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Nick and I began hunting when Nick was seven years old,(Nick, unarmed of course). He would walk with me through thick and thin and not complain
unless I got a little too far away. My other son Matt is not as
interested in hunting but more interested in fishing. Just fine with me.
Anyway when Nick became ten years old I bought him a twelve gauge single
shot. At first he was hesitant until he saw a squirrel try and get
away, shot, and missed. After that his awareness of the Mule Kick from
this particular gun I bought him became less. The 2008/09 season will
hopefully bring some deer, and Javelina hunting, finances permitting.
This along with a variety of other small game and waterfowl adventures
we will surely take part in. I am VERY Proud of Nick and his James
Coburn like toughness. Matt secures a similar toughness but chooses not
to demonstrate it in hunting rather in football and fishing. This year
Nick and I attended and completed the Arizona Game and Fish Department's
Hunter's Safety Education Course which included a very interesting Field
day. We both learn a tremendous amount regarding Wildlife, Wildlife
Management, Habitat, and Hunter's safety to name just a few categories Game
and Fish covered, Kudos to the Staff. Nick and Matt have always been good
in the field but the more we learn the more we prosper in life.
Nick's first kill, taken in air, not from the ground.
Thank God for Hip Replacement Surgery or I would not be doing any of
this.
When it is said that the time spent with your Sons is invaluable there
can be no price set on the statement alone.
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