Hunting and Fishing

My hubby loves to hunt and fish. He has passed some of his interests on to our children. The girls and boy alike have some curiosity about the whole thing. This past Saturday Florida Fish and Wildlife put on a Youth Hunting and Fishing Day and we decided to go as a family. Their main purpose was to teach safety techniques for hunting to all ages but they had a lot of other fun things as well. As soon as we got to the Research Center you could hear the shotgun blasts. One of the first tents was handing out ear plugs which the kids thought were really cool. Little Mama was still carrying hers around yesterday!! They had food and all kinds of demonstrations. One tent had Ducks Unlimited prints and they were giving away duck calls to the kids. Imagine a 20 minute ride home with three "ducks" in the backseat :) Thanks Ducks Unlimited! Needless to say when we got home they were confiscated and can only be used outdoors to irritate the neighbors :) They also had a helicopter which all the kids loved getting into and pretending they were flying. Boop was a little hard to get out when it was the next kids turn. They had an archery tent where you could line up and shoot a bow and arrow. My guys were a little young for that - thank goodness! Nature Girl loved the dog hunting demonstration. At one table they had a guy dressed totally in camos and he was giving hints on turkey hunting. I personally found that to be interesting. The kids came home with all kinds of Florida wildlife information, pencils, coloring books and stuff. All and all a good day to be outdoors with the family . . . .