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Post by Ahawkeye on Apr 23, 2007 13:51:49 GMT -5
Took my 9 YO nephew out on Sat. morning and had birds all over the place just could'nt get one to commit. After all the gobbling calmed down we were hiking quite a bit I tried to take it easey but could tell that the 20 ga he was carrying was getting a little heavy. I'd stop and sit for a while and call but really could'nt hear any more turkeys. We got back to the truck about noon, he had baseball practice at 2:00. I asked him if he had fun and he said yes but I don't know if he said that just to make me feel better or not. Any way I asked him if he wanted to go on Sunday and he said he was tired and didn't want to go the next day. Needless to say I was a bit disapointed but I did'nt let him know it, I tried to get him a bit excited and tell him that I knew more spots to get a bird but hes still did'nt want to go I guess that's the way it goes. I'll try again next year maybe I can still get him hooked. Baseball is a fine pastime for a boy and so is hanging out with their freinds I just don't want him turning his head into mush infront of the TV pkaying video games all day when it's such a nice spring day (man I'm starting to sound like my dad
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 23, 2007 14:07:17 GMT -5
You don't have to wait till next year. He can hunt the regular season too.
Some kids will take to hunting and some wont. We just try and introduce them to it and make it fun - what they do then is up to them.
I never tried to force my son to hunt, but he took to it and out hunts me now.
A friend of mine kept forcing his son and the son doesn't hunt at all now that he is an adult.
Good luck with him...
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Post by cambygsp on Apr 23, 2007 14:45:53 GMT -5
I agree with Woody, my son was pretty excited prior to Saturday, we hunted Saturday morning till 10:30-11:00 and fished the rest of the day.
On the way home he informed me he didnt want to hunt on Sunday, he just wanted to fish!
Who am I to argue.....lol
We will be hunting hard next weekend!
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Post by Ahawkeye on Apr 23, 2007 14:58:11 GMT -5
Ya I really didn't want to push the issue I guess I was just wanting to go Sun. with him I'll have his older brother in tow on Sat. he really likes to hunt and he can keep up a little better. I'll ask the little guy if he wants to go but won't harp on him about it.
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