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Philip Garrett How to begin hunting again
Yes. There’s a lot of going out. We’ve got friends we go hunting with. We go out and just kind of figure it’s not always about the hunt, but it’s the camaraderie, the friendship, you know. Philip Garrett How to begin hunting again We were telling stories and we were comparing notes, going out, scouting out the areas where we’re going to hunt and talking about it. Going out here and enjoying everyone’s friendship and camaraderie. As a family, also we go hunt as a family with my three-year-old grandson. He was like two and a half when he started hunting. It’s funny to watch him. You would never even think that a two and a half year old can be quiet out in the woods, but he was just as quiet as a church mouse. He goes out where he knows he’s got to be quiet for when the deer come out.
Bruce: Let’s stay on that right now, because a lot of our listeners, guys and gals, have kids that they want to take in the out-of-doors. How do you make it comfortable? How do you make it safe? And how do you make it fun for those kids?
Phil: Actually it was my daughter’s idea to take her son hunting with her. She always tries to bring like little snacks along with them and little quiet toys. They hunt on the ground when they hunt or in a low-sitting stand to make sure it’s safe for him and there’s nothing to fall off of, you know, or hunt in a blind. And to keep him occupied, she will bring his little trucks and whatever. But he keeps a lookout also for the deer and whatever we’re hunting for. He’s got a pretty keen eye. Like I say, [inaudible 00:05:09]. He just knows and we taught him how to be aware of his surroundings and you see it. He gets his little toy guns, like in the back yard, and he practices his little walking through the bushes and hunting. It is fun to watch.
Jeana contacted me last fall about joining Country Camo Outdoors. I was stationed with her in Germany in the mid 80’s. I accepted her invitation and now I’m Pro Staff. Country Camo Outdoors is a great group of people from different areas around the country that love the outdoors. We are all mostly veterans, Philip Garrett How to begin hunting again