Last Hunt of Christmas Break for Thomas (Pics)

[Eric Patterson]

So Sunday evening Thomas makes plans to go hunting Monday morning with some friends, including a girl. I have to go back to work so I tell him to enjoy the last day of his break. I get a call from him Monday mid-morning him and he tells me they have a limit of Redheads after a flock of 40 bombed the decoys. Six redheads four being drakes. A little stunned I tell him the limit is two a piece. He says, "Yeah, three of us are hunting." I said, "Bonnie is hunting? She's not just along for the ride?" He says, "Yeah, she has her license. She's a really good shot and got two of the drakes. Her dad taught her sporting clays." Now I'm really stunned.

They ended up having a pretty good morning with the redheads and some ringnecks too.

 

[Phil Nowack]

Thomas.... She is a keeper!!!!

 

[TimJ]

It sound like a couple fathers have done a good job raising kids.

Tim

 

[Carl]

Yep, that young man is certainly on the right path!!!

 

[zane Every]

Oh man Redheads!...Nice shooting Thomas and Bonnie!

 

[jim bosanny]

It's so good to see youngsters enjoying the outdoors like these kids are. Nice job of parenting all around. Great story and pics. Thanks Eric.

 

[MLBob Furia]

Tell Thomas that he needs to pay attention to pretty girls who can hold their own in a duck blind.

My newest daughter-in-law is a darn good shot
...... and we couldn't be happier that she's in the family.
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[SJ Fairbank]

That's great Eric, thanks for sharing, it's great to see smiles all around. Too many dour photos get posted, hunting is fun. I look at your avatar of young Thomas, then today's photos of the young man enjoying a hunt with a beautiful young lady. With limits of drake redheads? Awesome! Where did the time go?

 

[Mark W]

Just a guess but those smiles aren't just over a great hunt.......

Very nice pic and thanks for sharing.

Mark W

 

[Phil Nowack]

I agree Mark! Who wears ear rings like that hunting??

 

[wis boz]

Oh, oh dad>-)
wis boz

 

[Ed L.]

Way to go Thomas and Bonnie! Although all of my blind mates can out shoot me none of my blind mates ever wore pearls!

 

[KThompson]

woo hoo! my question is the boy killing birds from a patterson built duck boat or did his dad get soft and buy him something?

 

[John Unruh]

Those smiles tell the whole story, fantastic Thomas& Bonnie!

 

[Blake K]

Now that is what this is all about!! Nothing better than this. Great job and she is definitely a keeper!!

 

[Jake William]

Nice!

 

[Yukon Mike]

That's great!

Mike

 

[Tom Scholberg]

Oh to be that age and that lucky to find each other. Nice going kids!!

 

[TimJ]

I wonder if Thomas has read this thread. He's probably thinking "Come on guys...we just went hunting together...we are just friends..."

Tim

 

[KThompson]

I wonder if Thomas has read this thread. He's probably thinking "Come on guys...we just went hunting together...we are just friends..."

Tim

Ha ha Tim! I was thinking something similar... actually I was feeling sorry for Thomas. I'm probably in between the age of him and many of the folks responding so I have somewhat grown up in the digital age and my first thought is that one of his buddies sees his Dad's post and then shows other buddies...