I wanted to share (& brag) about my son and his hunt today. My boy Noah is 10 years old and has a cognitive disorder. Nothing comes easy for him, but he is a fighter and when he sets his mind to something...you can consider it done. This year after the youth waterfowl season, he decided he wanted to get a turkey this spring. We hunted hard without much success for the last 7 weeks. Everything finally came together for us this morning on our last chance to hunt this season. Today, Noah got to see everything that you can hope to see in a spring gobbler hunt. He heard a tom gobble on the roost, watched him strut for a hen, respond and come to a call, and get aggressive with my Jake decoy at 12 yards. Noah showed patience beyond his 10 years waiting on the tom to clear a hen and a subordinate gobbler before taking his shot. His little 20 gauge barked and the tom laid motionless 15 yards in front of us. As I started to celebrate, Noah said "wait, I want to pray." He bowed his head and thanked God for blessing him and then we started celebrating. I think we are raising him right. Noah's first turkey was an Osceola turkey that weighed 19 lbs, had a 9" beard and 1" spurs. It was way more fun watching him get a turkey than getting one myself.
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He looks happy happy!!
Congratulations to both of you!
On a scale of 1-10, you sir get an 11. Congrats to the little man for his turkey and for "getting it" very early in life. Well done!!!
I'd say you are raising him right. Glad he got to enjoy that. :icon_thumright:
Great going guys!
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congrats great job
Just awesome!
Absolutely Outstanding Young Man welcome to the Brotherhood :you_rock:
Awesome, congrats!
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Thats Awesome. Congrats to your boy. You should feel proud & it sounds like your raising him right. Keep it up........
That is awesome! Congrats to you and your son!
:z-guntootsmiley: Great Job!
FANTASTIC! Congrats to you both!!!
I got goose bumps reading this. You are obviously steering that young man in the right direction. Congrats on a great bird and best of luck to you guys in future endeavors.
Now thats what it all about,,,,congrads on a successful hunt and memories made ;D ;D ;D ;D
Well done, congrats!
Best story I've read this year!
BIG CONGRATS to Noah!
What an incredible young man! I'd be one proud daddy too! You obviously are doing one awesome job raising him! :icon_thumright:
He is having fun. Congrats,
TRKYHTR
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Very nice gobbler,congrats!
To all...Thank you for all of the kind words and encouragement for Noah. He is beaming still, and I can't wipe this smile off of my face.
Hookedspur: he has been telling everyone that he is in the turkey brotherhood since reading your post.
Now that our season is over, we are going to hit the beach and do some fishing. We wish all of you that are north of us, cooperative birds and great weather. Thank you all again!
Congratulations to you and your son! That's awesome!
good job
Great job Noah, :fud: :OGani: I know you are proud of that turkey, you two guys are what hunting is all about. thanks for sharing this with us.
Congrats to both of you!!!
Awesome :icon_thumright:
That first picture says it all!!! :icon_thumright:
Congrats!!
You aught to be proud you have every right to be!!!
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Congrats to you both! :icon_thumright:
Thats awesome, Congrats to you and your son. :icon_thumright:
AWESOME!!!!!!!
memories that will last a lifetime
Quote from: Turkeyman11 on April 21, 2013, 10:30:37 AM
I got goose bumps reading this. You are obviously steering that young man in the right direction. Congrats on a great bird and best of luck to you guys in future endeavors.
Could not have said it better!
Congratulations to you and your son! That is special!
What a fantastic hunt and a wonderful memory you two will share forever! Congrats to you both!!!
:z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley: good job noah. way to stick with it
If a pic is worth a 1000 words then that's priceless.
Congrats not only for your son getting a bird but also for raising such a fine young man. The first picture is priceless! You can tell he is one happy boy!
Thank you all for all of the kind words. Noah is sitting beside me reading all of your replies and smiling ear to ear. This site is full of great people. I intend to hang around for a spell. Noah asked me to thank all of you as well.
Great job.... What an experience that will always be with you two!
Awesome!! :you_rock:
congrats to the young man