Our Youth Outdoors

[Rick]

They learn a lot faster than we did. I was tickled to borrow a crack-barrel single shot with a cracked grip that duct tape couldn't keep from biting when you pulled the trigger. But knowing how it goes with daughters, or at least grand daughters, when is she getting the Vinci?

[gila-river]

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All about gettin em started early.

[ohioduck]

They learn a lot faster than we did. I was tickled to borrow a crack-barrel single shot with a cracked grip that duct tape couldn't keep from biting when you pulled the trigger. But knowing how it goes with daughters, or at least grand daughters, when is she getting the Vinci?

I'm hoping she likes the Nova since it's about a 1/3 of the price.

[Feelin' Fowl]

They learn a lot faster than we did. I was tickled to borrow a crack-barrel single shot with a cracked grip that duct tape couldn't keep from biting when you pulled the trigger. But knowing how it goes with daughters, or at least grand daughters, when is she getting the Vinci?

I'm hoping she likes the Nova since it's about a 1/3 of the price.

Good luck with that!

[ohioduck]

They learn a lot faster than we did. I was tickled to borrow a crack-barrel single shot with a cracked grip that duct tape couldn't keep from biting when you pulled the trigger. But knowing how it goes with daughters, or at least grand daughters, when is she getting the Vinci?

I'm hoping she likes the Nova since it's about a 1/3 of the price.

Good luck with that!

Yeah I'm sure Im screwed.

[Redbeard]

They learn a lot faster than we did. I was tickled to borrow a crack-barrel single shot with a cracked grip that duct tape couldn't keep from biting when you pulled the trigger. But knowing how it goes with daughters, or at least grand daughters, when is she getting the Vinci?

truth

[Redbeard]

They learn a lot faster than we did. I was tickled to borrow a crack-barrel single shot with a cracked grip that duct tape couldn't keep from biting when you pulled the trigger. But knowing how it goes with daughters, or at least grand daughters, when is she getting the Vinci?

I'm hoping she likes the Nova since it's about a 1/3 of the price.

big and heavy. Worked out for me this season. Sam's 13 and handles the nova well. Saved me from having to buy another gun

[ohioduck]

They learn a lot faster than we did. I was tickled to borrow a crack-barrel single shot with a cracked grip that duct tape couldn't keep from biting when you pulled the trigger. But knowing how it goes with daughters, or at least grand daughters, when is she getting the Vinci?

I'm hoping she likes the Nova since it's about a 1/3 of the price.

big and heavy. Worked out for me this season. Sam's 13 and handles the nova well. Saved me from having to buy another gun

Mines 14 I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I need to find one that fits, she has monkey arms.

[Rick]

Just don't ever let her slip a 3 1/2" into a Nova. A couple of guides were happily banging away on our clays range with one of the early ones, while some of us were working on something in the parking lot when we heard, "Bang! Son of a bitch!" followed shortly by a "Bang! Mother...! That's enough of that." Apparently they're light enough to kill on both ends with the long loads.

[ohioduck]

Just don't ever let her slip a 3 1/2" into a Nova. A couple of guides were happily banging away on our clays range with one of the early ones, while some of us were working on something in the parking lot when we heard, "Bang! Son of a bitch!" followed shortly by a "Bang! Mother...! That's enough of that." Apparently they're light enough to kill on both ends with the long loads.

lol. Aww come on Rick

[Redbeard]

Just don't ever let her slip a 3 1/2" into a Nova. A couple of guides were happily banging away on our clays range with one of the early ones, while some of us were working on something in the parking lot when we heard, "Bang! Son of a bitch!" followed shortly by a "Bang! Mother...! That's enough of that." Apparently they're light enough to kill on both ends with the long loads.

ha! Tiler handed Sam some heavy 3" loads when they went to sneak on some geese earlier this year. Sam usually shoots 2 3/4 from it. He felt it!

[Rick]

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All about gettin em started early.

You never know. My first grandson lived with us his first two years and loved the colors in his Meme's miniature decoy collection cabinet so that we'd hold him up to reach for them and say, "There's a duck, there's a duck, there's a duck..." until his first word was, in fact, "duck". Also knew all those pairs by species before he knew his ABCs, and ran the Brittany as our retriever on his first tag along teal hunt at 4. But he never caught the fire.

Thought he might when he made his first shooting teal hunt. He liked driving the 4-wheeler


was safe and hid well:


He shot his first teal, albeit in the pre-flight position, and ran the dog to retrieve it:



even showed his prize due wonder and reverence:


before celebrating:


But when I suggested we get back in the grass, so he could shoot another, he said, "No, I'm good with this one, if that's ok?"

Which translated into, "I'd really rather get home and alert the media." Was more important to him to have hunted and tell his friends about it than to hunt. And I've been alright with that. Now, he's moving next door, where it will be easier to take him on after school hunts, so we'll see...

[gila-river]

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All about gettin em started early.

You never know. My first grandson lived with us his first two years and loved the colors in his Meme's miniature decoy collection cabinet so that we'd hold him up to reach for them and say, "There's a duck, there's a duck, there's a duck..." until his first word was, in fact, "duck". Also knew all those pairs by species before he knew his ABCs, and ran the Brittany as our retriever on his first tag along teal hunt at 4. But he never caught the fire.

Thought he might when he made his first shooting teal hunt. He liked driving the 4-wheeler


was safe and hid well:


He shot his first teal, albeit in the pre-flight position, and ran the dog to retrieve it:



even showed his prize due wonder and reverence:


before celebrating:


But when I suggested we get back in the grass, so he could shoot another, he said, "No, I'm good with this one, if that's ok?"

Which translated into, "I'd really rather get home and alert the media." Was more important to him to have hunted and tell his friends about it than to hunt. And I've been alright with that. Now, he's moving next door, where it will be easier to take him on after school hunts, so we'll see...

Good stuff Rick. I understand completely, I have twins one is the best hunting and fishing buddy I ever had and one just isn't in to it. Then there is the youngest in those pics I put up. He just likes being outside more than anything. I have a feeling he will be joining us soon in the blind. And he can't get enough time with the dogs.

[3legged_lab]

Who wants a sound file?

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Does Sam know he has his lanyard?

[AKPirate]

Who wants a sound file?

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Does Sam know he has his lanyard?

That's a beatdown offense in your house JR

[3legged_lab]

When are you gonna write a book Rick?

[AKPirate]

When are you gonna write a book Rick?

I would buy that in a heartbeat

[Ajverret]

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Before a trip to the wax

[Rick]

When are you gonna write a book Rick?

I've tried novels and bored myself to tears. Used to reckon I had a (magazine) feature length attention span, but I'm not even sure of that now.

[Redbeard]

Who wants a sound file?

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Does Sam know he has his lanyard?

who cares. Bo can blow a duck call better

[Rick]

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Before a trip to the wax

Pretty sure the war paint's half the fun. Know we saw a lot of it in the blind this year:


One of his papaws and I carried one of the Big Cheese's great-grandsons with us for geese, and couldn't hunt until we had him well mudded:

[ohioduck]

Good stuff Rick.

[Rick]

I'd of given a lot to have the camera ready for what precipitated the look on our "retriever's" face. Had the dead well in hand, but when he tried to pick up another, it flogged him well enough to change his mind and decide the dog could have that one.

[3legged_lab]

When are you gonna write a book Rick?

I've tried novels and bored myself to tears. Used to reckon I had a (magazine) feature length attention span, but I'm not even sure of that now.

Well, you tell stories in a way that grabs my attention and makes me enjoy reading it. And I normally only have a "magazine feature" attention span anyways, so why not.

[3legged_lab]

Who wants a sound file?

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Does Sam know he has his lanyard?

who cares. Bo can blow a duck call better

Haha. I just noticed the one call looked familiar.