| Turkey hunting is a time-honored tradition between | | | | family dinner home. As a father passes down the |
| men. The tactics and strategies have been passed | | | | secrets to a good call or how to shoot at just the |
| down through the ages. While you may be able to | | | | right time, he is passing on a legacy from generations |
| find many tactics online and in print today, the best | | | | past. |
| are secrets shared only between father and son. | | | | Many families have special techniques or tools that |
| These bonding rituals begin while many boys are still | | | | have been passed down through the generations. |
| in diapers. In many families, a boy will know how to | | | | These sounds are special and can not be put into |
| use a turkey call long before he can say his ABC's. | | | | words and described; they must be taught to each |
| You can ask many men about their fathers and the | | | | new generation. There are also many turkey hunting |
| best stories they tell all happened in the woods | | | | families that pass guns down from generation to |
| hunting turkey. | | | | generation. These guns are valued much higher than |
| There is just something about preparing for a hunting | | | | any trust fund or family dowry. While many guns |
| trip that brings men together. You see a turkey hunt | | | | may no longer be worth the bullets you put into |
| begins years before the boys first hunting season. It | | | | them, they will be found displayed prominently in the |
| takes years to teach him the proper use of a gun. A | | | | home. Each item passed down will not simply be an |
| father must also find the perfect hunting dog and | | | | inanimate object. Each has a story to go along with it. |
| train it. This process can be a learning experience for | | | | The story of Grandpa's first turkey hunting kill may |
| both father and son. The dog must start training at a | | | | grow more animated through the generations. |
| young age, just like the boy. As they grow, each will | | | | A son will store away all the tips and tricks learned |
| bring new techniques and ideas or skills to the table. | | | | from his father and save them for his own son or |
| While most advice will be passed down, the father | | | | daughter. These techniques are never written down |
| may just learn some things he had never thought of | | | | or indexed. They are simple lessons learned in the |
| as well. | | | | field. Many grown men will tell you the most exciting |
| This time honored tradition eventually ends up in the | | | | thing they ever did was spend three days with their |
| first season. A father and son will spend hours in | | | | dad in the freezing cold of the turkey woods. This |
| silence waiting for just the perfect shot. It can be | | | | tradition is a rite of passage. Each generation will |
| amazing how during these times of silence, a bond | | | | carry on the tradition as a link to a past that has |
| between father and son can grow even stronger. | | | | gone before. |
| Turkey hunting is more than just a sport to bring the | | | | |