regular shifts. I love it and love helping
them and teach them the way I
the people in St. Bernard.”
learned.”
I asked him how young he started
his kids in the outdoors. He chuckled
That’s raising them right.
We got to the last line, and it was
and said, “I have a picture of Morgan in
hanging, so it was time to head back
his baby carrier, under a year old, out
to the dock. Though before we were
fishing with me. We recently went back
done, Jeff was dealing with a particu-
to the same place and took another
larly spirited gator, and he showed
photo. Basically that’s all they know,
moves BETTER than Mick Jagger. He,
being in the woods or marsh, hunting
and Kim, can flat-out handle any size
and fishing. I’ve always had them out
gator. We had two airboats of very
there. They all kill gators every year.
happy and very tired, but still excited
Joe has the biggest gator, he was five
kids when we got back to the dock.
when he killed it, at 12 feet on the dot.
And every single one was still ready
Morgan was five when he killed his first
for more. The smiles on their faces
deer, and his biggest gator is 10 feet 1
spoke volumes.
inch. Bubby’s biggest gator is 10 feet 7
Like I said, that’s raising them right.
inches, and he was six when he got his
first deer. I took him to Montana last
year, and he got a big 11 point. My
daughter loves it too, she got her first
deer last season. I’m just trying to show
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