Enjoying football is immensely more fun it you can toss the pigskin with friends and family. Aspiring little leaguers are always up for a game of catch. Likewise, hunting needs mentors to introduce youth to our heritage and help them understand the big picture of nature, hunting, and conservation.
Carrying a rifle or bow is extra exciting for young people, but it’s not necessary for a great start. Visiting a hunting camp, climbing into a tree stand, or sitting in a blind with friend or family also builds great excitement. This post from QDMA details how memorable this can be.
The warm Georgia sun was quickly fading behind the loblolly pines and, with it, any hope I had of Sarah getting a shot at her first deer. It was the last evening of the 2015 QDMA National Youth Hunt, and I had been assigned to guide a 12-year-old girl who had never killed a deer. By this point in the hunt, most of the other kids had a deer in the cooler, and the thought of Sarah going home empty-handed was breaking my heart.
With just 20 minutes of legal shooting light left, my hope was restored when two does and a fawn popped out of the thick brush and into the small wheat food plot we had been watching all evening… [continued]
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