My sons first CB harvest...just turned 7 years old!
10-23-2007, 08:22 PM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: wisconsin
Posts: 299
RE: My sons first CB harvest...just turned 7 years old!
thats awesome...
my son is 12 this year and its his first year to legally hunt, he has a pretty high interest in it but unfortunately it seems like he has a little higher interest in other things in life right now, and those things usually take priority
my son is 12 this year and its his first year to legally hunt, he has a pretty high interest in it but unfortunately it seems like he has a little higher interest in other things in life right now, and those things usually take priority
10-23-2007, 08:36 PM
#14
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 98
RE: My sons first CB harvest...just turned 7 years old!
Hotburn76
I work at the grain elevator in Maumee, so the walleye run is not foreign to me, but never really got into the whole river thing. Fished a LOT as a kid and I guess I got burned out. No desire to even pick up a pole. On the way to work during that 2-3 weeks I see license plates from all over the midwest... it's really a circus down there. I cross the Maumee bridge coming to work and the 475 bridge on the way home, so I see everyone. (even the game wardens hiding in the weeds with spotting scopes looking for snaggers!)
As far as the turnips, I'll report back to you guys. I've never seen a plant come up so fast. I planted them approx. Labor Day and got that 5" downpour the next day. Figured my plot was toast... 3 days later the turnips were up and rolling! Once it got hot, they grew like something out of amovie...When the leaves were small,the cam was showing deer hitting that field like it was made with sugar or something.. it was crazy. They seemed to have slowed as of late. My buddy tells me the sugar in the leaves change after a freeze and in late winter they'll start hitting that again. I'm seeing a few weeds in my plot... I'd like to bushhog it down and get some new growth and kill the weeds, but I don't if the turnips leaves will make a recovery before it gets too cold.
I work at the grain elevator in Maumee, so the walleye run is not foreign to me, but never really got into the whole river thing. Fished a LOT as a kid and I guess I got burned out. No desire to even pick up a pole. On the way to work during that 2-3 weeks I see license plates from all over the midwest... it's really a circus down there. I cross the Maumee bridge coming to work and the 475 bridge on the way home, so I see everyone. (even the game wardens hiding in the weeds with spotting scopes looking for snaggers!)
As far as the turnips, I'll report back to you guys. I've never seen a plant come up so fast. I planted them approx. Labor Day and got that 5" downpour the next day. Figured my plot was toast... 3 days later the turnips were up and rolling! Once it got hot, they grew like something out of amovie...When the leaves were small,the cam was showing deer hitting that field like it was made with sugar or something.. it was crazy. They seemed to have slowed as of late. My buddy tells me the sugar in the leaves change after a freeze and in late winter they'll start hitting that again. I'm seeing a few weeds in my plot... I'd like to bushhog it down and get some new growth and kill the weeds, but I don't if the turnips leaves will make a recovery before it gets too cold.
10-23-2007, 10:16 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: arkansas
Posts: 3,147
RE: My sons first CB harvest...just turned 7 years old!
Congrats to both of you and welcome to the forum!! That has to rank as best first post ever on here! The kids are the future for all of us. Great story and pics, thanks!!
10-24-2007, 07:12 AM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Northeast Ohio
Posts: 106
RE: My sons first CB harvest...just turned 7 years old!
That is awsome, my son is seven as well and just started this year. I had him out last Saturday for his first hunt had a great time, even though nothing was seen until we stepped out of the blind. With any luck this weekend will be better. Tell your son congrats!!!! The best of luck to the both of you.
10-24-2007, 06:27 PM
#19
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Adamsville Tennessee
Posts: 191
RE: My sons first CB harvest...just turned 7 years old!
Awesome Post!!!! I even read this to my boys. Hopefully the rain will let up some tomorrow and we will have a chance to get out and hunt some...Congratulations to both of you-Chris
10-24-2007, 06:42 PM
#20
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 98
RE: My sons first CB harvest...just turned 7 years old!
I really appreciate all the posts guys... I sat my son down today after school and read them all to him. He was all ears and all smiles! I tell you what, the internet sure makes this world a small place... you can sure "meet" some friendly, polite folks on these different websites!
Sat behind the old straw bale again tonight... passed on a decent 6 point. I'll give him a year or two to grow up.
On a side note, I'll be taking the Horton down to Coshocton County this weekend to hunt with a close friend. He moved into a new house in Sept. w/ some great hunting land surrounding it and wants my family to come down. He's all excited about getting me all set up, I just laugh and tell him, give me my turkey hunting outfit with a sweatshirt underneath, judge the wind and look around fora good spot to "disappear" ! (downed trees, holes, behind bales, etc) That's one thing I really like about these crossbows... I don't feel tied down to a treestand, I can go just about anywhere. Havea good night guys! Jeff
Sat behind the old straw bale again tonight... passed on a decent 6 point. I'll give him a year or two to grow up.
On a side note, I'll be taking the Horton down to Coshocton County this weekend to hunt with a close friend. He moved into a new house in Sept. w/ some great hunting land surrounding it and wants my family to come down. He's all excited about getting me all set up, I just laugh and tell him, give me my turkey hunting outfit with a sweatshirt underneath, judge the wind and look around fora good spot to "disappear" ! (downed trees, holes, behind bales, etc) That's one thing I really like about these crossbows... I don't feel tied down to a treestand, I can go just about anywhere. Havea good night guys! Jeff