My son has just turned 15 and is struggling a bit with normal life and school. He has been diagnosed with M.E / chronic fatigue syndrome. He / we are all learning to live with it and manage some sort of normal existence. The level of maturity he is showing and the way he is coping with this is commendable.
A couple of weeks ago he become the proud owner of one of stuart Mitchell Portland 90 knives. He was so excited to receive this, he was desperate to get out in the field and try it.
Unfortunately life was against us and his M.E / CFS chucked us a curve ball and his sleeping pattern turned him nocturnal ( great for him when he wants to come out foxing ). Saturday evening about 830pm he wakes up and starts his day!!.
I have a chat with him before I go to bed about 1130pm. “If you want to go out and blood your knife tomorrow morning wake me up”. Ok dad I’ll see how I feel in the morning. 130am the mrs is cooking him his lunch pasta carbonara!! 600am he wakes me “ dad come on let’s go out”
We have a cuppa, grab the kit, jump in the truck and get to the woods just 7.
We slowly creep in to a high seat, I spot a muntjac in the thermal but can’t see it yet with out.
We settle in to the seat, most of mine are double high seats as I’ve been taking him out with me for ages.
As we all know you have to have a FAC or be over 18 to legally shoot a firearm, my lad has just turned 15 and recently applied for his SGC. He does not have an FAC. He was not shooting, I was.
I spy a muntjac crossing the ride in front of me, rifle comes up bang muntjac down. Finley goes and picks up the young buck and sets to work putting his new knife to use.
We get finished up and hear my keeper mates quad at the other end of the woods. We take a stroll to find him and have a chat. We don’t catch up with him so I give him a call. Whilst I’m taking on the phone Finley spy’s another muntjac on the ride in front of us, I finish talking to my mate, pop the rifle on the sticks and bang, down goes number 2, another young buck.
We go and retrieve him and Finley setts to work with his knife again.
Another great morning out, where moment we’re shared and memories that will last us both a life time we’re made.
Thank you @Stuart Mitchell he loves his knife and will have a lifetime worth of enjoyment from it shooting and stalking.
A couple of weeks ago he become the proud owner of one of stuart Mitchell Portland 90 knives. He was so excited to receive this, he was desperate to get out in the field and try it.
Unfortunately life was against us and his M.E / CFS chucked us a curve ball and his sleeping pattern turned him nocturnal ( great for him when he wants to come out foxing ). Saturday evening about 830pm he wakes up and starts his day!!.
I have a chat with him before I go to bed about 1130pm. “If you want to go out and blood your knife tomorrow morning wake me up”. Ok dad I’ll see how I feel in the morning. 130am the mrs is cooking him his lunch pasta carbonara!! 600am he wakes me “ dad come on let’s go out”
We have a cuppa, grab the kit, jump in the truck and get to the woods just 7.
We slowly creep in to a high seat, I spot a muntjac in the thermal but can’t see it yet with out.
We settle in to the seat, most of mine are double high seats as I’ve been taking him out with me for ages.
As we all know you have to have a FAC or be over 18 to legally shoot a firearm, my lad has just turned 15 and recently applied for his SGC. He does not have an FAC. He was not shooting, I was.
I spy a muntjac crossing the ride in front of me, rifle comes up bang muntjac down. Finley goes and picks up the young buck and sets to work putting his new knife to use.
We get finished up and hear my keeper mates quad at the other end of the woods. We take a stroll to find him and have a chat. We don’t catch up with him so I give him a call. Whilst I’m taking on the phone Finley spy’s another muntjac on the ride in front of us, I finish talking to my mate, pop the rifle on the sticks and bang, down goes number 2, another young buck.
We go and retrieve him and Finley setts to work with his knife again.
Another great morning out, where moment we’re shared and memories that will last us both a life time we’re made.
Thank you @Stuart Mitchell he loves his knife and will have a lifetime worth of enjoyment from it shooting and stalking.
