Best season ever, without pulling the trigger??!!

[Sinistram]

This makes me happy for a large number of reasons! An excellent addition to our hunting heritage.

 

[7RemMag]

This isn't a bad idea, I too have so many adventures and memories with my dad and uncle hunting everything you can in the two virginia's. they are both gone now and all I have are memories in my head to remember them by and some photos. My kids got to hunt some with my dad before he passed unexpectedly but i wish i could show them some of the crazy situations we ended up in sometimes lol

I have honestly thought several times about starting to video our hunts etc. and do a youtube thing, more for the kids memories than to be a stupid influencer or any of that crap. But I dunno. i get nervous as heck just doing little things on rokslides podcast, lol, much less trying to film myself lol

Congratulations on a great season! I've been running around in the woods and fields (and now the Western Mountains) with my old man from a very young age. I've been blessed to experience the "firsts" for a few beginners myself, and it's always a special experience.

It was suggested by another person on thread, but I'd also recommend you start putting together a logbook of you and your kids' successful hunts. YouTube is a great thing, but the unfortunate reality is that you're subjecting yourself to a level of headache you probably wouldn't with just a personal logbook. Heck, if you'd like, write about every hunt. My Dad has a word doc with information (weapon, date, time of day, weather, rough location, etc.) and a brief writeup of every big game animal he's ever killed. I've seen it a few times, and it's always neat to look back on it. I'm fortunate enough that we're still adding to it, but someday when he's gone, that document will be printed off and put in a laminated binder. I of course, have a log of my own. It's handy to be able to look back over the years too. You can pick up on trends that you might not have recognized otherwise.

 

[Amos Keeto]

Congratulations on a great season! I've been running around in the woods and fields (and now the Western Mountains) with my old man from a very young age. I've been blessed to experience the "firsts" for a few beginners myself, and it's always a special experience.

It was suggested by another person on thread, but I'd also recommend you start putting together a logbook of you and your kids' successful hunts. YouTube is a great thing, but the unfortunate reality is that you're subjecting yourself to a level of headache you probably wouldn't with just a personal logbook. Heck, if you'd like, write about every hunt. My Dad has a word doc with information (weapon, date, time of day, weather, rough location, etc.) and a brief writeup of every big game animal he's ever killed. I've seen it a few times, and it's always neat to look back on it. I'm fortunate enough that we're still adding to it, but someday when he's gone, that document will be printed off and put in a laminated binder. I of course, have a log of my own. It's handy to be able to look back over the years too. You can pick up on trends that you might not have recognized otherwise.

THAT, mi amigo, is awesome!
I started my "journal" on a computer. Lost about 2 years worth of memories when it crashed and burned!
That's when I went to the little "cheapie" notebooks. Short of a house fire, it's safe from electronic misfortunes!
Not only that, I can stick it in my hunting pack.
I've "recorded" more than one hunt, sitting in the blind, sipping coffee and watching my deer!
It's always best to record the hunt while it's fresh on your mind!

This one popped up out of nowhere!
I had to put down my coffee cup. My rifle was resting on shooting bags. I just had a few minor adjustments.
He dropped at the shot.
I finished my coffee and wrote up the hunt!
That was 2018. I haven't killed a deer since!

If I get bored, I can always pick up my journal and read my previous exploits.
I'm constantly amazed at the details I forgot! The "journal" brings them all back!

 

[7RemMag]

THAT, mi amigo, is awesome!
I started my "journal" on a computer. Lost about 2 years worth of memories when it crashed and burned!
That's when I went to the little "cheapie" notebooks. Short of a house fire, it's safe from electronic misfortunes!
Not only that, I can stick it in my hunting pack.
I've "recorded" more than one hunt, sitting in the blind, sipping coffee and watching my deer!
It's always best to record the hunt while it's fresh on your mind!
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I know for Dad and me; the entries don't usually go more than a day or so after the harvest. The details are usually fresh, but I don't think they're quite THAT fresh. That's awesome. I LOVE the busted tip on that rack. I really like the way you mounted the skull, too. I have a head from the whitetail I killed here in Wyoming this year and I may steal that idea. It should be added that there are backups to those journals just in case something goes south.

 

[Amos Keeto]

I know for Dad and me; the entries don't usually go more than a day or so after the harvest. The details are usually fresh, but I don't think they're quite THAT fresh. That's awesome. I LOVE the busted tip on that rack. I really like the way you mounted the skull, too. I have a head from the whitetail I killed here in Wyoming this year and I may steal that idea. It should be added that there are backups to those journals just in case something goes south.

Here's a different view. The left point isn't broken. The G3 & G4 didn't separate.

The wood?
It came off a house I tore down in south Texas! Full 1"×6" that still have the saw marks!

 

[Rich M]

Just go and have fun? Sacriligeous!

I didnt thunt the past 2 seasons. Didnt die.

Will hunt next year tho.

 

[Davyalabama]

THAT is absolutely awesome!
Start those kiddos on keeping a hunting journal!
I lost decades of hunting memories with my dad and grampa because I didn't keep a simple journal.
I finally started about 20 years ago. I've filled up 3 journals and starting the fourth.
They don't have to rewrite "War & Peace", just a few lines about where they were, who was with them and briefly describe what happened.

Kudos to you on getting kids interested!

Don't just get a composition notebook, get something nice and in leather. They make some fairly cheap stuff on Am%^&* that looks nice. You want something he will keep.

On videos, by all means --- does it have to be shared, absolutely not! This is for y'all, this is for them to look back or show their kids. Everything doesn't have to go to social media. You're phone is better than nothing because you don't want to drag all the equipment, maybe even a little go pro, lol.

 

[Glendon Mullins]

Don't just get a composition notebook, get something nice and in leather. They make some fairly cheap stuff on Am%^&* that looks nice. You want something he will keep.

On videos, by all means --- does it have to be shared, absolutely not! This is for y'all, this is for them to look back or show their kids. Everything doesn't have to go to social media. You're phone is better than nothing because you don't want to drag all the equipment, maybe even a little go pro, lol.

100% agree brother!