Greg Johnson
New member
I had the opportunity to help as a mentor for a local youth pheasant hunt sponsored by our PF chapter with my dog. A young 12-year-old boy was assigned to me and we had multiple opportunities but he wasn’t able to harvest a bird. The group met at lunch time to share stories of how the other groups had fared; unfortunately, the boy I was helping was taking a lot of razzing from his twin brother that had successfully harvested a pheasant.
I could tell the “pressure was on” my partner and he was pretty tensed up to perform but I assured him we would have additional opportunities. We started to hunt a field with another couple of groups walking in a line as his brother tagged along. As luck would happen, a rooster flushed in front of us and presented a perfect crossing shot for my partner – he literally shot the head off of the bird. The perfect shot in front of his brother and friends; it can’t get any better than that. Great memory.
I could tell the “pressure was on” my partner and he was pretty tensed up to perform but I assured him we would have additional opportunities. We started to hunt a field with another couple of groups walking in a line as his brother tagged along. As luck would happen, a rooster flushed in front of us and presented a perfect crossing shot for my partner – he literally shot the head off of the bird. The perfect shot in front of his brother and friends; it can’t get any better than that. Great memory.