Our Legacy

[idnative1948]

Was thinking tonight after talking to one of the grandsons about October deer. He as a 5th generation Idaho sportsman (and I hope to live long enough to see a 6th), it really makes me wonder what we are going to be able to leave our future generations.
Were talking about drawing an *animal* which will have a gps ear tag in a certain area with it's last known address and if you can't find it in four days then hunt over.

We chuckled for awhile until he asked, "What if?"

 

[Ben Lamb]

It's all about the Habitat. Keeping large chunks of ground unbroken and undeveloped is what's required to ensure long seasons and ample opportunity.

Good post.

 

[duckhunt]

My kids are 4th generation in the camp where my trailer is in wisconsin. I can see how things have changed since I was a kid on the river. I cant imagine how things have changed since my grandfather started hunting and fishing there.

 

[2rocky]

My three daughters are the 5th generation on the Family ranch. My youngest (7) really loves her Red Ryder and fiberglass longbow. Reminds me of myself at that age.

I am optimistic, because girls are more empowered today to hunt and fish and do outdoor stuff. She will have a chance to do an out of state hunt younger than I ever was. Because of habitat work started by my sister, and father in the '90's, we see deer in the pastures that we never saw when I was a kid. We have turkeys around in great numbers that I never experienced as a kid.

Her Grandpa (my Dad) is active and eager to do stuff with my kids. Her two older sisters got to go through Hunter Safety, by reading chapters out loud to Great Grandpa (My Grandfather) and discussing his experiences (hearing hunting stories) that related to the material.

Folks, every generation is going to have a differing experience of hunting and the outdoors. I think we all try to make it better for our kids. With the advent of hunting television shows, they are going to be exposed to a lot more secondhand experience than we could get reading Field and Stream or Outdoor Life once a month. While they might not be able to shoot ground squirrels on the vacant lot outside of town, or hunt the road ditches for pheasants on the way home from school like we did growing up,They are going to become sportsmen and women at a younger age.