Time Sure Flies

Man time sure flies by. According to the dates on this blog, it has been some time since I put anything in here. I guess developing a couple web sites and trying to get a TV show off the ground takes up some time.

Well I am back and still hunting like a mad man.

April 12th -13th will find our cameras following 40+ kids for the Wisconsin Youth Turkey Hunt. Birds are already out strutting their stuff and being pretty vocal. Mother nature on the other hand doesn't seem to want to play nice. Temps Saturday and Sunday are expected to be in the upper 30's with snow and rain mix on Saturday. Then again last year the kids started out with 14 degrees and snow flurries, so this really doesn't sound half bad.

During the week before the hunt, all kids in this particular program are required to attend a hunting safety class. This is in addition to the one required by the state. Topics cover a wide range including but not limited to identifying a tom, gun safety, tagging a bird, safely transporting your bird to the truck and so on. The chatter from these kids during the class is a good indication of the excitement that has built up. Even the parents on hand seemed to be excited for the kids as well. I am sure even more so when the instructor handed out slate, box and diaphragm calls instructing the kids to go home and practice at least three hours a day until the hunt.

Come Saturday morning good weather or bad, the kids will show up at 4:30 am and team up with their mentors to head to the field. Some will with out a doubt, get their first turkey. Others will see birds and some may only come away with just the experience of being there. For some kids this will be their first bird, for others the first hunt ever. For all, it will be a memory they will never forget.