You get to wittness a lot of "firsts" as a parent. We are an athletic family so I always compare everything to sports. I have seen them score there first touchdown, goal, basket, and other stuff but nothing compares to the excitement that comes with shooting your first deer. Most other things are going to happen over and over in sports. With hunting you are fortunate if it happens once a year so the stakes are much higher and that just takes the level of excitement, when it happens, through the roof. I have also noticed that it really adds to the young person's level of self confidence in a way that can't be compared to in anything else they will do. I think even more so with the girls than the boys. I am sure there are a few dad's out there that know exactly what I am talking about.
