[fabsroman]

Yeah, I know the feeling. I took a kid out fishing several years ago and it was his first time. I set him up for the small stuff (i.e., spot) and put a double hook on the line for him. Wouldn't you know it, he caught a double on the first cast. He was 5 years old and super happy about it. I didn't even get my line wet the entire day and still thought the day was great. It kind of made me understand, when I first started pheasant hunting, why my dad barely ever shot at them when they flushed. He would always let me have the first shot unless they were completely away from me. It takes some growing up to understand a lot of things.

The other day, I watched my dog do a triple retrieve on geese, and that was enough to call the day a success for me, even though he screwed the rest of the day up on several occassions. I'll be working on his screw ups Thursday morning with him.

I also get great satisfaction out of taking new shooters clay shooting and helping them break some birds. We had a new woman shooter with us the last time I shot clays and she broke a 7 out of 50. At first, she was completely scared of the gun and wouldn't even put her cheek on the stock. By the end of the day, she was almost holding the gun properly and she was interested in coming out again.

If you see the "taxidermist" any time soon, let him know that I will be hunting deer a lot harder next season and looking for another "small" one for him to mount for me. I just don't have enough room in my place for any of the big ones that you guys shoot. LOL

Here is a pic of the kid and the fish.