I took my 9 year old daughter Mattie on her first turkey hunt this year during youth season. We got in our blind about 45 minites before any light and it wasn't much longer and the turkerys were gobbleing from 3 different direction. With a few poor calls from me I could see 1 tom and 2 jakes couming through the timber about 50-60 yards away. I Got Mattie into position and gave her my last words " shoot when you have a good shot and take your time" Those turkeys hung around our decoys 10-13 yards away for about 2 munites and Mattie pulled back twice and never got a shot and I could tell she was getting very shook up as time went by. Finally she got a shot at a jake and missed by just a couple inches. She went from crying to happy to just flat out excitied in less two munites. When it was all done what she told me she will grow up to be a bowhunter was. " Dad my knees were shaking and my heart was beating so fast I could hardly shoot.
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doug77
That is awesome Doug! :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Thanks for sharing!!
Thats awesome,she remember today for a long time. :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Very cool! Thanks for sharing...
Very cool! Hope she gets the next one :pray:
What a great story thank you for sharing and tell your little girl we said good job on getting a shot off and we will be looking for a pic of a kill next time .
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What a great hunt! You are a lucky (blessed) man with a lucky (blessed) daughter!
Good luck next time! :)
:thumbsup: She will never forget that experiance.
Great story and pictures! Your daughter will always remember that hunt! I think you have a new hunting partner!
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Thats what its all about, better luck next time. it hurts at first but it gets better after you get to laugh about it. And I always tell myself I left him get a little bigger for the next time around, keep the spirits up because there will be a next time. Thanks for sharing and good luck
Awesome, :thumbsup:
Really cool story. Bet she will be talking about that in school on Monday.
Thanks for sharing.
cool, :thumbsup:
Way to go Doug and Mattie.....what a thrill!
Sounds like an awesome hunt Doug!
Excellent :thumbsup:
Very cool stuff, keep after it young lady.
Thats what I am talking about!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Doug,thanks for sharing;you are a lucky dad and she is the prettiest hunter in the Gang!Congrats to both.
PRISELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kids are our "life blood"..... You are fortunate beyond dreams....
Too cool, as Guru said, hope she gets the next one! What a rush!
I absolutely loved your post...!!!!
How stinking cool is this one?.. Way!!..I'm saying!
Thank you for sharing Doug.
God bless,Mudd
Thanks for sharing Doug. Sounds like a great time for the two of you.
Good luck on the next hunt too!
Not too long and she will be posing next to a real longbeard!!
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Two thumbs up for a great Father and Daughter outing.
Thanks for the nice comments every one. We had a great time and Mattie does understand you can't take some thing home every time. Sat. will be our next chance to hunt but it looks like rain so we'll have to wait and see.
doug77
That is pretty awesome, can't wait to get my daughter out some day :)
Sounds like a great time was had by all, good luck on your next outing.
-Jay