Here is the story.
One day I showed up at the bottom of a long trail at around 4 am to hike and hunt a mountain I have never been on a zone I had little scouting
This guy in his 30s and his son who is now 13 were getting ready to get on the trial. I asked all kinds of questions. He must have sensed that I was a little worried about going all the way up there by myself. So he asked me if I wanted to join?
As I walked behind them I couldn't help to notice, the quiet boy had a pair of pants that were huge on him, most likely belonged to his dad, he pulled that thing up every other step, he was wearing a black hoodie and he looked like he was cold, I offered him my gloves and jacket but he declined. He was obviously underdressed for a 40 Degree morning hunt. But he kept up, he smiled every time we found deer tracks in the darkness and he would pick up deer poop and crush it to see if it was fresh all with a big smile on his face. His boots were a $30 pair from Big5 that had seen better days.
As the day went by and we got hungry and they handed me a piece of their sandwich. These people have never met me before but they welcome me into their hunt.
After glassing for a while I let the kid use my 15x56 binos and he was stoked. They only had 1 pair of binos and they looked rather small.
I ended up spotting a really nice Buck that day but lost him in the bush. We decided to go and track the Buck. Before I realized it the Dad and his son were spent. I felt bad and suggested we call it a day.
I stayed in contact with them since, and I have hunted with them a couple of times. I hunt by myself mostly but when they invite me I go. I know they could use my help with a Buck if they were to get lucky and they are nice people. Every time I see them they share the very little they have.
The dad has 4 kids and a wife who is a stayed at home mom. He works in a retail store and I can tell hunting clothes for the kids are not a top priority but they love to hunt and I know with Christmas around the corner some hunting gear would make the boy very happy.
I don't have kids so I have no access to used hunting clothes for kids. But I am planning on buying the kid a decent pair of Votex Binos for Christmas.
I was wondering if you have any youth-size hunting clothes you would consider donating? I would put them in a box and put them in the mail for them. I am sure they would appreciate it.
I don't want to mention their names or post their picture because I would not want to offend them. The Dad is a good working family man.
I wouldn't know what size pants would the boy wear but he is 13 and not a big or tall kid. I would imagine he could wear adult size small in shirts.
Cheers.
One day I showed up at the bottom of a long trail at around 4 am to hike and hunt a mountain I have never been on a zone I had little scouting
This guy in his 30s and his son who is now 13 were getting ready to get on the trial. I asked all kinds of questions. He must have sensed that I was a little worried about going all the way up there by myself. So he asked me if I wanted to join?
As I walked behind them I couldn't help to notice, the quiet boy had a pair of pants that were huge on him, most likely belonged to his dad, he pulled that thing up every other step, he was wearing a black hoodie and he looked like he was cold, I offered him my gloves and jacket but he declined. He was obviously underdressed for a 40 Degree morning hunt. But he kept up, he smiled every time we found deer tracks in the darkness and he would pick up deer poop and crush it to see if it was fresh all with a big smile on his face. His boots were a $30 pair from Big5 that had seen better days.
As the day went by and we got hungry and they handed me a piece of their sandwich. These people have never met me before but they welcome me into their hunt.
After glassing for a while I let the kid use my 15x56 binos and he was stoked. They only had 1 pair of binos and they looked rather small.
I ended up spotting a really nice Buck that day but lost him in the bush. We decided to go and track the Buck. Before I realized it the Dad and his son were spent. I felt bad and suggested we call it a day.
I stayed in contact with them since, and I have hunted with them a couple of times. I hunt by myself mostly but when they invite me I go. I know they could use my help with a Buck if they were to get lucky and they are nice people. Every time I see them they share the very little they have.
The dad has 4 kids and a wife who is a stayed at home mom. He works in a retail store and I can tell hunting clothes for the kids are not a top priority but they love to hunt and I know with Christmas around the corner some hunting gear would make the boy very happy.
I don't have kids so I have no access to used hunting clothes for kids. But I am planning on buying the kid a decent pair of Votex Binos for Christmas.
I was wondering if you have any youth-size hunting clothes you would consider donating? I would put them in a box and put them in the mail for them. I am sure they would appreciate it.
I don't want to mention their names or post their picture because I would not want to offend them. The Dad is a good working family man.
I wouldn't know what size pants would the boy wear but he is 13 and not a big or tall kid. I would imagine he could wear adult size small in shirts.
Cheers.
