KNOPHISH,

How are you doing today? Well, I hope. Dan's boys passed their hunter ed classes two years ago, or was it three. As far as squared away boys, you will not meet better behaved, polite and responsible boys.

I have sat through three hunter ed classes now, and I can't tell you how many illiterate 14-17 year old boys I have seen do poorly in the program and fail. If these two boys can read, comprehend and retain all of the info necessary to pass the test, before they are teenagers, more power to them.

I have had the pleasure of fishing and hunting with Dan's oldest boy, and I have met his youngest boy once when I met Dan to show them my 5x5 mulie I had shot in an area where both boys later got their first deer last year.

The boys both shoot Muzzleloaders, .50 cal I believe, .308 and now a .270. Dan hunts along side his boys, not carrying a gun, so he can act as a guide and safety monitor.

If any 9-12 year-old was to shoot an elk, I'd be happy to help him pack it out, especially Dan's boys. I know they are up to the challenge.

Yes, you are judging, which a lot of folks seem quick to do here, but now you know the facts, Dan's responsibility as a parent and how he is teaching his boys to hunt in a proper manner.

Take care,

Andy