Squirrelhunter91 Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Now.. some of you may remember me posting about a disabled teen, Chris Reinhardt, a child who lost his legs to meningitus (sp?) when he was 8 years old. It was last year I think when Chris decided that he wanted to go hunting for the first time. The local hunter ed instructors decided to make this dream a reality. Late last summer, we tried to raise funds to get Chris a wheelchair that was more woods-friendly because the one he had was difficult to navigate through the woods. We did end up getting him that wheelchair. The wheelchair can be seen in the pics of Chris in camo. Anyway.. on 5/12/07, Chris shot his first turkey, a 15lb jake. Here is the story, as told by Mike, Chris' neighbor and hunter ed instructor, who took him hunting and called the bird in for him. The morning started at 4am, Chris and I decided to try somewhere new , so we headed to Stewart. After walking in about 2 miles and only hearing birds in the far distance, we decided to start heading back to the truck. But as we were going back , trucks with dogs kept passing us , we finally stopped one of them to find out what's going on. well they were having a field trial for hunting dogs. So needless to say our day there was over at 8am. So we headed to Sterling Forest, the gate by Blue lake was open so we went to where we called the bird in 2 weeks ago. But when we got there, I couldn't find a way to get Chris and his wheel chair were I wanted to get him. But walking back and forth trying to find away, I heard a couple of gobbles. Set up Chris in a spot that looked ok , but wasn't really a spot I thought a bird would make his way thru. So we moved up this hilly road and heard the bird again, this time using the box call the bird responded, but still seemed a distance away. We then set up about 5 feet in of the logging road and was actually getting ready to have something to eat , when the tom gobbled again , but this time he sounded as if he cut the distance to us in half. I put out another box call but no response,not 10 minutes later , 2 toms came in around the corner right on the road, about 40 yards away, so I told Chris to get ready and wait till they got closer. Looking for a hen, the 2 toms kept looking around, so I put out a couple of light clucks,I kept telling Chris to wait,wait,wait,Boom, he didn't wait . So a 40 yard Shot , a bird down ,I jumped so high that I think I was half way up the tree, Chris is telling me the bird is down, the bird is down, so I told him to get up and get em. Below are some pictures we took . Hey what an awesome feeling , You have no Idea how great that felt ,watching this kid get his first bird. Mike He even had his face mask on wrong because of all the bugs Here are the pics.. Mike is on the left, Chris in the middle and Stan on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 A BIG CONGRATS to Chris for his first bird. Congrats to Mike, the hunter ed instructor, and to everyone that helped Chris get that special wheelchair so he could make some of his dreams come true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Huntergirl Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Tell him-Way to go!!!!! Congrats on his first bird !!!!!! That is so cool!! A big THANK-YOU to you for all you did for that youngen!!! It has gone right to my heart. CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 THAT IS AWESOME!! Congrats to Chris on his first bird!! Way to go Mike and everyone else on making this happen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 i'm one big goosebump.....not nice to make me cry so early in the a.m. , lol......thats awesome, love the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HoppeMan Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Thats AWESOME!!!! A giant congrats to him!! :D :D Take care, Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bachflock Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 That is COOL! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 This is whats its all about, helping those less fortunate. Congrats all around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Hey from one Kris to another that is an awsome bird....KEEP it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axman Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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