Photos of my son shooting his 1st pheasant at 12 years of age. He had been shooting clay targets for about 3 or 4 months and my instructions for live birds were point at the bird....swing thru the head...and shoot when the muzzle gets in front...and, of course, keep the muzzles moving. He was shooting a 20ga O/U choked IC/Mod shooting 1oz of #6 shot.

Great shooting!

Who's the guy diving for cover?

Russ

Terrific series of photographs and a wonderful memory for you and your son!

Nice shooting son!!


John

Russell....he's was the dog handler and he was a bit apprehensive of working the dog for such a young shooter. The telephoto I used makes it look a closer than it was but if you notice the 1st picture his muzzles haven't moved. The 5 shots were taken in less than a second.

At the end of the day he told me that both my sons handled their guns better than most of his grown-up clients and they both shot a lot better than most of the clients.

Awesome! Congratulations!

Good stuff, but it seems to me that you should let him in on the "let them get out a little further" part, now.

Poof!

LOL!

Dutch.

Fantastic series of pictures

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At the end of the day he told me that both my sons handled their guns better than most of his grown-up clients and they both shot a lot better than most of the clients.

That is a compliment to you as a Father and a teacher.

Congratulations on a great day in the field.

Bill, congratulations. I know how you feel. My son shot the first pheasant he shot at last year over our young setter he helped train. I could not have been prouder.

I didn't mention that I found these pics while going thru some boxes. They were taken more than 20 years ago and he continues to be one the finer "natural" shots I know.

Unfortunately he's an attorney and spends more time playing golf than he does shooting.

Great pictures. Memorys like that are priceless

Solvi is right - the memories are priceless. His enjoyment of that day will come back to him hundreds of times over his lifetime. This is what a good father does for his son - give him good times as the basis of a good life. Whenever he has tough times he will have this to reflect on. I am very envious.