Last day of archery:hunt hard or take my 8 yr old?

[YORNOC]

Any proud Dad knows the answer....I took the bored boy, suited him up in full camo, strapped a set of binoculars and a grunt tube to his neck and headed off to the woods.

His smile in the back of the truck was so big I almost couldn't get in.

Obviously hunted from the ground, and took him to a spot I hung a deer skull from last year. I didn't tell him about it. After trudging through all kinds of nasty terrain, we made it to the "plateau". He saw the skull before I did and I acted surprised. I mouthed "BIG MEDICINE" and gave him the signal to be silent.

I had him grunt and move his feet in the leaves to mimic a deer. He was in his glory.

A squirrel was on the hill making a racket, Tyler couldnt see it. He thought we had called in a deer and we had a blast trying to coax in the "antlered" squirrel. He never saw it, and the excitement is still flowing through him as I write this.  

As the magic hour came and the woods grew darker and deathly quiet, we slipped out. He did well, trying desperately not to be noisy.

While hunting, I let him whittle a stick to a sharp point and it has not left his hands. Man, I'm glad I took him out.

Take the kids with you when you can, its the most fun I've had all season.

[GRINCH]

Spending time with your son is always special,just the look on their faces makes it all worthwhile.congrats      

[dave19113]

[ronp]

You made the correct choice!  Bless you both  

[TRT]

There is nothing like hunting with your kids.  The time with them mean much more than a deer killed.  Kids are also so much fun in a deer camp.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

quote:Originally posted by ronp:
You made the correct choice!  Bless you both    

[GreyGoose]

I'm so glad you'd already answered the question!

[YORNOC]

Well, lets turn this into something....heres some of my favorites.  Post yours and lets have some fun.

[GRINCH]

Great pics,thanks

[Izzy]

Fine looking family, enjoy them.

[JamesV]

They grow up too fast

[stickbow ed]

a child will not remember how hard you hunted but how much fun they had being there wiyh you

[LONGSTYKES]

Dave, Thanks great story and pics. Love the kids, nice looking group of youngsters.

[Huntingnut]

Nothin' like taking your kids out.Good stuff!

[Hawkeye]

W-A-Y T-O G-O, Dad!!!!

Great choice, David!    

[wooddamon1]

Those are awesome pics!

[Big Ed]

Well done!!

[Covey]

My boy use to go with me all the time but he's got the fishin bug so bad thats all he thinks about. I sure miss him! He just turned 13 today...maybe he'll come back around. Love spending time with him no matter what it is.

Cool pics! Jason

[S.C. Hunter]

Sounds like a great day.

[wscruggs]

Man I can't wait till my kid is big enough to go to the woods. I have been taking my brother in law since he and I both can remember. I was sitting with him his morning when he shot a doe. I took my 8 year old nephew turkey hunting this spring and he got two gobblers. He was so pumped we got to watch them fly down off the roost and come strutting in. I think I like to watch the kids take game more than me. You did a hell of a job.