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Title: Started a young man down a dark path
Post by: Gooserbat on April 09, 2023, 01:06:23 AM
He'll be spending his money on guns, calls, camo, tss, and such from now on.

No seriously I took my pastor's 8 yo this morning for youth season.  Long story short he missed a great long beard with my old rabbit hunting 410 and a load of fox trot 383 strokers 9.5s. We could hear this bird gobbling a long way off so after the miss we went to it and it became a pair of Jake's.  Called them in to 25 yards and he made it count.  Welcomed him to the club and carried his turkey back to the truck for him.  And then it was time for celebrating over a honeybun and root beer.
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Post by: shoer2 on April 09, 2023, 01:15:55 AM
Congratulations that is great!!!!
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Post by: Sir-diealot on April 09, 2023, 01:19:28 AM
Congratulations to the young lad.
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Post by: Greg Massey on April 09, 2023, 01:31:45 AM
Congrats young man... yep he's hooked ... LOL....
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Post by: Turkeybutt on April 09, 2023, 04:42:40 AM
Congratulations goes out to the young man and to you for taking him hunting!
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Post by: strum on April 09, 2023, 05:16:22 AM
 Now this is what its all about ! I love the pic. And the story . Congrats
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Post by: illmakeufamous on April 09, 2023, 05:20:38 AM
Perfect!


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Post by: Badger on April 09, 2023, 06:29:24 AM
Great memories for all.
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Post by: Tom007 on April 09, 2023, 06:40:18 AM
Great job. Congrats!
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Post by: Notsoyoungturk on April 09, 2023, 06:58:42 AM
Congratulations to him and thank you for adding a new member to the legion.
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Post by: JeffC on April 09, 2023, 07:01:58 AM
Thank you Sam for your time and effort, congratulations to the young hunter, hope there will be many more in his future.
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Post by: ferocious calls on April 09, 2023, 07:24:59 AM
Sweet success!!
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Post by: aclawrence on April 09, 2023, 07:32:17 AM
That's awesome!  These will be the future hunters who know what's it's all about, will respect the game and other hunters. We need more of these.


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Post by: Happy on April 09, 2023, 07:52:08 AM
Congrats to the young man! While I am more of a sugar free red bull and jellybeans kind of guy. I can appreciate the honeybun and root beer. Nice touch
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Post by: Callmn closer on April 09, 2023, 07:59:28 AM
Congratulations to both of you!  I'm sure you were just as proud of that turkey as he was, nice work!!
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Post by: Ranman on April 09, 2023, 08:27:20 AM
Great job.. congrats to both of you.
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Post by: TBoo on April 09, 2023, 08:59:15 AM
That's outstanding!  Congratulations to both of you.  Great story, pic, and memories!  Happy Easter.
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Post by: Flatsnbay on April 09, 2023, 09:48:28 AM
Love the pic. Nice job

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Post by: deathfoot on April 09, 2023, 09:50:09 AM
Great. Just what we need..more turkey hunters. Lol

Seriously tho, great job!! I love taking youth.
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Post by: captpete on April 09, 2023, 09:57:07 AM
Congrats to the young man and to you!!

Heck, I would be hooked with just the honeybun & rootbeer!

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Post by: Heritage on April 09, 2023, 10:25:23 AM
Congratulations to you both!
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Post by: Howieg on April 09, 2023, 10:28:41 AM
Honey buns and root beer ?? What happened to the smoking of cigars ??
Joking of coarse... kudos for taking time to start the young man right .
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Post by: Cowboy on April 09, 2023, 12:30:13 PM
Excellent! Congratulations to the little guy!

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Post by: Old Timer on April 09, 2023, 01:57:55 PM
Loving it! Congrats!
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Post by: tnanh on April 09, 2023, 04:06:20 PM
Very nice Easter story.
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Post by: Mossyguy on April 09, 2023, 05:21:23 PM
Oh no...he'll have gray hair before he's 10!
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Post by: tal on April 09, 2023, 05:25:52 PM
 Your wife will leave you, kids disown you, your own dog will bite you. But it sure is fun. Congrats
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Post by: REBELYELL on April 09, 2023, 05:38:04 PM
Congratulations to that young man.  :you_rock: :you_rock:
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Post by: WV Flopper on April 09, 2023, 06:15:54 PM
 Dark path? It's not like you got him strippers for his 8th birthday!!! Turkey hunting is a lot cheaper than women anyway.

Congratulations to the boy! And you!
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Post by: Zobo on April 09, 2023, 06:46:31 PM
Awesome!
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Post by: Boykin Hollow on April 09, 2023, 08:20:50 PM
Oh my Lawd,  you have ruint that po child for life !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Mabren2 on April 09, 2023, 09:48:02 PM
That's awesome, congrats!  I started taking a co-worker's son when he was 8.  He's a couple years out of high school now, so we're several years past the youth seasons, but we still get to hook up for a hunt now and then.  Memories I will have for a lifetime for sure.
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Post by: Marc on April 09, 2023, 11:59:29 PM
  :z-guntootsmiley:Super cool!
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Post by: Muzzy61 on April 10, 2023, 09:22:56 AM
Congrats to the young hunter and to you for adding one more to the brotherhood.
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Post by: krm944 on April 10, 2023, 10:51:58 AM
I just love learning that it was a 410 bagging the bird!
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Post by: ElkTurkMan on April 11, 2023, 09:34:10 AM
Good stuff. Congrats!
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Post by: zelmo1 on April 11, 2023, 10:36:02 AM
Congrats to the young man and shame on you for ruining his every waking thought, lol. Nice job Sam. Z
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Post by: Vabirddog on April 11, 2023, 12:14:40 PM
Fun times. I so look forward to youth day every year!
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Post by: tomstopper on April 11, 2023, 05:35:04 PM
Congratulations to you both

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Post by: tad1 on April 11, 2023, 06:09:14 PM
WTG!  He grows up and will need an understanding wife and a stable job!
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Post by: Tunaguy on April 12, 2023, 11:00:20 AM
Congratulations! That bird is a big as him!
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Post by: callmakerman on April 12, 2023, 11:08:09 AM
I had someone do this for me when I was a much younger man than I am now. I finally got a nice jake for my first bird and I was hooked for life. Turkey hunting is one of the best things I have ever done and I will still act like a kid during Christmas waiting for opening day. He's lucky to have someone who's willing to take the time to spend with him and teach him the ins and outs of turkey hunting. Congrats on a great hunt.
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Post by: grayfox on April 12, 2023, 04:01:29 PM
Love the photo of the kid with his turkey. Thank you Sam for taking the time to get him hooked on turkey hunting.
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Post by: Cut N Run on April 12, 2023, 04:43:17 PM
Congratulations to the young man on his success.  Congratulations to you for being a quality mentor and starting him off right.  Memories last a lifetime, especially good ones.  Well done!

Jim
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Post by: jhoward11 on April 13, 2023, 01:26:14 PM
Pour kid never had a chance. He'll talk about it for weeks with a big old smile. So will the kid! Thanks Sam