CamoMan
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This morning, I woke Taylor, my 11-year old son, and prepared him for his first day of bowhunting. We got ready a little slower than I would have if it were just me. We got to the stand just a little later than I normally would have. But it didn't matter. . . my son was hunting with me, and he was excited about it (and so was I). Last night, I had seen 5 deer, and my other hunting partner had seen 15 at the opposite end of the field. I even had a doe under my stand, and watched her get her photo taken later as she walked by my deer cam. I was optomistic that we would see some deer this morning. I got Taylor into his ladder stand, and he got his safety harness fastened. As I headed to my stand about 60 yards away on another trail, part of me was excited, and part of me was nervous about leaving him 'alone'. As it turns out, no deer came through our area while we were there. After a couple hours, I went over to meet Taylor, and have him shoot a couple arrows before he got down. The practice has paid off . . . he is ready for a deer now. As we walked across the cornfield, heading back toward our truck, Taylor looked at me and said " Thanks for taking me hunting, Dad. It was a lot of fun even if we didn't see any deer" I gotta confess - I'm getting choked up just typing this. I love my 3 kids dearly, and I look for things that I have in common with each of them. With Taylor, fortunately, one of those things is hunting. I just thank God for giving me opportunities like this. I hope Taylor gets a deer, or at least a couple of 'close encounters'. After this morning, I realized that I have already had a successful season. A nice buck would just be a bonus. Maybe this post seems a bit mushy, but I don't apologize for that. If you have kids, and if one of them shows interest in hunting. . . take them with you. They might 'get in the way' sometimes, but the paybacks are beyond description. Happy hunting !!