Notas del episodio
What happens when the tag goes unfilled—but the hunt still turns out exactly the way it was supposed to?
In this bonus episode of From Field to Future, host Jeremy Chvilicek goes solo on the mic to share the story of a recent eastern Montana archery antelope hunt with his almost-six-year-old son, Jack.
More importantly, this trip marks the beginning of what Jeremy hopes will become a lifelong tradition: a birthday hunt with his son every year.
Jeremy breaks down how he approached camping and hunting with a young kid, from their tent and sleeping setup to keeping camp comfortable without removing all the challenges that help build confidence and mental toughness.
Then it's time to chase speed goats.
Jeremy and Jack hit the gravel roads, glass country, make stalks, and get two legitimate opportunities at antelope does. Neither arrow connects—but both clean misses come with lessons that will carry into the next hunt.
And when the antelope aren't cooperating? It's time for prairie dogs.
Jeremy shares how those opportunities give Jack valuable trigger time while learning marksmanship fundamentals, patience, and how to operate safely and confidently behind a rifle.
From sleeping on a thin glassing pad without complaining to limiting screen time and rewarding a long trip home with an iPad, Jeremy shares some of the decisions he's making as a dad while figuring it out alongside the rest of us.
No antelope came home from this one.
But Jack came home with more experience, more confidence, some prairie dog shooting under his belt, and the first chapter of a birthday hunting tradition that has a lot of years left to be written.
TAKE A KID HUNTING.
If you're raising kids in the outdoors, Jeremy wants to hear from you. What works? What doesn't? What have you learned about keeping kids engaged, building toughness, and setting them up to love hunting for the rest of their lives?
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