We leave in five days.
Hunting is all about the kiddos these days for me. Hagen and I like new adventures and experiences and I’ve always told Hagen that as long as he puts in the work at school and on the field... I will make sure he gets to experience incredible opportunities.
A few months ago, I was in the office going through photos in Lightroom and we got to talking about hunting so I jumped on the WWW to check the draw hunt applications status and showed him where I’d entered him for 7 different hunts. He’s 8 so this is the first year he is eligible. Needless to say, he thought it was pretty awesome.
He went 1 of 7. But that’s all it takes, it’s a chance.
Hagen progressed over the last few years from a Red Rider BB gun to .17 HMR and has now graduated to a Ruger American in .300 blackout. He and I have hit the range several times over the last few months prepping for his first chance at chasing Texas Whitetail.
I started him out using a sled to build his confidence, he did well.
Well, it’s the week of. His hunt takes place this coming weekend at Mason Mountain WMA.
Over the last few weeks I had gone back and forth over different setups to help him out in the field. So, I decided to pick up a PIG saddle to put on a ball head mounted to a tripod to help him out shooting from a blind.
It’s a pretty cool setup!
He was a little frustrated that he wasn’t quite as accurate off the tripod, but I was still fairly impressed with his shooting and his ability to do it all on his own.
I think he’s ready!
Hopefully, with fair weather and a new moon all goes well and he gets his first crack at a Texas Whitetail this week.
Wish him luck and I hope to update this thread with his experiences in the field with plenty of pixels as I will be hunting with my long lens.
I’ve never drawn a TPWD hunt so I’m pretty stoked about this opportunity for Hagen and a chance to make some memories at a unique place in the Texas Hill Country.
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Hunting is all about the kiddos these days for me. Hagen and I like new adventures and experiences and I’ve always told Hagen that as long as he puts in the work at school and on the field... I will make sure he gets to experience incredible opportunities.
A few months ago, I was in the office going through photos in Lightroom and we got to talking about hunting so I jumped on the WWW to check the draw hunt applications status and showed him where I’d entered him for 7 different hunts. He’s 8 so this is the first year he is eligible. Needless to say, he thought it was pretty awesome.
He went 1 of 7. But that’s all it takes, it’s a chance.
Hagen progressed over the last few years from a Red Rider BB gun to .17 HMR and has now graduated to a Ruger American in .300 blackout. He and I have hit the range several times over the last few months prepping for his first chance at chasing Texas Whitetail.
I started him out using a sled to build his confidence, he did well.
Well, it’s the week of. His hunt takes place this coming weekend at Mason Mountain WMA.
Over the last few weeks I had gone back and forth over different setups to help him out in the field. So, I decided to pick up a PIG saddle to put on a ball head mounted to a tripod to help him out shooting from a blind.
It’s a pretty cool setup!
He was a little frustrated that he wasn’t quite as accurate off the tripod, but I was still fairly impressed with his shooting and his ability to do it all on his own.
I think he’s ready!
Hopefully, with fair weather and a new moon all goes well and he gets his first crack at a Texas Whitetail this week.
Wish him luck and I hope to update this thread with his experiences in the field with plenty of pixels as I will be hunting with my long lens.
I’ve never drawn a TPWD hunt so I’m pretty stoked about this opportunity for Hagen and a chance to make some memories at a unique place in the Texas Hill Country.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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