I can't wait!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] I've been ready to go since last day of last year!! I just was out shooting in my 30-06 saturday, and that's got me ready too. Not too much longer, but still too long... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

 

Hey there I am in the Montrose Area Lake Raylean & we ride that endless mountian trail any where else to ride..

Brian

 

yes deer season is always fun but elk is also fun and sooner than deer for me! [img]i/expressions/beer.gif[/img]

 

I started hunting when I was 7...my dad would drop me off in the edge of a swamp and let me look for squirrels...I learned to shoot with a 22 Winchester single shot. A bayer aspirin box on its side,makes a pretty tough target at 50 yds. ....My dad came up during the great depression,and every shot had to count,it was a source of food for them...He tought me how to hunt and scout for game. My dad has been deceased for 20 years, and I miss his telling of old time hunting stories...

 

I can't wait for this season as well. You have to miss those who have passed and all the stories they told. We retell them all just like they did and laugh. My dad passed away at the young age of 61 on Feb 4, 2005. I miss him dearly. His partner who was like a second dad to me passed away last year on Thanksgiving day. I miss him so much as well. I know they are together somewhere saying they are hunting, but most likely just sitting in a truck eating a sandwich and chips, drinking diet pepsi. Always remember those who inspired you to greatness.

 

Well said Chambo10. All of the older men I grew up spending time in the mountains, working or hunting, with have passed over. Now it's my turn to pass on the skills and stories. Hunting has changed but the basic concepts remain the same.

The camaraderie that develops around a campfire, especially if it is a tough hunt or difficult task, goes a long way to forging the steel of a young mans back. Watching and learning to appreciate the tough tenderness of the good men I spent time with taught me a lot as a youth and bode well for me over the years.

The brief time of youth must not be waisted by allowing youngsters to wile away there time in unscrupulous activities. The simple honesty and trials of the hunt builds character which will follow a person thru their entire life.

Take a kid hunting, it will reward you immediately and last a lifetime for your student.

 

I don't have any kids of my own, but have taken some others. I have two brothers that are 7 & 9 years younger than I. The youngest one has always hunted but the other brother got his license when he was 16 and hunted that year. He had a deer walk right up to him and he couldn't shoot it. That was the last time he hunted until last season. He bought a license and hunted with my brother & I as much as he could. He saw some turkeys and a few deer and almost got a shot at a deer. He was very happy and enjoyed it. I gave him my old bow and he is going to bowhunt this year as well as gun hunt. Hopefully he will enjoy it again. I can't wait and I will set up everything so he will shoot first like I did for my other brother. Good luck to all.

 

its nice to see them bucks in the velvet !!!!!!!! i recognize a few deer from last year looks like they all gained a point or two.

 

I have a velvet 8 pointer at my feeder....he comes every day at 4p.m.

 

my wife bought me deer cam for fathers day - getting some good pice in the backyard of deer - getting me pumped. Last week I bought a Benelli SBEII - I cant wait to shot a deer with it!!
HEY CAMBO10 - where in NY are ya?