Sitting on the back steps

[BGreen]

Our nephew, who is 14, shot a deer this weekend while sitting right in his own back yard. He had it cut up and the meat stored before his father even got home. That's self-sufficiency, I'd say.

[Grandpa]

That's a young man I would be proud to call a son or grandson. Congrats to a father or someone who took the time to teach him to be that self sufficient. We could use a lot more like him.

[Barney]

How many skills do you need to have to do that, let's see: Handling a firearm, safely and accurately, using and maintaining a knife, dressing an animal that large and at the end be calm and trust yourself enough to make it all possible. What that kid will be doing in his forties I can only imagine.

[ppine]

Good story. Since he is a responsible person at a young age, consider taking the next step and processing the meat at home too.

[hummingbird]

WOW!! That's awesome! You should be proud of your brother or sister for teaching him well. I hope he continues to do as well as that the rest of his life. He is certainly ambitious.

[Scotty]

That's my kind of kid. You have to be awfully proud of him. He will be able to put food on the table for any bride he wants when he gets older.

[tentrus]

Didn't he process it at home? Said it was in the freezer before his dad got home. I am thinking he had to process it. My cousin (43) grew up the same way. His sons are the same now. They are tweens too.