COOSEFAN Report post Posted March 5, 2010 Well this happened a few weeks ago but i just now got my computer working again so here it is. My nephew Tyler, 11 yrs old, finally drew a tag and we made it a family trip. The hunt only lasted 2 days but it was a blast! I got to sit next to Tyler and had a front row seat to watch him hammer his pig at 150 yards with one shot! He is writing the story as we speak and I'll add it to this post when I get it. I am super proud of him and of his daddy for getting Tyler into hunting....not like he had a choice in the matter **Alright, here's the story of Tyler's first hunt as told by Tyler himself! Way to go again Ty-man, you are well on your way buddy! Uncle Jim> Hi my name is Tyler Mullins and I am 11 years old. For a long time my papa, dad and uncles have been hunting and I couldn’t wait until my dad would let me go out hunting with them. I am thankful that my dad would take me on lots of scouting trips during my summer breaks looking for big bulls and teaching me how to find animals. After every scouting trip I could not wait to get started on my first big game hunt. I was finally able to get my hunter safty class finished and then I had to shoot alot and make some scouting trips for pigs. I did shoot a lot but we never saw any pigs when were scouting. There was lots of tracks but the wether was bad every time we went out. I was shooting a old 308 magnum that my uncle tom shot his first pig with when he was my age with papa in the same unit I hunted for my first hunt. Opening day of my hunt came and I was very excited to go find some pigs. The wether was bad agin so my dad said that we would go glassing and scouting our hunting area. We drove a long time until we found a spot that “PW” the pig whisperer, (thats what my uncle calls him) told my dad about. The spot looked really good and not long after we sat down to glass for animals my dad said I got pigs. I got to look through the binos at them and it was awesome to see them running around and how cool it would be if I could get one of them. Me, my brother Cody, dad and travis were going after them now. Travis is a friend of my dad and he had a pig tag too but he said that I could shoot one first before he would shoot one. Thanks to travis he waited for me to shoot first and the pigs got away that time. My Uncle Jim and papa couldn’t be there until later on the first day so they would have missed me shooting my first pig. My dad called papa and jim to tell them that he has a good spot now and to hurry up and get there. We left those pigs to go get my uncle for the afternoon hunt. Uncle jim got to camp and it was getting late so we went out to try varmit calling. Uncle Jim turn on the call and said that a fox was coming tous. Then he said that another fox was coming and then he said bobcat. I didn’t know what to do so I just kept the gun pointed where he said the fox was. All of a sudden I could see the fox right in front of me. Uncle jim said there he is and then I shot, BOOM the fox was gone. I hit him really hard because I saw the hair go everywhere and all I could find was meat and hair. I will use a smaller gun when I hunt foxes with Uncle jim again. I had a really fun time with everybody that afternoon but we never saw anymore pigs that day. Now the second day of my hunt was starting. We went to the same spot from the first day where I could not get the shot at the pigs. The wether was going bad again but we had Uncle Jim, PW, papa, Travis, Cody and dad to help find me a pig. PW (Brian) found some pigs really fast and I got excited again. We were looking at the pigs in the binos for a minute and my dad said there is pigs right by us. I saw a coyote running past me with the pigs running after him. Now I was really excited. The pigs turned and went back down the canyon and we went to the edge to look for them. We couldn’t find them again so PW went to find some more. After PW left us Uncle Jim found my pig in the canyon by some trees trying to get out of the rain. There was 2 pigs so Travis could shoot one too this time but I still got to shoot first. Uncle Jim told me to get down and try to get a rest and then find the pig in my scope. I found the pig and then took my safety off and shot her. I had my first big game animal down. There was still 1 pig there so travis got to get his pig too. We were all soo excited and I couldn’t believe I finally got my pig. Papa, Uncle Jim, PW, Cody and Dad were so excited for me and Travis and I was too. It was awesome I am thankful that my papa taut my dad and uncle how to hunt so they could teach me how to hunt. I would like to thank dad, mom, papa, my uncles, PW, Travis, and Cody for being with me on my first hunt. Thanks mostly to God for every thing I have in my life. Tyler Matthew Mullins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted March 5, 2010 That is soo cool and too funny that last picture. Congrats little man can't wait to hear the story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GameHauler Report post Posted March 5, 2010 Cool, Matt looks pretty happy also. He also looks like he was sawed of at the waste in the second picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted March 5, 2010 Yeehaw! Way to go Tyler! That last pic has me a little worried that he might be starting to act like his dad though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted March 5, 2010 Sweet! Way to go Tyler!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azryan Report post Posted March 6, 2010 Awesome! nothing better then your first big game animal. The last pic is amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted March 6, 2010 That is awesome, love to see the youth have some success on their hunts. I think it keeps them interested. That last picture is great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted March 6, 2010 Yeehaw! Way to go Tyler! That last pic has me a little worried that he might be starting to act like his dad though Bah HaHaHa!!! Ya know.... now that you mention it.... Way to go Tyler!!! What a Great family outing!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted March 6, 2010 Congratulations to Tyler on his first big game. I'm sure with that bunch it won't be his last. Great pics! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted March 6, 2010 Thanks for the reply's guys! It is funny looking now that you mention it, Matt does look sawed off at the waist! We are actually on a steep cliff, it was the only place I liked for the photos. We all had to barely hang on to get into position but it was worth it, i thought the pics were great. One thing to mention also is Tyler lost a fight with the lantern the night before and burned the side of his face pretty bad. The burn was from the corner of his mouth up to his right eye and the size of a tennis ball! I photoshopped all the pics so that Tyler wouldn't have to remember the burn and the battle he lost with the flying lantern! He's alright and shouldn't be any bad scaring at all but sure felt bad for him. I know that if it had been me I would have went home cryin' to mommy but Tyler sucked it up and went huntin'!!! Story to follow....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted March 6, 2010 What a tough little dude, you did a great job on the photos can't tell anything was wrong. He looks very happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted March 6, 2010 Got the story up, kinda got a little choked up reading it too, freakin' awesome and definitely what it's all about right there!!!!! JIM> BTW....."PW" is our very own "Butters" here, and he'll probably be stuck with that new name now! Bryan is definitely a Pig Whisperer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted March 6, 2010 Tyler Matthews Mullins, that was a great write up for your first time. You are taking after your Uncle Jim. Thanks for sharing your hunt with us and keep us informed on your next adventure. Great job! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunterdan Report post Posted March 6, 2010 Congrats to Tyler on a great Pig!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted March 6, 2010 Great job Tyler! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
