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Confessions of a Hunter – He’s not the only one learning
By Andy Anderson
He just turned seven and loves to hang out with me. My son, Clayton “Clay,” jumps at the chance to accompany me as I go about my day. Checking pig traps, food plots, fixing or building this or that, it makes no difference to him. He always asks to bring his BB gun (of course he does) and I’ve got my rifle with me so why shouldn’t he have his?
I have always tried to incorporate anything I am doing as an opportunity to teach him something or to practice safety. I’ve been doing that since the first day he helped me fill feeders. When he was about five or six, he and I stalked up on some turkey. We were not hunting so I didn’t have a weapon. I just wanted to show him something, do something with him. We were low crawling through a grass field, Clay right on my heels. I could hear him breathing hard as we got closer. When we got within 20 yards, I motioned him up beside me. We sat motionless for what seemed like an hour, watching the turkey move their way through the field eating bugs and small seeds and listening to them talk to each other. I looked over at him occasionally.
His bright blue eyes were fixed on the turkey, watching their every move, ducking slowly when he believed one looked our way. His attention and focus was impressive. Like a bird dog on point, he was engrossed in the moment and so was I.
He is seven now and out of school, so of course he is with me when he is not swimming or playing with his friends. Clay, with his BB gun in hand, loads up with me to go check traps and feeders one day. Turkey season is over, but the birds are still active. We were driving alongside a wheat field headed to the next feeder when Clay holler’s out, “Stop the truck! Turkey!” Sure enough, about 150 yards out in the field near a lone oak tree a few jakes were loafing in the shade. Clay asked if he can shoot one. This field is bare, flat and wide open. Knowing these turkey will see him before he steps foot in the field, I say, “Sure! Go get’em, buddy.”
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By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Tony Dean
Snow on the Mountain is an annual forb that is part of our landscape almost every year.
It is adapted to most of Texas and grows north to Montana and Minnesota and south to Mexico.
Although is seems to be most adapted to clay soils, this plant can be found on a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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