I picked up on dove shoots and followed my grandfather bird hunting from about age 8 or earlier. My actual hunting seasons began when I was 10 ( which was 59 years ago) and I've never missed one so far.

I began with a Stevens model 94 youth model .410. When I was 12 my grandfather gave me his Marlin Fourtenner lever action 2.5" .410 and two trained 15" rabbit beagles. I supplied the neighborhood with rabbits for years.

After a few years I graduated to Bobwhite Quail and bird dogs. The birds down here ran out in about 1990. I went through the usual duck hunting obsession and still make a trip to Sask. every Fall to hunt both waterfowl and game birds.

Turkeys came along here-abouts right along the time the quail ran out. I'm still hard at that...Geo