Oldest great grandaughter

She came to visit yesterday along with her mother and two sisters, She was a happy young woman having just passed hunter's safety with the highest score in the class but a bit bummed at missing only one question. If she had gotten them all correct she would have been automatically entered in all the state's draw hunts.I didn't ask how she thought she would be able to go on any of the hunts. Deer would be the only reasonable one as they are numerous below the near by caprock but difficult to find in the sand dunes. She also gets to go to the Whittington Center in August to shoot. Pawpaw bought her a new Savage 22 rifle to use Saturday. She is on the fence about shooting a pistol saying it has to be with one hand. I told her that was the standard years ago so not to worry about it and will work with her this summer to familiarize her with the technique. I think I remember how it's done. Duh. If she is strong enough she can use my Ruger MK IV. She is only 5' 2" and maybe a 115 pounds and I don't know how much shooting will be done. If it's a lot it may tire her out. I have a MK III 22/45 lite that won't but it's so bouncy I doubt she would be very good with it. I'm certainly not.

NIGHTLORD40K said:

Good for her! What kind of deer do you get down there, Coues?

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The majority are mulies but there is a small area containing blacktails. They were off limits for hunting for years but must have thrived because hunting is allowed now. I had a great picture of four of the bucks together but didn't back it up soon enough and lost it in a hard drive meltdown. When I traveled US 380 some it was fairly common to see them in the morning on the south side of the road after it exits Polecat Canyon. For some reason I have never seen a deer on the north side of that highway.

I taught her to shoot. I bought a Crickett rifle especially for her when she was five years old. As soon as she was big enough to hold my Ruger SR22 I started her on handguns. I would load one round in it at first for safety reasons. It wasn't long until she got a full magazine because she had safety down pat. Now she makes granpa, pawpaw, and uncle stay on their toes to keep up with her. She is definately a gungirl. All you have to do is say "let''s go shoot" and she is loading things up.

My kid will be 16 in May. Two years ago she handed my 1911 back to me after two shots I doubt she would now. She shoots her 12 guage semi-auto with HV loads and likes it. Her 12 year old sister is following in her foot steps. All I have to do when I say "Let's go shoot" is stand back and point at what needs to be loaded but somehow they are hardly ever around when it's time to unload. They have a soon to be 5 year old sister. Mean as she is sometimes I'm scared to think about putting a gun in her hands. Just kidding. She will do fine.

They are the third and final generation I will get to teach. If counting my wife it would be four and I have enjoyed every minute spent doing it.