When he was in public school, he got called a liar a few times. One day I pulled up during recess and called him and his buddies over to the fence so they could see all the beavers that "Emmett caught". He was a proud little guy that day, and they didn't question him as much.

Thank you for reminding me of that. It's a good memory for me.

Sam....my boy and I ,use to check traps before school...

Only had maybe 6 traps at this one pond...but had to write

A note why he was late one morning...( 4th grade )..

My son got stuck in some mud with his waders...and couldn't pull out..

And ended up with his butt in the cold water of late November...

Lol...good times !!!

I also kept a diary of those years...with weather..where the traps were set..

And of course stories when we caught something.

Its fun to look back on those pages 25 years later...lol

Two more today. One on either side of the culvert. George had to swim to retrieve one. The boys struggled a bit getting one out of a ts-85.

X100 great job!

Sam pretty soon you are going have to find your own trapping places, the kids are going to push you out. But your teaching them right.

Lucky kids. Great dad.

Boy howdy. Way to keep them. Kids interested. Sam

Love the big smiles!