Interview With Step-dad

This blog post will include an interview between me and my step-dad, his name is Tim. I’ve hunted with him every time I’ve been hunting. But today I will ask him about his first turkey hunt. You’ve heard of my step-dad in my last post, which was about our first time hunting. This interview will be about his first time turkey hunting.

Q. Did you enjoy your first time turkey hunting?

A. Yes i did enjoy my first time turkey hunting. It was a trip to see all the wildlife come alive in the early morning. Even though we didn't kill any thing I still had a good time. I really didn't know what I was doing but at least we tried. This was my favorite turkey hunt this year because we actually saw something.

Q. Did you see any animals when you went hunting? If so what were they?

A. Yes we saw a lot of turkey that morning. Also on the way out there I saw three deer dash across the field. Even if we don't see anything it is fun just sitting and relaxing. Hunting is one of the most peaceful things in the world.

Q. Since you seen animals did you shoot one?

A. I planned on shooting one but things didn't work out. It all started with two turkey that came over the hill. I started to get in position and as I went to sit back down a third turkey came over the hill. This turkey saw me and flew off, the first turkey flew in a tree, and the second turkey ran back into the field. I was a little disappointed but my adrenaline was pumped up.

Q. Who did you go hunting with on this hunting trip?

A. I went with my brother-in-law and you. I just about always go with you and my brother-in-law. The reason I go with my brother-in-law is because he owns the land where we hunt. I go hunting with you because your my step-son and you enjoy going, so I take you to make you happy.

Thank you for letting me interview you today. It was a fun time and maybe we can get together again some other day.

Steps to Prepare for Hunting

I am glad to see you are reading this and today you will learn about how to get ready for a hunt. It all starts with the preparing a week or so before. You should call the people where you are going hunting and let them know you are coming. This way they know why you are going to be at their house and on their land. Second you have to prepare everything for in the morning, and you do this the night before the hunt. The third and final thing is getting up at whatever time and getting dressed and ready to hunting. In the rest of this blog post I will go more into depth on these steps.

1. First you will call someone to let them know you are coming. On this call you should discuss what time you will stay and what time you will leave. Let them know what spot you are going to be in, and also what are hunting for, and also what you are hunting with. This reminds me of an article I once read titled “Preparing for the Hunt” from IHEA (International Hunter Education Association) website, which instructs that “A very important and safe step in preparing for a hunt is to plan it out first.”

2. The night before the hunt is the prime time to get everything ready. I usually make a list and check the items off when I put them in my hunting bag. I also lay out my clothes for hunting. These consist of camouflage overalls, shirt, and boots. Then the bottom layer is thermals, pants, and a t-shirt. I go ahead and put the the hunting bags and firearms in the truck at this time also.

3. The next step is getting up early and heading out into the woods. I usually get up about five o'clock in the morning. This gives me enough time to get a shower, get dressed, and eat something. After i’m done with this, I go to where I hunt and get in the tree stand or ground blind. The only thing left to do is to wait and see what happens.

I hope you will benefit from this post as much as possible. Comment if you think there should be another step or not. Remember, the most important thing is to have fun and not take hunting so serious.

Things used for hunting, can be found at http://images1.americanlisted.com/nlarge/hunting_stuff_1_flagstaff_28239207.jpg