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Kal

Kal

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Last night I took a couple of the High Schoolers from church out for a walk through a nice piece of CREP that I hadn't hunted yet this season and we had a blast. 5 birds (3 guys) plus 3-4 others that were missed so we easily could have had our 6th bird and limited out but the real fun came on the 5th bird. One of the kids had been badgering his dad to take him out this season since he recently finished his gun safety and bought his first gun but his dad farms and is trying to finish up so Chris was still waiting to shoot his first rooster. We were walking a nice grove that sits in a small valley between two corn fields and has a crick running through it when two roosters busted. One flew right in front of me straight against the wind so I dropped that one and turned to see what Chris was doing with the second when I heard him pull the trigger. Bird was hit but only wounded so it hit the corn stubble and took off running. Chris pulled up to shoot again while the bird was running and said, "I'm NOT losing my first bird!" I yelled immediately for him not to shoot as Toby (my 8 month old Golden/Irish Setter) had by this point grabbed my bird, dropped it near me and was in a full out sprint across the corn to chase down our runner. When Chris saw Toby he started yelling, "get him Toby, get him!" and started chasing into the corn on his own. Long story short Toby made the retrieve (3/4 across an entire land section) and Chris was able to enjoy his first meal of pheasant that he'd shot himself. This, my friends, is one of the true joys of doing ministry in pheasant country :)
 
That kid will never forget his first bird, or your dog making the long retrieve. Taking someone out to get their first birds has got to be one of the most enjoyable moments in hunting.
 
I never thought of rural ministry as a career, but nobody explained the potential benefits to me, and to dumb to think of it myself! Wonderful story, excellent series of events, with a real life hunting/learning experience, all roled up with a whole lot of fun. Probably made hunters for life, boys and dog. Those boys will be telling their kids, and grand kids, that story when we are all gone. Wiith time, and telling, you'll be a legendary sportsman and that retrieve will 2 miles! All the Best, recruit some more.
 
Wiith time, and telling, you'll be a legendary sportsman and that retrieve will 2 miles!
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In all seriousness I walked into church this afternoon for a funeral and was greeted by two of Chris' friends armed with a story about Toby, "jumping the crick to chase down a bird." Gotta love it.

I never thought of rural ministry as a career, but nobody explained the potential benefits to me, and to dumb to think of it myself!
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I am a 20-something year old and newly married so the idea of placing roots in rural Minnesota was something my wife and I had to really consider. When I came to visit before I accepted the gig I was given a tour of the county which included notice of many of the places I would have access to hunt should I come serve the congregation. SOLD! We're 6 months in now and couldn't be happier. The perks of being in the country are too many to name.
 
Kal Awesome job and welcome to Minnesota
 
Nice story I love it when the dog chases down a cripple. I hate to hear of birds shot and lost........Bob
 
Great story on all counts!
Way to go taking youth from your church hunting.
Good for your dog! And good for the young man!!!:)
 
Great story and some good action to go along with it. It's really cool that the kids enjoyed the dogs hard work. Now the parents probably won't be thrilled because the boys will be begging for a dog. :D
 
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