turkeestalker
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As I've posted on TFL before, I can not count the number of times that my oldest fell asleep against my chest in the spring turkey woods when he was small.
Unfortunately after he was old enough and had completed the Hunter Education course here in Missouri, he shared with me that he himself really didn't wish to hunt, it about broke my heart. But then just because it is a passion of mine, doesn't mean it needs to be a passion of his.
We have continued to share the shooting sports in the 10 years since and his love for them has grown, but never stalking spring turkeys.
That is until this morning!! Woot!
He simply changed his mind this year much to my delight and surprise. His younger brother was too wrapped up in a car he just bought to hunt the first weekend here in Missouri, so he and I headed out to my parent's place in Desoto.
We weren't in the woods much more than a half an hour before we had seven jakes stroll into our small set up. I whispered to him that if he wished to harvest one, then by all means select one and do so.
Which he promptly did!
It is killing him now that he can not harvest his second until after tomorrow when the second week begins on Monday!
Thank the good Lord for a father's answered prayer!
Unfortunately after he was old enough and had completed the Hunter Education course here in Missouri, he shared with me that he himself really didn't wish to hunt, it about broke my heart. But then just because it is a passion of mine, doesn't mean it needs to be a passion of his.
We have continued to share the shooting sports in the 10 years since and his love for them has grown, but never stalking spring turkeys.
That is until this morning!! Woot!
He simply changed his mind this year much to my delight and surprise. His younger brother was too wrapped up in a car he just bought to hunt the first weekend here in Missouri, so he and I headed out to my parent's place in Desoto.
We weren't in the woods much more than a half an hour before we had seven jakes stroll into our small set up. I whispered to him that if he wished to harvest one, then by all means select one and do so.
Which he promptly did!
It is killing him now that he can not harvest his second until after tomorrow when the second week begins on Monday!
Thank the good Lord for a father's answered prayer!