00e9mon over and over it can evolve into a more mature and rare version of itself\u2026just like passing up that young buck time and time again.By now you can see the remarkable similarities between Pok\u00e9mon and deer hunting, only we use trail cameras and tracks to hunt our \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d and we get to eat them.Perhaps we as hunters now have an easy and understandable way of explaining to the rest of the world why we love to hunt and why we it\u2019s so addicting.\u00a0 All we have to say is it\u2019s the equivalent to a real life version of Pok\u00e9mon GO, and they’ll understand.For all you Pok\u00e9moners out there, do yourself a favor once this fad ends. \u00a0Get out into the woods and experience a true hunt because I can promise you, once you start, you\u2019ll never stop trying to \u201cCatch \u2018Em All\u201d!Hmm, I wonder if I can use a Pok\u00e9Decoy to lure them in? 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