Trophy viewed through a 7 year old's eyes.

[Hilltop]

I took my 7 year old son out this weekend for rabbit/squirrel/dove hunt. Most of the doves have headed south. The cover is so thick rabbits are almost impossible so we focused on squirrels. It was tough hunting in the wind and the squirrels didn't cooperate. It took us almost 2 hours of still hunting before he got a decent shot. He made it count (with the 28 gauge shotgun borrowed from NE69- thanks again Dave). He was so excited we had to stop at several of his friends houses on the way home to show it off. We now have a skinned squirrel hide salted and drying in the garage. He insists on keeping it for his wall because he is so proud of his "trophy" that he worked so hard for.

 

[mallardsx2]

Sweet! I remember how excited I was when I got literally ANYTHING when I was a kid. I still share that very excitement when putting something on the ground.

 

[go_deep]

Getting my 8 year old boy out for his first hunt in 2 weekends, I can't wait!
Congratulations to your son that's a great time!

 

[Ikeepitcold]

My kids love rabbit hunting. It's a blast. Congrats on getting the kiddos out there hunting.

 

[Cobbhunts]

That is awesome. And is exactly how I was at that age. Thanks for sharing, I needed this to brighten my day after watching that crap last night. Daphne is going on her first youth deer hunt next weekend. We sure are excited about it!

 

[dirtytough]

Awesome!! I take my boy out also. He wants a prairie dog so badly. Hasn't hit one yet but he has fun trying.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

I remember taking my son dove hunting when he was 7. All he could do was yell "I can't load the gun fast enough!" Single shot 20 ga, so you know the problem. He finally got his limit after 3 boxes of shells.

 

[CrossCreeks]

Looks like a great trophy and great memories ! The smile says it all. I still remember my first squirrel almost 50 years ago.

 

[SGM]

Impossible to argue with his logic and his smile speaks volumes. I remember my son at 7 or 8 bagged his first squirrel, he was so excited I had it mounted. He is now 30 and still has that squirrel mount. Still brings a smile to my face every time I see it. Good job dad and there will be many more great moment to come.

 

[hoshour]

Nice job, dad. Firsts are great memories and the first first is especially sweet. He'll relive that more times that you would bagging a ram.

 

[Manualman]

Great job. I hope you guys have many more successful hunts

 

[ElkTrout]

That is awesome Hilltop! That picture says it all! Congrats!


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[Colorado T]

That is definitely awesome!! The first animal I killed was a squirrel when I was a little younger than your boy while out duck hunting with my dad. I will always remember that and being out hunting with my dad.

 

[Shane13]

That's awesome.

My son used to keep a running total of all the different animals and birds he'd killed. He's 19 now and has long since lost count, but when he was 5 to about 13, he could tell you exactly how many total and how many of each type.

 

[NE69]

Dave, bring him out some weekend. I want to see that smile myself. Combo youth hunt and bow hunt maybe? I can make any weekend work.

 

[sneakypete]

Hilltop, congrats to you and your son! That smile is awesome! I can't wait to see a picture with his first goose!

 

[Hilltop]

Dave, bring him out some weekend. I want to see that smile myself. Combo youth hunt and bow hunt maybe? I can make any weekend work.

Sounds like a blast! I will make it happen.