I got to bow hunt tonight for the first time this year. I use a pop up blind very similar to this one. My little guy Sam came out to the yard this afternoon while I practiced shooting the "No No". That's what he calls our guns & bows because he know he is not to touch them. When I announced that I was going hunting, he ran and got his "hunting hat" on. He really thought he was coming. If it weren't for the warm weather which means ticks, mosquitos and snakes, I would have taken him.
I found a sweet spot where my oldest son, Paul jr. shot a nice doe last year. Its the elbow of a creek in a hardwoods bottom. I hope to take a picture from my blind this week to show you all. It is beautiful. Sure enough right before dark, a fat doe came down for a drink. In order to get a shot, I needed her to cross the stream which she never did. So I sat there until she left which meant a long walk back to the truck in the dark. Not a big deal except for the snakes. That's where faith comes in I guess. When I pulled in the driveway, Sam came running out half naked and yelled, "Daddy, you shoot a deer?!" He still doesen't realize that its called "Hunting" and not "Shooting" but it sure warmed my heart. I do love that kid. He'll make a great hunting buddy one day when Paul & Zachary are hunting with their own boys.
God is so good and I'm glad he made fat does and half naked little boys to cheer up this old Dad.
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