I was blessed to be part of the Georgia youth weekend hunt with the Outdoor Dream Foundation. Believe me, I had a very small part in this. The guys that organized this event deserve all the kudos. We had 7 kids for the event and all 7 got a new 20ga TriStar with a Burris FF3 and a Sumtoy choke, a new vest, I made them each a slate call and a buddy made them each a glass call. They also got two new decoys and a decoy bag, plus they stayed at the property in two very nice cabins.
On to the hunt. I was paired up with a kid named JJ. JJ was born with cerebral palsy and at 4 years of age he was diagnosed with brain cancer. He is 14 now and they found some tumors on his spinal cord. With all the adversity this kid has been through, he did nothing but smile all day.
On to the hunt. The morning was rough, had a bird gobbling on the roost, but after fly down he went quiet. He did wind up gobbling on his own 70yds behind us, but wouldnt respond to a call. So we decided to go back to the cabin and regroup, but in the meantime we got the truck stuck, the mosquitoes were awful and the gnats even worse, still no complaining. Made a change for the afternoon and things got hot quick. Got a hen fired up and then game on. Two good birds came in and JJ laid the smack down on one of them. Bird didnt flop once!!! He probably could have killed the second bird, but I got so darned excited and yelled "atta boy" loud enough to send that bird three counties over
We got things settled down and a short time later my "allergies" kicked in and I had to walk away to give thanks to God for such a great day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biCrnsZ3jb0&t=28s
