The best day of hunting I will ever have.

[moellermd]

And I only shot one bird.

I had just got home from farming and had about 10 Min's of shooting time left. I told my 5 year old we were going to go hunting and to get his boots on. I have an acre patch of switch grass that I planted next to my place two years ago and it has finally filled in. We walked to the end of the patch and Spawn, the lab my son claims as his, flushes out a rooster. After saying a short prayer that I would not miss, I fired and down it went. There is something special about shooting your first bird on land that you own. It was also the first time that my son went pheasant hunting with me and we shot a rooster. I do not think I will ever have a better hunt. That bird is going on the wall for sure. As an added bonus it had a 25 inch tail feather.

 

[Wirehairs]

:cheers: :thumbsup: congrats in general but we should really have a pic of the team with the trophy

 

[Matt D]

Agree with the picture. Also I have a feeling that down the road the first hunt that 5 year goes on and drops a bird of his own might top this one as the best of all time. Congrats!

Matt D

 

[Rooster Roaster]

Days like this when things all come together make for lasting memories.

25" tailfeather, wow!

 

[moellermd]

 

[pheasantaddict]

1st off congrats. Who said Iowa doesn't have any birds. Effort and hard work pays off and now we just have to convince all the rest of the Iowa landowners and farmers. We might need more SD imports like yourself to get the job done.

 

[FCSpringer]

Sweet m, your hard work is going to pay off, for you and the youngin.

 

[Crusaderhunter]

Great job. Thanks for letting us in on your sepcial day.

 

[bobeyerite]

Mike, Congrats on the great day and the wonderful picture of you and your son. Wish many more days like this one..........Bob

 

[VZWman]

Congrats Moeller. That's awesome. .

 

[kscountryboy11]

congrats. as a younger kid before i was able to carry a gun myself, i used to love being able to go out with my dad and walk fields as he would shoot roosters. there was nothing more in the world that i loved as a kid.

 

[WeimeranersRock]

It don't get no better than that. Great introduction for the young hunter. I like the fact that your a hunter and a sportsman that sets a side land for habitat. I know a lot of hunters that are farmers first and won't do that.

 

[Labman]

Great story man...... I'm hoping my daughter will come with me someday and share the same kind of moment.

 

[FCSpringer]

PS your Switch grass looks great.:thumbsup:

 

[ctybrddg]

There is a really good country song that comes to mind Phil Vasser "Just another Day in Paradise".

 

[ctybrddg]

I'm not saying this is your story. This song just makes me think how blessed we are to have our family around us and the moments we can spend together cant be traded for anything. Happy hunting :cheers::10sign:

 

[kansasbrittany]

Very nice Sir! That is a special experience and thanks for sharing it with us!

 

[JMBZ71]

Congrats Mike!

I've always said it only takes one bird to make a great day and a great memory.

 

[quail hound]

That is awesome Moe, thanks for sharing and introducing a new hunter to our great sport.

 

[birdshooter]

Awesome Moe, :thumbsup:

Your son will cherish that memory and others like it for years to come. I can remember being around that age many, many moons ago walking with my dad, grandfather and uncle. As I got a little older I looked forward to the Pheasant opener more so than X-mas. Every now and then I still reflect back on those days on when it all began.