Passing the tradition, take a kid hunting!

[B.O.D.]

Kelly and I have a young girl ( my daughter's friend) Michaela staying with us for a spell, while her family works out some issues.

She has not been exposed to alot of outdoor stuff, so I decided it was time to take her on her first bowhunt! ( as an observer)      

Unlike alot of 17 year old girls, she got all gussied-up in some wool, let me paint her face and sat very still and quiet for 2 1/2 hours in a ground set-up with me on the edge of a big cornfield. It was very windy and cold, I was worried about her not liking it...
To my surprise she LOVED it and wants to go again!!      
She also expressed interest in obtaining her hunting licence after taking the mandatory hunter's safety course here in Ontario.
I told her I would pay for it if she want to take it.

She is going out again this weekend with me, Frenchymanny and hopefully, Bearhair.
It is important that we try to pass the torch to young hopefuls when the sport we love may be dying off with us older hunters (well, if fourty-ish is old...      )

Here are some pics of her fist outing; no deer were seen, but we had to leave just at primetime to get ready to go to the movies...LOL    

[B.O.D.]

a pic she took of me in my set-up

[B.O.D.]

She really is a very pretty young lady under all that paint...      :p      

[B.O.D.]

My lady, Kelly...laughing at poor "Soup's"( her nickname) fancy make-up job....  

[Shakes.602]

   
    She and My Son Made  ME  One of those  "GREAT MEMORY DAYS"!!    
 Great Pictures!!  Mary Kay  Might have Flinched  :rolleyes:  , but  WHO CARES Right?  Looks Like a  "GREAT MEMORY DAY"    For Everybody!!

[vermonster13]

Very cool. That's what it's all about we especially need more young ladies in the sport, that would also go a long ways to kindling the interest in the young men. Good on you.

[The Whittler]

I would say with all that smileing she is doing I think she's having fun. Good for you Big Dog.

Alan

[GingivitisKahn]

Hey how cool is that!  Great job on the outstanding intro to the real world.  :-D

[OzarkRamblr]

That's terrific!! Keep it up!!

[chesapeakeblend]

Good on you brother.  That is just down right AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!  I cannot wait until my little girl and nephew are old enough to get out.  

Until then I am taking a couple of boys out after the gun hunters clear out of the woods next week.  I hunt on a buddies property and offered to show his 8 and 12 year old sons something other than shotgun hunting.  Gonna be a great time.

[Greyfox54]

Great Job! Hopefully more of us will follow your example .  Keep up the good work , Fred

[B.O.D.]

good job soup!!!

from kayla gibson

[Stone Knife]

That's fantastic, looks like a lot of good things are heading her way.

[tradtusker]

awesome stuff Big dog, realy put a smile on her face.

its great to see people making the time to help others out, my hats off to you!