TheJason
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My oldest two girls both decided they wanted to hunt this year. Krista finished her hunter ed this year, and we spent the summer shooting. Deer season rolled around, and what a load of fun it has been.
I learned a few things. 10 year olds don't do well sitting for more than 10 minutes. A Harry Potter book and trail mix can help remedy this. 14 year olds don't have the patience to stay down when they are sneaking deer. Milk shakes are great after hunting. Laughter and time spent with your kids is priceless.
Mariah had several shot opportunities, but couldn't get herself settled down to shoot. I told her I was proud of her for not forcing it. I honestly don't know if she ever will pull the trigger, and if she does it won't be because dad pressured her. She wants to go a couple of evenings this week. As long as she's having fun, I could care less if she shoots. The "thank you Daddy" and hug on the walk out was priceless.
Krista was quite different. We watched the deer feed across the field for about 15 minutes before she finally had a shot opportunity at 120 yards. A two point buck was right behind the doe (3 point mininum area), so she held her fire. When the buck cleared, I told her to go ahead and shoot if she was comfortable. I heard the safety click, and before I could say press the trigger "BOOM".
I watched the doe drop in it's tracks and she yelled "Dad I did it!" I told her to stay down in case she needed to shoot again, and I had her put an insurance round into the deer. We hugged, laughed, and held hands while we walked up to her trophy.
I learned a few things. 10 year olds don't do well sitting for more than 10 minutes. A Harry Potter book and trail mix can help remedy this. 14 year olds don't have the patience to stay down when they are sneaking deer. Milk shakes are great after hunting. Laughter and time spent with your kids is priceless.
Mariah had several shot opportunities, but couldn't get herself settled down to shoot. I told her I was proud of her for not forcing it. I honestly don't know if she ever will pull the trigger, and if she does it won't be because dad pressured her. She wants to go a couple of evenings this week. As long as she's having fun, I could care less if she shoots. The "thank you Daddy" and hug on the walk out was priceless.
Krista was quite different. We watched the deer feed across the field for about 15 minutes before she finally had a shot opportunity at 120 yards. A two point buck was right behind the doe (3 point mininum area), so she held her fire. When the buck cleared, I told her to go ahead and shoot if she was comfortable. I heard the safety click, and before I could say press the trigger "BOOM".
I watched the doe drop in it's tracks and she yelled "Dad I did it!" I told her to stay down in case she needed to shoot again, and I had her put an insurance round into the deer. We hugged, laughed, and held hands while we walked up to her trophy.
