Metis Huntress
11-08-2010, 08:54 PM
Well, my teenage daughter took all the courses required and then some to be allowed to come hunting with xcaribooer and I. I think I was more excited for her than anything! My daughter and I walked through the woods near Big Bar Lake region of the Cariboo looking for a mule deer buck and possibly Grouse. As we walked along this Thanksgiving Morning, my daughter in front, she stopped and turned to quickly say, "Look Mom, I think thats a grouse!" I said, it sure is, I took a shot and sure enuff another one flew up and sat on a tree branch. I got my grouse and handed her the shotgun and said "here, its your turn, shoot that grouse!" She then replied, "No, You go ahead, I'll get the next one." :mrgreen: Hahahaha...I said, there may not be a next one so you will get this one! I then handed her the shotgun and instructed to take aim and when she was ready to pull the trigger...well after a few long minutes later...BOOM, and down went her Grouse! I was the proudest mom in the world to have been able to share that moment with her! She was so excited and it built a world of confidence in her to realize that she really wanted to get that big buck we were looking for! She cleaned it and cooked it that night at camp and it served it up as our thanksgiving meal!! It was the best day ever!!! :-D Unfortunatly we did not see the big buck we were looking for but came back with a great memory and experience non the less!!:-D