GRONG Report post Posted May 8, 2011 Isaac has been asking me to take him lookin for antlers for the past 2 months and each time I was going I knew there was no way he could make it with me cause of the length of the hike etc etc. So late morning a couple Saturdays ago I loaded the quad in the truck and we took off. Oh man was he excited! Soon as we hit the dirt road he had his head hung out the window hollering and carrying on, it was pretty funny. Got to a spot and unloaded the quad and drove the bad road in from there. We pulled up to a small hill and said ok Isaac lets walk from here bud. He was so cute with his Spongebob backpack on pushing thru the manzanita. After we topped over the hill I told him that we were gonna walk thru the saddle between the 2 hills. He split off from me about 30 yards off and was doing his best to look for sheds not really having much of a clue of what to do or what to watch for. I got to the saddle first and spotted a small brown 5 point and called Isaac up. I told him there was a spot up here that a bull elk had bedded and it could be a good spot to find an antler. I had the video camera rollin when he walked past me. He walked left of it and I called him back saying that it looks better over here. He walked past the antler and literally missed stepping on the end of the beam by 3" and he kept walking. HILARIOUS!!! He got about 15 yards farther and I called him back again. This time he walked right up to it and finally saw it. He picked it up and had his mouth wide open in excitement and quickly he said, "Dad, we need to find the other side!" We walked around a little bit and I ended up spotting the top end of a nice 6pt across a deep drainage. It was getting late and I told Isaac we'd better hurry. I could only go as fast as he could thru the thick manzanita and cat-claw and that cost us some time. We got to the bottom and I told him to stay put and I'd be right back. I got up there in a few minutes and picked up the 330ish sized horn and got back down to him. We had to beat feet to make it to the quad nearly a mile away. Isaac was a trooper and we made it to the quad just before dark. Oh and I forgot, back in December I took Isaac out for a late afternoon walk behind our house and in the same typical fashion he finally found the antler. Walking past it.... Finally sees it... Haulin it out like Dad on his backpack..... Gotta love em Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25-06 Report post Posted May 8, 2011 Looks like he takes after his pappy. Pretty soon he will be haulin in more sheds than you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couespatrol Report post Posted May 8, 2011 That's awesome. Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azlongears Report post Posted May 8, 2011 Too Freakin Cool Bro!!! Those memories will be burned into his Toehead for the rest of his life. Right on Josh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted May 8, 2011 That's awesome! I could literaly see the teary eyes of joy you must have had! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted May 8, 2011 Pretty flippin cool Josh! Congrats again to you guys on a couple of great outings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted May 8, 2011 That 5th pic is priceless of Isaac. It's going to be hard to leave him at home from now on. Thanks for sharing his outing with us. I love seeing the little ones getting out in the field or on the lake. That is what makes life so special. Thanks Josh! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted May 8, 2011 LOVE IT! Thanks so much for sharing that story Josh!! He might not yet have the antler finding eye that you do, but it sure sounds like he has the outdoors bug! Love the description of him hanging out the window hollering! GO ISAAC! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmer Negamanee Report post Posted May 8, 2011 A shed hunter is born! Awesome post! Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingW Report post Posted May 9, 2011 Those kind of outings are the ones you can look back on and cherish forever !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted May 9, 2011 Very cool Josh. Thanks for sharing that. Priceless! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted May 9, 2011 You now have a shed hunting partner for life! Awesome pics and story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
have2bhuntn Report post Posted May 13, 2011 thats the best spungbob has ever looked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
izquik72 Report post Posted May 20, 2011 That is too cool. Great story Josh Great Find Isaac! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
