9 year old son first deer.
Feb 11, 2015 19:15:57 GMT -5
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Post by mattc on Feb 11, 2015 19:15:57 GMT -5
My boy and I had a special day this year. I planted rye and turnips and we were sitting at the edge of the plot when this fella came out. He made a perfect shot off the sticks at 60 yards. The 308 did knock him off his feet.
I wrote this when we got home.
In our family today's events mark an important milestone in the transition from boy to man. Wyatt swallowed down his excitement controlled his trembling and acted. He handled a powerful weapon safely and made a good shot. He was respectful of his harvest and handled his mixed emotions of thankfulness victory and regret in a way that made me so proud of him. Today after we finish the process of turning this deer into meat for our table, Wyatt will taste the grassy earthy minerally essence that is literally of our farm, the plants that grow there and the rains that fell, and in a small way the deer will become a part of him. If he finds himself shaded by tall buildings in the days to come and is covered in the diesel exhaust of a passing bus at any time he can close his eyes and be transported to a frost covered turnip field on the stillest morning in memory in the middle of no where Missouri.
