Best day ever daddy!

[Yokel Matt 918]

My wife took my daughter to a party on Saturday so I took my boy, Will, to cut some wood at a local farm. Pulling into a sidling I noticed a doe up on a bank browsing the brambles in the sunshine only 200m away. I didn’t have the rifle with me but keep a spare pair of bins in my truck and my lad was in raptures about seeing it and asked if we were going to stalk it. 

He’s only 6 - a year younger than I was when I first went out with my dad and while it may have been a little early the conditions were perfect. Besides, he’s seen plenty of deer in the various stages of lardering and processing so it’s not like his only exposure to deer has been Disney’s Bambi. With his eyes shining with excitement we nipped back home to get the rifle... he also decided he needed a packed lunch, a game and some paper / crayons in case we had to wait up somewhere.

Getting back to the farm she was still there in the bank and I set Will up against a hedge with his packed lunch, toys and binoculars while I stalked in alone across the open field to try and close the gap between me and the doe. 50m later I indicated to Will I was going to shoot and settled down for a prone shot, straight in the chest and down she went in her tracks. Perfect.

On the way home with a load of logs and a deer in the back he said ‘thank you daddy, this is the best day ever’... I’m made up!

 

[walshie 2,804]

Fantastic experience for the lad. Many more to come I hope. 

[big napper 3,619]

Great that mate yous both will never forget that day out, nice one.

[Yokel Matt 918]

42 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

Surely it must be right up there on your best day ever list aswell pal. Well done to the lad an good on you, hope you’d have many more happy days in field together

It is mate - soppy as it sounds I get tingles and  tears pricking my eyes at the memory of it.

[j j m 6,559]

very good bud

[bumpy22 414]

brilliant. my lad has been ferreting and recently stood with me on my peg. he is 5 and loves every minute of it. often comes out to watch me joint up deer as well. i think it is a great idea to introduce them to the country sports at a young age

[The one 8,506]

Its great when your kids share your interests in fieldsports 

[Yokel Matt 918]

11 hours ago, The one said:

Its great when your kids share your interests in fieldsports 

Couldn’t have wished for a better introduction for him

[The one 8,506]

Enjoy it mate when they get to there teens and beyond and tell you your doing it wrong you ask yourself how have i got by all these years then LOL 

[firthy 54]

Excellent mate for a moment I thought I was going to read that will had taken his 1st. Bet he can't wait to go. What life's all about making memories