Firsts #7 Wyatt's Bear

Proverbs 22:6 "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."

I wrote a few months ago about some notable "firsts" helping friends to their first big game animals. Search through the archives to read some of those. Last weekend Scott and I led a group into the mountains for the first Proving Trail Adventures Youth Hunt, where 11-year old Wyatt bagged his first animal - a black bear. What makes this an even more unique first is that Scott and I helped Wyatt's dad, Joel to his first as well. What a thrill to help a father help his son be successful in the woods. One shot from 244 yards with a 30.06, not bad for anyone, let alone a little guy like Wyatt. He proved to be cool under pressure though with a confident, steady hand. Joel (and wife Tami) have done a great job training up Wyatt. He's a chip off the old chunk. He breaks out randomly in song, makes quirky off-handed comments, reads Louis L'amour and loves building campfires.