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You are pretty far north, DrMike, Utah and Wyoming does start until closer to the end of September.
Moose Opens in Thirteen Days
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That's pretty awesome Mike. I am sure Noah is beside himself and had a heckuva great time. Sounds like you have him hooked pretty well. Great work buddy. Very happy for him. That is the sorta thing that gets me very excited as well. Hope he can hammer a deer or maybe an elk later on this Fall.
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He's pretty happy to be home. However, the first thing he said to his mother was, "Mom, we've got to go up to see Pa in November." I think I'll see this boy up north again very soon. His ten-year-old brother was pretty warm about visiting all at once.
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DrMike
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Jim,
This is the north; it is not unheard of that people come to a service with a moose in the back of the pickup and blood on the jeans. We take it in stride. Actually, were it not for television broadcasting, I'd be wearing jeans and a hunting shirt.
This is the north; it is not unheard of that people come to a service with a moose in the back of the pickup and blood on the jeans. We take it in stride. Actually, were it not for television broadcasting, I'd be wearing jeans and a hunting shirt.
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Mike - I know you wanted to get him on a moose, but doggone, the young fellow had a great time hunting with you and, I think this is important, he found out that not every hunt ends in a kill, but they're still enjoyable.
When my son was first starting to hunt with me, I got all worked up about making sure he got a shot opportunity, and pushed really hard to make that happen. I wanted him to drop game and thus complete the hunt. Turned out, I just needed to relax and enjoy the hunt, he did too, and there was no pressure on him to tag anything. Sometimes we put meat in the freezer and antlers on the wall, sometimes we don't. It's all hunting.
I will admit, the story has a better ending when there's game down, but it's all enjoyable, especially spending time afield with family or friends. I'm sure he had a great time and learned a lot.
Later, Guy
When my son was first starting to hunt with me, I got all worked up about making sure he got a shot opportunity, and pushed really hard to make that happen. I wanted him to drop game and thus complete the hunt. Turned out, I just needed to relax and enjoy the hunt, he did too, and there was no pressure on him to tag anything. Sometimes we put meat in the freezer and antlers on the wall, sometimes we don't. It's all hunting.
I will admit, the story has a better ending when there's game down, but it's all enjoyable, especially spending time afield with family or friends. I'm sure he had a great time and learned a lot.
Later, Guy
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Noah had a great time. We were up at 3 a.m. for eight of the past ten days and out again in the evening on several occasions. He had a great time. He learned to sing "The Moose Song" and quite a bit of wood craft not only from me, but from some of the other fellows who accompanied us. He is eager to be in the field; and it is obvious that he thoroughly enjoyed himself. We saw a lot of animals, which thrilled him no end. He was amazed at all the mule deer and whitetails we saw--especially the bucks in velvet. We saw a few black bears, though all were sows with cubs. He also saw quite a few cow and calf moose, some amazingly close, which was pretty astonishing to him. We didn't see any grizzlies this time, though we weren't in the alpine, so there are fewer down low. In all, it was a great time for him, as well as for me. Unfortunately, his new rifle won't be finished until next week. However, I will be working up a load this fall, and it will be waiting on him when he comes back up. In the interim, I'll be selling the Model Seven to help pay for the new Tikka and work on that rifle. He is pretty stoked about that. Just knowing that there is a rifle waiting on him that was specifically made to fit him produces quite a high.
Dr. Mike,
Thank you for this wonderful thread. I have no doubt that your grandson had a great time. Your thread reminds me of the few times that my grandfather took me fishing and the one time that I was able to hunt with him and my father. I was not able to hunt since I was about 5-6 years old, but I had the opportunity to walk in his foot steps in the high sierras. The one thing that I remember from that hunt was that he told me that I must have been part billy goat the way I was able to get around. That was the last time that he hunted. But since that time, I have wanted to walk in his foot steps and do what he did. That memory is one of my most fond memories. I look forward to his return trip and part two of this story.
Thank you for this wonderful thread. I have no doubt that your grandson had a great time. Your thread reminds me of the few times that my grandfather took me fishing and the one time that I was able to hunt with him and my father. I was not able to hunt since I was about 5-6 years old, but I had the opportunity to walk in his foot steps in the high sierras. The one thing that I remember from that hunt was that he told me that I must have been part billy goat the way I was able to get around. That was the last time that he hunted. But since that time, I have wanted to walk in his foot steps and do what he did. That memory is one of my most fond memories. I look forward to his return trip and part two of this story.
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Deo volente, I'll post a follow-up this fall. I took his older brother on a fishing expedition to Great Slave Lake a few years back. We had a great time. During that trip, Joel was made to kiss a fish. He had been teasing a couple of the fellows with us (a (now) retired RCMP sergeant and my trusty native hunting guide). They told him that if he didn't stop, he would have to kiss a pike. We have photographic evidence that he didn't terminate his efforts to tease them. Hence, Noah's desire to have a picture of him kissing a moose. We were all carrying a tube of Chapstick so that he could give it a big kiss on the lips. He insisted that he would only kiss the head, but most of the fellows were equally insistent that he would kiss the moose on the lips. He wanted a picture to take back to school. He may make it back in time for the end of elk and the beginning of whitetail this fall. At least, that is our hope.
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My grandfather only hunted with me a few times, but he helped get me started in hunting. You're doing a great thing Mike, something we all should do.
Guy
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Noah's father is removed from his family. In many respects, I became his male model this summer. I picked up Noah and his sister, Hannah, two days before school dismissed and just brought him home. He had a very great summer on multiple levels.
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It tickles me no end to hear him repeating hunting stories, reciting jokes and singing songs that he heard while we were out hunting. He manages to entertain his siblings and his Mother with all this. Lynda and I both laugh heartily at what has changed in his character.
He sounds like a great boy. Be good to meet the boy in the future. Boys raised with grandpas that care about are usually a step ahead!
I'm very glad he loved the experience so much and I'm so glad you had the chance to hunt with him. Should be a great Fall for you Mike.
I'm very glad he loved the experience so much and I'm so glad you had the chance to hunt with him. Should be a great Fall for you Mike.
