Charlotte, NC June 19,2010
Today during the taping of the Carolina Outdoors program that I co-host along with Don Yager the subject came up of how dad or granddad effected our interests in the outdoors.
We didn’t spend as much time on it as we could have but after I thought about it a bit longer I thought that it was worthy of putting on the Jesse Brown’s Blog.
Don grew up on a farm in Missouri. They had dairy cows, row crops, & a ton of work during his time growing up on the farm in the 1950’s & ’60s. However, they also had several coveys of quail on the farm.
If all the chores were done before Saturday during bird season (the Fall), Don’s dad would lead the boys, neighbors, invited guests & of course the dogs on a hunt around the property.
During this time, everyone had the opportunity to learn the manners & ettiquette expected during the hunt. They also learned the art of conservation. See Mr. Yager knew where all the coveys were. He also knew about how many birds were in each covey.
He’d only allow so much hunting around the farm & on those certain coveys. Therefore, there was always a healthy bird population on the farm.
Because of this, Don & his brother always got they’re chore’s done so they could go spend time more time with Dad.
Visit Bill Bartee or Don Yager, hosts of WBT’s Carolina Outdoors, at Jesse Brown’s Outdoors, Charlotte, NC