I hope there is hunting in heaven!!!

[jdavis]

What a great time of year. The rut is coming on, the pheasant population is going to be better than in the past several years. But, for the last 6 years I become very sad at this time of year. You see, my best hunting buddy Herm, past away then and he was the one who introduced me to hunting. We would skip school to bird hunt, sneak out at night to go down to the river to fish all night. Ride mopeds to public hunting with camping gear and our guns, you know all the fun stuff in life. He became the owner of a very succesful buisness, the president of another and vice president of yet another. He owned restaurants and hotels. Herm founded the local chapter of Quails Unlimited and was a member of the Wild Turkey Foundation and the North American Elk Breeders. He loved the outdoors so much he built a stunning 5600 sq ft log home with a section in the basement so his elk could feed inside so kids could watch them.All this before the age of 30. We'll, Herm never got to see his dream home finished nor did he ever get to meet his son. Herm died in Oct. 1998 in Tijuana, Mexico. He went there for experimental cancer treatment. Herm never mentioned cancer or ever stopped working. Even with all lines on his face for the kemo treatments he still went out turkey hunting and shot a nice tom. The doctor could not believe he had the energy. Herm NEVER complained, NEVER!
Well,I miss him greatly and still think of him daily. Be thankful for your hunting buddy ,they may not be around forever. I hope there is hunting in heaven!!!!

 

[paktermite]

I hear you QDMer... I lost my favorite hunting partner, my father, in 2001 to a horrible motorcycle accident. This time of year is very bittersweet for me every year... this was OUR time of year together... getting together, hunting, talking about years past... I don't know how many times I've sat in my treestand waiting to see his silhouette coming towards me in the darkness, or to hear his signature whistle just one more time. A few times I've been brought to tears as I walk out of the woods alone... but somehow, I know he's still with me... afterall, he taught me almost everything I know about hunting and the outdoors... I owe it all to him. I thank God for that... I just wish he would have lived longer than his 56 years, so we could enjoy more of it together. Man, I really miss him...

 

[5465]

this is my first hunting season without my father. although i have only been able to get in the woods 3 days so far, but they were the hardest 3 days i have ever had during hunting season and since his death.

it was a hard time for me when he passed away back in march but that was nothing compared to how i am feeling now. here i sit, the first year of my hunting career without "dad" and a house that is now 3/4 finished that was our project and it has ended up just being my project. i know he can see the house and the all the hard work i have put into my dream, but he can't see it the way i want hime to see it. he can't see my house and he can't hunt anymore. makes you wonder why god takes people away from things and people thay love so much, i guess we'll never know!

ONCE AGAIN GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!

Pete

 

[Rudd]

 

[FurDog]

Some very touching stories guys.....should make all of us appreciate what we have, because we never know when it will be gone.

I'm sure you will all pass along what you've learned from your hunting mentors and buddies, and a piece of that will always live on.

 

[jdavis]

Thanks Guys.

 

[koba]

Touching!! my dad is going to be 80!! He wants to hunt our friends 80 this year!! Not our 40!! Good Luck to everyone!!!!!

 

[Guest]

I too lost my best hunting partner a few yrs ago it was my father in law we hunted together for over 20 yrs before he lost his 7 yr battle w/ colin cancer
it's very hard to explain how one feels at this time of year.
My wife has dreams about her Dad and its kind of cool that the ones she has this time of year he is always telling her to let me go hunting as much as I want (which she does) and it doesen't matter if it is duck/goose hunting or bow hunting he always tells her to let me go for what season is going on at the time Man I sure miss him !! I know that ther is hunting in heaven

 

[ReleaseHunter]

Guys,

Thanks for the stories. God makes it very clear in the Bible that our lives here on this great earth is only temporary. When we lose someone that we love, whom is very close to us, it is because God had a better plan for them in Heaven. When a person leaves this great earth and rises to Heaven, they go there with a renewed spirit, and live with no pain or suffering. God knew exacgtly what he was doing when he created us and he knew how each of us would turn out, long before we were even born. He knew how our lives would turn out and just exactly how long we would be on His great earth.

I know there is sorrow in ya'lls heart right now, and I pray for peace and comfort for ya'll. Just know one thing...and that is these people that we love actually see us everyday. They see what we do, they walk along side us, they sit in tree stands with us, they protect us, and they are in the best place that any one of us could be...in Heaven with God.

I am sorry if I done something against the IW policy with this post. But I can feel the hurt that some of you are living in right now. I just want you to live in peace, my fellow hunters.

Joe