Next week he becomes a deer hunter....he did it again!!! Update pg.33...

[Guru]

Cade is a week away from what he's been dreaming about and preparing for what seems to be his whole life...he finally gets to be a "deer hunter"!

We've been working hard getting ready for next Monday...it came a lot quicker that we thought it would a couple years ago.

Last year NYS lowered their Jr. Archery age to 12 from 14. This year they moved the season from mid-October to October 1st.

I have a bunch of pics to share showing what we've been doing the last month or so getting ready.

But I've been kind of reminiscing lately, thinking back and looking at pix realizing how much he's grown and how far he's become as an archer.

I thought I'd post pix of his "Journey"...


Honest to god...his first shot ever! Just before his 3rd birthday...
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Second time out shooting...
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First time out in the woods stumping...
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Snow shooting...
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I set a stand on a tree to make sure everything was ok on it and Cade just had to try it out(only a ft off the ground)...
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First time out with me in the fall setting a treestand...
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This time out I said he could only go as long as he walked the whole time himself....you can see how long that lasted...
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a lot more to share, just getting started....

[Guru]

His first 3D shoot...Not a happier kid on earth that day...
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Another 3D...
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[ChuckC]

they grow up fast.

ChuckC

[macbow]

Absolutely Great.

[Guru]

In the fall of 2006 he got to work out his first blood trail (short version)...
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTpsPQqq190  
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_NNIl-c8pI  
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Some winter stumping...
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HSL-plVT64  
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHC1EEQMswU  

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA_NcrJUvKk

[Hot Hap]

Good luck to Cade. Thanks for taking us along. Hap

[jcar315]

[Guru]

His first Muzzy shoot...he came in 6th out of 8 shooters, had a wonderful time, but was determined to do better the next year(he thought it would be cool to win sometime)
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His first JLMBH, where he met his biggest bud "Big Ed"...the start of a very special relationship...
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Then his next Muzzy...
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As you can see, he came in 3rd!
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A 3D with grandpa...
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"Determination"...
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[Earl E. Nov...mber]

The deer in NY are in trouble for sure.. This team will be relentless.

[Guru]

The next years JLMBH, again with his bud Bid Ed. Big Ed gifted Cade a longbow made by Big Ed himself. It was gorgeous and cade luv'd it!
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That next spring I finally got a gobbler while Cade was in the blind with me!
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That summer he bowfished for the 1st time after just following along for a couple years...
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His very first shot ever captured on video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3rdc90gy4k

[Keefer]

Cade,
 You got the kind of Dad I wished I had when I was a kid...He really loves you Cade and it shows with all the pics and times spent in the field..Now one day when Pop grows old you take him out in the field and take loads of pics of  the special moments with him... Good job Curt on raising your kids and spending much time with them...  

[Guru]

First time frogging and his 1st bowkill!
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Thanx to our great friend Terry Receveur, his 1st time bowfishing at night on a boat...
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This was the continuing story of Cade's first year-plus of bowfishing. Had no problem hitting fish, just wasn't quite getting the arrow in far enough for the barb to stick...
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Then his 3rd Muzzy, and he finally did it...1st place!!!
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That fall,2010...we got him all set-up to sit in a treestand with me. We didn't get a deer, but it was great...
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His first "ghillie hunt"...
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Another JLMBH with his bud Big Ed...
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[pauljr]

Very nice Curt, Ive raised my girls the same way, however that young man has the drive to hunt that so few kids have. Good luck and have fun!

[Bud B.]

Excellent journey!!

Waiting for more!  

[Guru]

Winter stumpin' and getting to build his 1st campfire...
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Then we got to go to Alabama and spend some time with our great friends, the Wilson family!  Cade with Don and another great fellow Larry Surtees...
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Again, he was hitting fish, but just couldn't get his arrow in far enough to land one!  But he had a blast fighting my fish...
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Cade and another one of the "good guys", "Robtattoo"...
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The next day we hunted pheasant and he did great!
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With another of his biggest "fans", Terry Green...
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Us with Don and Sky...
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His brace of birds!!
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[Guru]

2011 froggin...
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In July we got another chance to go on Capt'n Bob's "Carpaggeddon" with the Receveur family...
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He finally did it! After a year and a half since starting, he finally landed his first carp!!!
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Muzzy 2011...
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A repeat performance, 1st place for the second year in a row in the youth division!!
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On the drive home after Muzzy, Cade told me he was ready to move up into the Junior division next year ever though he was eligible to shoot again in the youth....

[Over&Under]

The deer have no idea who they are up against:)

[kennym]

Curt, he has always been a deer hunter, just hasn't gone yet!! Go get em Cade!!  

[Guru]

Last year we shared a great hunt...
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After a fall ball double header he still wanted to go out with me, but as you can see he didn't last very long...
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[Guru]

That brings us to 2012....

Cold winter's day stumping...
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Then late this winter and another trip to Alabama with the Wilson's, and his "bowfishing breakout"!!

Don said it best..."all you have to do is put something in front of him"....I don't know how many fish he shot and landed!!!
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more later....