Born 1948 in small town central Texas. It's smaller now than when I was born. Started roaming the neighborhood and the edge of town with my Daisy model 25 at a young age. (Honestly don't remember)

My dad was a big dove hunter and I followed him as soon as I could keep up. (with the bb gun) He traded a .22 for a J. C. Higgins 20 gauge when I was about 12 and I used it until I bought my own model 870 with lawn mowing money a few years later.

Road hunted rabbits, coyotes, whatever through high school and week ends home from college. (AmarilloMike really hit home on the road/pasture hunting.) We got good enough with .22 pistols to hit running rabbits out of a moving truck.

My dad and I both had pointers and hunted Mr. Bobwhite until fire ants, habitat change, and farming practices did away with them. He started having mild strokes which stopped his hunting and slowed mine way down. He died four years ago and I'm getting started again.

Mainly hunt dove now. Love side by sides and 16 gauge guns.