Youth Waterfowl Days are some of my favorites. Nothing is more enjoyable than seeing the excitement of the outdoors through the eyes of a kid.
As much as I enjoy it now, I cannot wait to take my own kids in a few years.
North Carolina added a youth day this season, identifying both Dec. 10 and Feb. 4 as days where only an accompanied youth – ages 15 or under – get to do all the shooting at ducks and other legal fowl.
Last weekend, I was able to join as a special videographer as Harrison Shell, 9, harvested his first duck – a beautiful drake wood duck. Harrison’s dad, Kenneth, spends a lot of time helping fuel the young hunter’s drive for the outdoors. It’s great to see – both that Harrison has a tremendous passion at such a young age, and that he has a dad who is willing to help him enjoy it.
With that, I give you a video episode to follow the action from the hunt.
A Hunter's Tales - Hunting Blog 
December 13th, 2011 at 9:43 am
Loved the video. Watched it with some guys at work and it was really cool and the end was hilarious. Harrison was all smiles and obviously loving it. He’s already a more experienced duck hunter than me! Thanks for sharing this.
December 14th, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Nice work Kurt! Can’t wait until our boys are old enough 🙂