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Post by subzero350 on Dec 10, 2017 10:14:56 GMT -5
Very cool!
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Post by sakorifle on Dec 10, 2017 10:30:03 GMT -5
Amazing
How old is Easton?
You all don't know how envious we all are here in the uk.
Once upon a time hunting was like that here where kids were interested and a hunting kid really was,somebody.
Unfortunately it is now the opposite and has been for a,long time.
It takes,a lot to annoy me, but I blew one year when my three kids came hone from school and told me I was cruel because the teacher said so.
I went to see the teacher and she was very lucky she was female and I was brought up right.
That's what it's like here nowadays.
Amazing story.
Regards
Billy.
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Post by swilk on Dec 10, 2017 10:44:17 GMT -5
He turned 6 in November....this is his first season going with me. Only in the blinds so far and as long as he has his snacks he is good to go...time will tell if he has a passion for it.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Dec 10, 2017 21:41:51 GMT -5
Just now seeing this.. congrats to your boy Swilk. The first of many I'm sure.
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Post by HighCotton on Dec 11, 2017 9:34:56 GMT -5
Congratulations Easton!
So swilk...I have a question and in no way is this meant to be offensive. I'm looking for some insight to your thought process here. In the next few years I have 2 grandsons that are super interested in deer hunting with me. I have already informed them that they will carry a wooden gun to the squirrel woods first and I want to teach them to be good "woodsmen" first. Then we will pursue deer. They are already discussing the big bucks they shoot. These guys are pretty competitive cousins so that is another deal I am working on. As I read your account I put myself in your place and I ask what would I have been like. I feel I would absolutely do the same thing because I would regret it more if I didn't let them take a good shot on a nice buck. At the same time I would be all about teaching them the gravity of the situation. Understanding all that went into the process of hunting and shooting a good deer. Teaching them the respect for the animal and the journey of the hunt and so on.
So once again, a big congratulations to both of you. And I would love to read some of your insights as a response.
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Post by bigjim on Dec 11, 2017 9:53:34 GMT -5
GReat deer for your son, that is great! What type of food plots were u hunting over?
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Post by swilk on Dec 11, 2017 10:20:33 GMT -5
Congratulations Easton! So swilk...I have a question and in no way is this meant to be offensive. I'm looking for some insight to your thought process here. In the next few years I have 2 grandsons that are super interested in deer hunting with me. I have already informed them that they will carry a wooden gun to the squirrel woods first and I want to teach them to be good "woodsmen" first. Then we will pursue deer. They are already discussing the big bucks they shoot. These guys are pretty competitive cousins so that is another deal I am working on. As I read your account I put myself in your place and I ask what would I have been like. I feel I would absolutely do the same thing because I would regret it more if I didn't let them take a good shot on a nice buck. At the same time I would be all about teaching them the gravity of the situation. Understanding all that went into the process of hunting and shooting a good deer. Teaching them the respect for the animal and the journey of the hunt and so on. So once again, a big congratulations to both of you. And I would love to read some of your insights as a response. He killed his first deer during our youth season this past September .... on that weekend I was going to let him shoot the first deer he wanted to shoot so long as it didnt have spots. We were not picky, at all. After getting his first one under his belt I was not going to let him shoot a deer just for the sake of shooting it. It was not about waiting for a "good" buck .... he passed on bucks bigger than this because of the yardage limit I have in place for him. It was more about watching and observing deer doing what deer do. Waiting for a deer that was a little older to offer the right circumstances for a shot. He is 6 .... Im more focused on keeping him warm, dry and happy while we hunt than anything else right now. Learning over time and that time has just begun. Becoming a woodsman will happen over time too.... a lifetime of learning on that one. Or, he might say the heck with it and decide hunting is just not for him. Time will tell. |
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Post by swilk on Dec 11, 2017 10:24:47 GMT -5
GReat deer for your son, that is great! What type of food plots were u hunting over? Turnips and radishes .... my ground floods seasonally so long term plots (like clover) or plots that require a substantial initial investment in are not something I am interested in. Radishes are a terrific draw from the time they germinate until the last is eaten over the winter. Turnips usually arent touched (on my place anyway) until after a few freezes and then they really go after them. |
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