My son's 1st Squirrel - neat picture
12-03-2007, 08:25 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: cazenovia, NY USA
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My son's 1st Squirrel - neat picture
My son and I have hunted together in the past, but this year was the 1st where he carried a gun, and had his own license.It was really abig deal to him, and he was really proud that he took the course and passed it easily.
So I was with him when he shot his 1st squirrel -he was extremely happy to have done it on his own, and very proud. I always carry my camera with me and I got several pictures of him holding up the squirrel with a HUGE Smile on his face, I'm so glad to have those pictures, and someday he will be too.
But the picture that I liked the most -was one that he didn't know I was taking when we sat back down. I think it captures how important the moment was for him - and it gives me chills a bit.
Whats more - thats really neat, and a littlesupernatural- is the night before opening day of Shotgun Season, I abandoned my plan to hunt a favorite stand of mine, and decided to carry in a chair and sit in the woods - on a field edge that I suspected might be a good escape route for opening day hunting pressure, I've NEVER hunted opening day from the ground or in this spot, O'm not sure what made me decide to...........At 1st light I Harvested my best buck in 25 years hunting - The odd thing is that if you look at the picture of my son above, I was sitting on the Stone wall, right where the sun is shining infront of my son's face.
Maybe its a coincidence? I don't know - but it feels like it was meant to be.
Hope you liked the story,
FH
So I was with him when he shot his 1st squirrel -he was extremely happy to have done it on his own, and very proud. I always carry my camera with me and I got several pictures of him holding up the squirrel with a HUGE Smile on his face, I'm so glad to have those pictures, and someday he will be too.
But the picture that I liked the most -was one that he didn't know I was taking when we sat back down. I think it captures how important the moment was for him - and it gives me chills a bit.
Whats more - thats really neat, and a littlesupernatural- is the night before opening day of Shotgun Season, I abandoned my plan to hunt a favorite stand of mine, and decided to carry in a chair and sit in the woods - on a field edge that I suspected might be a good escape route for opening day hunting pressure, I've NEVER hunted opening day from the ground or in this spot, O'm not sure what made me decide to...........At 1st light I Harvested my best buck in 25 years hunting - The odd thing is that if you look at the picture of my son above, I was sitting on the Stone wall, right where the sun is shining infront of my son's face.
Maybe its a coincidence? I don't know - but it feels like it was meant to be.
Hope you liked the story,
FH
12-04-2007, 07:05 PM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 359
RE: My son's 1st Squirrel - neat picture
LOVED THE STORY,
CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH , MY SON TOOK HIS FIRST TURKEY LAST YEAR HE IS EIGHT YEARS OLD , I KILLED MY FIRST TURKEY AT 8YRS BUT MINE HAD A 3 INCH BEARD AND HIS HAD A 9 5/8 INCH BEARD
I WAS SITING BESIDE MY DAD AND 20 YEARS LATER MY BOY WAS SITING BESIDE ME TAKING HIS FIRST BIRD
SOMETIMES ITS NOT ABOUT THE KILL AT ALL, ITS THE STORY THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER ,
DR KILL
CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH , MY SON TOOK HIS FIRST TURKEY LAST YEAR HE IS EIGHT YEARS OLD , I KILLED MY FIRST TURKEY AT 8YRS BUT MINE HAD A 3 INCH BEARD AND HIS HAD A 9 5/8 INCH BEARD
I WAS SITING BESIDE MY DAD AND 20 YEARS LATER MY BOY WAS SITING BESIDE ME TAKING HIS FIRST BIRD
SOMETIMES ITS NOT ABOUT THE KILL AT ALL, ITS THE STORY THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER ,
DR KILL
12-04-2007, 07:28 PM
#8
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: S.E. Michigan
Posts: 6
RE: My son's 1st Squirrel - neat picture
great story and congratulations.....man i can remember my first squirrel and although its such a small lil rodent its very memorable and somethin he will remember later in life and the image of not only the kill but of him and his dad in the woods together
