Went to southeast Idaho to meet with a fellow TradGanger(Jeff Biorn) and chase some rabbits. Jeff had decided to take his nephew Josh along with us. When Josh asked if he could bring a friend(Chaz), we were more than glad to have him join in the fun. As I understand things, Josh has shot a bow before this trip. This would be the first time for Chaz. Unfortunately, Jeff nor I had an extra bow for Chaz to use. Josh and Chaz would have to share a borrowed recurve. We were hoping to reduce the local rabbit population, but the rabbits just did not cooperate. We did manage to run into the luckiest cottontail in all of Idaho. My arrow missed its head by 1/2". Jeff tried to get a stalk on, but the wiley cottontail gave him the slip. We ended up doing more stumpin' than hunting. That seemed to be just fine with the boys. It was the first time stumpin' for the both of them. I can not tell you how many times I heard the boys say " I really love stumpin', it is a lot of fun".
This is Josh(black shirt) giving Chaz(orange shirt) some shooting tips.
Here is Chaz shooting the recurve.
Jeff hits an invisable limb.
Heading back to the truck after a day of stumpin'.
A couple of pictures of the countryside.
I have to tell you, Josh is one heck of a natural shot. When I first watched him shoot, I was going to show him how to properly anchor, but he never missed what he was shooting at. I figure if it aint broke, don't fix it.
Jeff and I decided both of these boys need bows of thier own. My son has an old fibergalss starter bow that he said he would give to Chaz. Josh, at 11, can already handle my new #47 Dryad bow with no problems at all. Jeff and I are going to have to see if we can make him a longbow.
All in all, it was a great day. I got the pleasure of meeting a couple of great kids. I hope you enjoyed going along with us on our stumpin' trip. If you get nothing else out of this post, I hope it gives you the idea of taking a kid out shooting. It does not have to be your child. It could be a neighbor. When you see the smile on that childs face and eyes, you will know you have done something good.
Shawn
Topic: Make a kids day, take him/her stumpin' (Read 259 times)
