Pheasant Hunter

On with the New Year!  Someday I may go back and highlight the photo shoots I managed to eek out for the Holiday Season...someday (this IS after all a photography blog...or at least it used to be??)
But for now...we will highlight Indy.  He was drawn, as 1 of 80 out of 500 kids who finished the Hunters Education course, to go on a pheasant hunt.  (If I ever decide to buy a lottery ticket - I'm taking this kid with me.)  
To say this was the highlight of his year would be silly...since we're only 5 days into the year...however - this was the highlight of his year.  I'm not sure if watching the dogs go "on point, or chasing the birds (until they were so exhausted that they wouldn't fly anymore and became sitting targets) was the best part --or the fact that his mom was eager to help him learn how to make pheasant nuggets --but this boy is a hunter.  

He thinks he really really needs a hunting dog - and I made a promise to meet him at the airport when he returns from his mission, with a brand new dog ready to be trained (by him when he lives in his own apartment).