Just want to share this with you all. Last night my 14 year old son asked me to go shoot the old 30-30 with him. I was on the way out the door with my new bow , in a hurry to get to the range to be sure it was sighted in for opening day-today!
What was my response? "We will go out next week when I have more time. I'm in a hurry tonight." Stupid! My son is into skateboarding, BMX, basketball, video games, and he wants to go deer hunting this fall for the first time ever. It hit me this morning that I may have blown a good opportunity to get him excited about hunting because of my own selfishness.
I got to thinking that this is the same thing that happened to my oldest son-hes 18-and now I cant seem to get him to care about hunting at all. I was so busy thinking about that big buck and how I didnt want a kid to ruin it for me. I love my family more than anyhting in the world. I coach softball, basketball, play football, help them with their homework, and work on their cars, but the one thing that I would love them to do almost more than anything is to develop a love for the outdoors and a respect for Gods creatures. I may have already lost the best hunting buddy I will ever have. Luckily my youngest daughter loves to hunt.
Anyway, dont let this happen to you. Make sure to take your kids with you whenever you can. Those bucks will always be there, the kids may not. It is too easy to lose them now a days.