ricky racer
Well-Known Member
Well, this will be the first Fathers Day that I will spend without my daughter Ashlynn, camping along the St. Joseph River at the annual Compton Traditional Rendezvous in Berrien Springs, Michigan. We've been going to shoots since she was just shy of 4 years old. She started shooting when she was 2 years old. We would always meet up with some friends and spend the weekend shooting, camping and just having a good time. Last weekend we moved her just outside of Columbus, Ohio where she will be starting a new job with Amazon Monday after graduating from college in May.
Here she is at the Michigan Bowhunters Rendezvous at her first bow shoot a month before here 4th birthday. She's holding a paper plate that she just drilled at one of the kiddie targets.
This is at the same Michigan Bowhunter's shoot. Yep, she drilled the deer and bear targets...
We also used to go to local 3D shoots as well. You can see her arrow bouncing off of the bear target.
Her and her friend Carl along with other kids always had fun shooting, making smores, playing games, fishing and what ever else they could come up with. Her and Carl even made the back cover of the Compton's magazine a couple of times.
One of the early Rendezvous was unseasonable chilly and jackets were needed to stay comfortable.
Here's Ashlynn and me along Carl's dad, Jay. I'm going to miss her this weekend. Good times...
Here she is at the Michigan Bowhunters Rendezvous at her first bow shoot a month before here 4th birthday. She's holding a paper plate that she just drilled at one of the kiddie targets.
This is at the same Michigan Bowhunter's shoot. Yep, she drilled the deer and bear targets...
We also used to go to local 3D shoots as well. You can see her arrow bouncing off of the bear target.
Her and her friend Carl along with other kids always had fun shooting, making smores, playing games, fishing and what ever else they could come up with. Her and Carl even made the back cover of the Compton's magazine a couple of times.
One of the early Rendezvous was unseasonable chilly and jackets were needed to stay comfortable.
Here's Ashlynn and me along Carl's dad, Jay. I'm going to miss her this weekend. Good times...
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