Post by HighCotton on May 7, 2010 6:38:04 GMT -5
This post is especially for those that have not yet taken a turkey - ever. I talked to my nephew last night. He took his first turkey and he has been trying hard since Indiana's inception into this crazy (and at itmes frustrating) sport. It sounds like a nice bird with a 10 in. beard. I'll get more details later. He was so thankful. He can't come close to estimating the hours over the years spent in the turkey woods. He hunted the morning I pulled a double with my other nephew a few years ago. He was there trying to act excited for us but I could feel his frustration in wondering why he couldn't get a bird in range.
As I talked to him last night I could tell he was really getting into the story. He's mainly been hounded a bit by "another person" who has taken a bird the last 5 years in a row and acts like "its no big deal - just get out there and shoot you a turkey". Well, last night was his night and I wish I could have been there to celebrate with him. My nephew doesn't talk much but I think he could have gone all night recounting the hunt.
I told him this has been my toughest year ever. It seems I can hardly find the time to get out. And when I've gotten out I can't seem to get a bird IN. And try as I might, I can't seem to manufacture another day to hunt. My season is most likely over.
He related the story of how, through the years, I kept telling him to "be encouraged" and don't let the lack of a trophy get him down and to enjoy the hunt and all that goes with it. In a cool turnabout, he was telling me the same thing last night, "Be encouraged brother" your day will come.
Friends (and relatives) like this are worth the world to me.
Congratulations Brother!
And to all of you out there who are frustrated and trying for your first bird ( or another bird in many years) I'll simply say...
Be encouraged and keep at it
(and yes, I'm telling myself the same thing, too) LOL
As I talked to him last night I could tell he was really getting into the story. He's mainly been hounded a bit by "another person" who has taken a bird the last 5 years in a row and acts like "its no big deal - just get out there and shoot you a turkey". Well, last night was his night and I wish I could have been there to celebrate with him. My nephew doesn't talk much but I think he could have gone all night recounting the hunt.
I told him this has been my toughest year ever. It seems I can hardly find the time to get out. And when I've gotten out I can't seem to get a bird IN. And try as I might, I can't seem to manufacture another day to hunt. My season is most likely over.
He related the story of how, through the years, I kept telling him to "be encouraged" and don't let the lack of a trophy get him down and to enjoy the hunt and all that goes with it. In a cool turnabout, he was telling me the same thing last night, "Be encouraged brother" your day will come.
Friends (and relatives) like this are worth the world to me.
Congratulations Brother!
And to all of you out there who are frustrated and trying for your first bird ( or another bird in many years) I'll simply say...
Be encouraged and keep at it
(and yes, I'm telling myself the same thing, too) LOL
