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Just a regular Friday afternoon - kids have a fight who is comming with me this time. Boy (13) draw a short one this time so its Girl's (11) time.  Just a short, early June afternoon stroll through the woods to the high seat...  Rolling greens - beats a TV scene every time, whispering, we talk simple, everyday things...  A doe finds its way out in the open...time to pause and observe  And a buck soon afterwards: She urged me to shoot it (man - this comes from a girl that one of her school friend refused to talk to, because she ate a horse burger...), however I explain to her it is a young buck and we have a whole season ahead...  She gets it - I know  I know she's on a good way and I know I am one lucky SOB and life is great. It is my Son's turn now... | ||
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Great post it really helps us to remember the truly important things in life. | |||
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Superb, you are a lucky man to spend time with your kids like this. - mike ********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart | |||
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Brilliant work Mouse, very well done sir. I can scarcely imagine a finer way to spend an evening. Best, Amir | |||
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I second what Amir said, and the kids are the ultimate hunting buddys! Arild Iversen. | |||
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Nice one - glad to see you passing on the flame. | |||
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Mouse It's great to see the kids involved. My son (3) is just getting to the point where he wants to go everywhere with me and is particularly intrigued in fishing and fishing rods. I was out with Trapper a couple of weeks ago and he called me while on my way home to see how we had done. The conversation was something like this when I got in: L: Hi Daddy!! You got fishies? Me: Yep L: They big fishies daddy? Me: Yep we got big fishies L: Can I see fishies Daddy? can I? Me: Yes they are in the sink He wonders over to the sink with his chair, stands on it and looks into the bowl. L: You silly daddy, they not big fishies, they lickle fishies!! After 5 years I finally managed to get out drift fishing for plaice and a three year old brought me right back down to earth! ! Rgds, K | |||
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I know she's on a good way and I know I am one lucky SOB and life is great. It is my Son's turn now...[/QUOTE] Hey Buddy, its getting about high time you brought them all out here!  | |||
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Thanks guys - the pleasure is all mine! 
 be careful what you wish for - no worries Man - as you know - "All roads lead to Zim" - besides - getting them there is the whole purpose of above (behind the scenes)  | |||
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Fantastic! Not much better in life than that. | |||
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Hey Mouse! Great tale & photos - lovely.  Cheers, Number 10 | |||
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Trully fantastic!!! I did (and do when they come here for vacations from around the world) the same with my four, well, kids. Enjoy every second..... Regards PH | |||
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Mouse. Many thanks for sharing your joys with us!! I don't have any "rug rats" myself, but in about four weeks (I think) Zaitsev gets to make me a "42nd uncle" I can't wait to see how that turns out!!! ATB. Ratty. .... | |||
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Mouse, What a beautiful young lady. They have so much competing for their time nowadays. You have done well just to get them out and talk over "simple, everyday things". I am convinced that a little of this leads to them asking you later in life about complicated, important things. Thanks for sharing. | |||
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Mouse - how long until she is pulling the trigger? Is there a minimum age in Slovenia? | |||
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Great post | |||
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Thanks guys.
Officialy - not until she gets permission to handle guns - that follows the membership in local Hunting Club and passing a State Exam...so in about 7 or so years  yeah right...tell mi about it  .In praxis - to be honest I don't know yet - the whole point is as title says in keeping them close... ATM we pay a regular visits to the range with .22 l.r...I will be shooting some trap this weekend and I plan to pass a gun to her for a couple of clays... Still to come this year - getting use to CF rifle - the smallest I have is 7x57R. If I'd have a sort of .222 or one of the 5,6mm (52 Savage or even 50R Mag. might be there already...btw this got me thinking to borrow one...hmmm! To cut it short - not yet, but soon - all I know is that it will be an instant decision in the field and not one taken at home before the hunt...she will have to "deserve it" - IMO killing doesn't come "cheap" - it shouldn't ... So you know it might just be one of the bucks that we will observe, or maybe a fox passing...don't know...and I'll just calmly pass her the rifle suggesting: "Ok - take it!" | |||
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My youngest girl shot her first buck (and as to date, her only) buck several years ago. As you stated, you don't know when it will happen. We had sat "on stand" a very few times before that, and since that time only once or twice. A whitetail buck came in from the left. I took a quick glance through the binoculars and told her to "shoot that deer". She asked, "Are you sure?" I repeated, a little more emphatically "Shoot that deer now." She shot a wee bit high, but it spined him and he went straight down. Thirteen points. Not extremely wide, but for a Texas hill country whitetail, and especially for a first buck, it doesn't get any better. She is getting married in two weeks. It's about to kill me. Cherish these times my friend. You will always miss them. | |||
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Cool post! Not easy for a small child to sit still for a few hours waiting and being still! Can't wait for my two year old daughter to join me hunting. well se already saw me shoot a goose with the .22Wm and saw the dog get it and giving it to me. She wanted to pet it. But for her to join me hunting would be sweet. I'm having her initials engraved on my 12 bore sidelock, so who knows!? maybe one day it will be hers. For the moment I am proud she tells her daycare mates and teachers that they are not feeding a duck but that it's a coot! | |||
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Dutchy keep it up! here is a pic from this morning Trap shooting - not about breaking clay - more of a pose however did let her shoot a couple just to get a grip on recoil etc.  | |||
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Great post! Thanks for sharing My 2,5 year dougther saw me shoot a couple of magpie from our bedroom window with my 22.LR a while ago. Now, every time she see me with a gun she says "I come with you hunting daddy" Looking forward the years to come!! | |||
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Put you in your plaice you mean! lol but yes, he was mad keen to see your catch. My son comes out occasionally for a bit of Rabbiting or a Roe but I let him drive it since he is young and has other interests. I figure that like me, if he gets a little taste of it early on, he'll gravitate back to it later on in life. There was an article on African Hunting in the Sunday Times magazine this W/E which touched on the topic of introducing youngsters to hunting which I found not too judgemental and quite interesting. Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened. Sir Winston Churchill | |||
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Dave - long time, no see. How's life? I saw the Sunday Times article yesterday and my youngest son remarked that if he'd been blooded like the kid in the picture after shooting his first deer, it probably would have put him off for life...the poor little bugger looked like he'd been dipped head-first into an elephant's jugular  Adam. | |||
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Mouse, Thanks for a great post; very touching and important. Mike JP Sauer Drilling 12x12x9.3x72 David Murray Scottish Hammer 12 Bore Alex Henry 500/450 Double Rifle Steyr Classic Mannlicher Fullstock 6.5x55 Steyr Classic Mannlicher Fullstock .30-06 Walther PPQ H2 9mm Walther PPS M2 Cogswell & Harrison Hammer 12 Bore Damascus And Too Many More | |||
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Hi Adam! Yes I'm still out there knocking over the odd Munty, Roe, Rabbit or Fox but nothing remarkable since its more often wildlife management than anything that could be considered a trophy beast. Yes the blooding was more of a bathing wasn't it? I thought it looked as if it lacked the dignity and, dare I say it, spirituality of European rituals. There didn't seem to be any sense of respect for the kill. Perhaps because the whole process was so store-bought that the hunting and stalking element wasn't there. I realise its difficult for a PH to get his client safely within range of the target animal and compromises have to be made. FWIW, the bit of our last trip that I enjoyed most was the Bush hunt and although I never actually shot anything there I thoroughly enjoyed the hunt! Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened. Sir Winston Churchill | |||
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Superb to see Mouse. Nice video too. | |||
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