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March 30, 2009
Feeling Good About the Future
By Kim Hiss
If you're in need of a beginning-of-the-week pick-me-up, you're in luck. Blog reader "Jacee" recently sent me a link to this series of audio stories and photos she'd seen on wyomingnews.com. It's a great little featurette consisting of interviews the paper did with 7 first-time hunters last winter. These very young men and women range in age from eight to early teens and in game-of-choice from pheasant to antelope -- and they're sure to make you feel hopeful about the future of our sport.
One eight-year-old giggles his way through a story about an "attack pheasant," an older girl talks about the evils of video games and text messaging, another calls fresh air the best high, and a proud mom remembers her three-year-old daughter in a velvet dress on Santa's lap, asking for boots and binoculars so she can go goose hunting. While some of them admit their concerns about the future of hunting, these first-timers are doing their part just by being out there.
The entire segment is only about 3 min., 30 sec. long, and I was personally ready to break into song by the end of it. It's so easy to get bogged down with bad outdoor news, the stories of these seven kids was a welcome relief. Thanks to Jacee for the pick-me-up! -K.H.
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Comments (10)
So many things are put in the news about how horrible hunters are, that rarely is light shown on great stories like this. It is awesome to hear that kids are still getting involved in hunting/fishing instead of being locked up indoors all day doing God knows what. Lets just hope that land still remains for them to hunt when they get older. This deffinantly made my Monday a little better. Thanks for the good news!
Wow!
That was so cool. It certainly gives hope to the older hunters and fisherman of this great land,that the obligation and burden,of passing the baton of responsibilty,is being received with great enthusiasm and fervor,from these young outdoorsmen and ladies.
What a great piece of work by Shauna Stephenson!
Very cool! Thanks for highlighting that, Kim.
That was an awesome video, I wish that we could get more kids involved.
Anytime we introduce anyone to hunting in a positive way it only strengthens the whole hunting community. If only the antis could look at something like this with a open mind we'd have far less issues than we do.Thanks Kimmy!
I am glad you all liked it. I thought it was neat, and I certainly oculd sympathize with the moms in the story. Aspen, my daughter, would put on her princess dress, get her knife from her pretend kitchen set, to go down and help cut up an elk. I can only hope she will enjoy the outdoors the way her parents do!
Awesome post Jaycee. Every deer season our camp is filled with kids from 15 to 27 and there is no greater reward than knowing you had "something" to do with them loving the sport.
My dad started me hunting and to this day I share the passion with my son. I pray that some day he too will share it with his son or daughter.
As a purest, I love the black and white photos, it is becoming a lost art form. Having a young hunter in our home, I really enjoyed the piece.
I think we are lucky to have two kids who love to play outside, although my 13 yr old may deny it, hunting with my youngest is just a bonus.
I kind of started out hunting on my own when I was a kid. I loved it and still do. My dad always encouraged me, though he rarely joined me. I love seeing kids out hunting and their enthusiasm when I meet up with them. I think it is making them to be better people.
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So many things are put in the news about how horrible hunters are, that rarely is light shown on great stories like this. It is awesome to hear that kids are still getting involved in hunting/fishing instead of being locked up indoors all day doing God knows what. Lets just hope that land still remains for them to hunt when they get older. This deffinantly made my Monday a little better. Thanks for the good news!
Wow!
That was so cool. It certainly gives hope to the older hunters and fisherman of this great land,that the obligation and burden,of passing the baton of responsibilty,is being received with great enthusiasm and fervor,from these young outdoorsmen and ladies.
What a great piece of work by Shauna Stephenson!
Very cool! Thanks for highlighting that, Kim.
That was an awesome video, I wish that we could get more kids involved.
Anytime we introduce anyone to hunting in a positive way it only strengthens the whole hunting community. If only the antis could look at something like this with a open mind we'd have far less issues than we do.Thanks Kimmy!
I am glad you all liked it. I thought it was neat, and I certainly oculd sympathize with the moms in the story. Aspen, my daughter, would put on her princess dress, get her knife from her pretend kitchen set, to go down and help cut up an elk. I can only hope she will enjoy the outdoors the way her parents do!
Awesome post Jaycee. Every deer season our camp is filled with kids from 15 to 27 and there is no greater reward than knowing you had "something" to do with them loving the sport.
My dad started me hunting and to this day I share the passion with my son. I pray that some day he too will share it with his son or daughter.
As a purest, I love the black and white photos, it is becoming a lost art form. Having a young hunter in our home, I really enjoyed the piece.
I think we are lucky to have two kids who love to play outside, although my 13 yr old may deny it, hunting with my youngest is just a bonus.
I kind of started out hunting on my own when I was a kid. I loved it and still do. My dad always encouraged me, though he rarely joined me. I love seeing kids out hunting and their enthusiasm when I meet up with them. I think it is making them to be better people.
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