What does he have to look forward to?
Coming home and hunting, here. ANYTHING you say about what someone else might or might not do .....is pure conjecture. He's a well-grounded young man.
That, for most, is a once in a lifetime chance.
Exactly.
My point is, any other deer that he shoots "by a more natural means" would never compare and would never completely fulfill his thought of a successful hunt.
Let me come clean here....
He'll damn sure KNOW that a yearling doe taken in our woods, here, is a FAR greater "trophy" than ANYTHING he could ever take from there. If I thought for a second he couldn't understand that......I wouldn't mention it to him. He's (and so do I
) got a lot more common sense than he's getting credit for. Approached with this possible endeavorcorrectly....my 8 yr old nephew does, also. If we go....it'll be what it is. A novelty.
I don't think there's a person in these forums that thinks the talks we'd have wouldn't instill this fact. I was telling Critr, earlier....that "my" gut tells me he'll probably decline the offer. But if he doesn't....and he still wants to go.....I'll take him. He won't leave the house with any false delusions, though. He'll be going to shoot a deer. Period.
It's free....and if he wants to go and take a deer 'ol pops will likely NEVER SEE, here.....I won't deny him that.
It's not illegal. No onewill be hurt during the process.