We need some TFL votes for our photo.

mchgnmike · April 9, 2013, 10:37 AM

I have once again entered my daughters in a photo contest that www.SWFA.com has every year. However this year the semi-family picture was chosen (wife did not want to be in the picture so she took it). We have won in the past and we use the winnings to fund my girl’s weapons and training. My girls do pretty much everything I do so it is imperative that they too have the equipment to participate.

They have been going hunting with me since they were each 2 ½ years old. They help me Range Officer and sometimes shoot in Tactical 3-Gun Competitions. They help field dressing and processing our harvest. They fish, camp and help me cook as well. I have even taken them to the Lone Star Medics 2 day “Medic 1” class. They are my pride and joy and I really feel sorry for any boy that may try to take advantage of them because that boy should worry about what the girls will do to them before I get a hold of them.

To view photo: http://swfa.com/ContestViewCustomer.aspx?entry=1284
To vote for photo: http://swfa.com/ContestVote.aspx?contest=15&entry=1284

Thanks so much,

Shadow9mm · April 10, 2013, 09:18 AM

Voted

alancac98 · April 10, 2013, 09:58 AM

Voted, Great picture and doing things with the kids is the best. Enjoy your time with them cause they grow up way too fast!

leprechaun50 · April 10, 2013, 03:39 PM

Voted

monkey95 · April 10, 2013, 10:23 PM

done!

Truth Addict · April 10, 2013, 11:44 PM

Voted. Can't wait till my little girl is old enough to get involved. By the way, do you believe that toy guns will promote bad habits for later when I want to introduce her to the real thing? Been thinking about this lately. She's only 6 months.

mchgnmike · April 11, 2013, 01:35 PM

Truth Addict, toy guns only promote bad habits if you allow those habits to form. Toy guns are excellent for training kiddos propper gun handling skills. I think it is better to get them started on toy guns than real guns because they are lighter weight and easier to handle, they cannot be dangerously loaded and they hopefully will not be mistaken for a real gun by someone.

Thanks for the votes and please keep the votes coming.

mchgnmike · April 23, 2013, 04:13 PM

Thanks for all the support. We could use some more votes if y'all can.

Thanks,

I'vebeenduped · April 23, 2013, 04:30 PM

Done. Good luck!

Closing The Gap · April 23, 2013, 04:39 PM

Voted. Great pic. Good luck!

Comancheseven · April 23, 2013, 07:03 PM

Done, Good looking Family you got there
Dave

WiscBuckmaster · April 23, 2013, 07:47 PM

voted, it literally just takes a second. Good photo, its nice to see the whole family get involved and passing skills and knowledge to the next generation.

jeepstrapped · April 23, 2013, 08:22 PM

Voted.

I like the Christmas Card.

kutz · April 23, 2013, 08:28 PM

Voted, Good Luck!

mchgnmike · April 23, 2013, 10:08 PM

Thanks for all the votes. I really think it is important for fathers to include their children in gun activities. I try to make it an enjoyable moment and when they get tired we would leave. Because of that they now get mad when they cannot go with me hunting or to a shooting event. I am very blessed and I would sure like to see more kids out shooting, fishing and hunting.

Death from Afar · April 24, 2013, 03:38 AM

Done! I think that is a genuinely good photo and you are lucky to be able to share your shooting with our girls. Fine job.

JL Wesson · April 24, 2013, 05:22 AM

Voted

Tinner666 · April 24, 2013, 06:47 AM

Voted. Nice picture.

mchgnmike · April 24, 2013, 03:37 PM

DfA, I am a lucky father and blessed that they enjoy the hobbies I do. I think more fathers should try to take their kids out with them, it would sure help our interest grow.

I know the teachers my girls have enjoy hearing what we have done over the weekend and they like hearing about our hunting stories. My girls are definetely the minority in their elementary and middle school as gun owners and NRA members.

Thanks for the votes. Please keep getting more people to vote.

Pahoo · April 24, 2013, 04:13 PM

Got it and how could I not vote for your entry ?? ...

I too am blessed with two daughters although they are both grown up. They are and will always be my best work !!! ...

Be Safe !!!

mchgnmike · April 25, 2013, 08:13 AM

Thanks Pahoo,

It is great to know that others feel the same way as I do.

I hope my girls pass on what I teach them to their kids. I have told them that the men they marry must have good hunting property and a proper firearm collection. We'll see how that pans out in about 15 years.

Please keep voting.

Pahoo · April 25, 2013, 10:31 AM

Quote:

We'll see how that pans out in about 15 years.

You might be glad it wasn't your call. My two son-inlaws are great guys. One is a computor tech. who loves his Harley. The other is Toyota parts guy who loves baseball. Both my girls can outshoot their husbands and so it goes ...

Good luck and;
Be Safe !!!

mchgnmike · April 28, 2013, 12:31 PM

Pahoo, I have found that most girls that apply themselves and want to can outshoot most men. I find this most enjoyable when I take a couple shooting and show the female how to shoot while the male shoots because "He already knows how". The look on the male's face when he realizes that the female shoots far better than he can is incredible. It happens more than often.

I am sure my girls will pick a great spouse when the time comes and even if he doesn't have hunting land I am sure he will bring other valuable offerings to the family.

Please keep voting if you can. We are making progress moving up in the ranks.

Thanks everyone.

Jo6pak · April 28, 2013, 01:16 PM

Doesn't Santa get an AR?

mchgnmike · April 28, 2013, 09:21 PM

Maybe next year Jo6pak, that would be funny and appropriate.

Please keep the votes coming.

Thanks so much.

April 9, 2013, 10:37 AM	#1
mchgnmike Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Home: Burleson, TX Work: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 144	We need some TFL votes for our photo. I have once again entered my daughters in a photo contest that www.SWFA.com has every year. However this year the semi-family picture was chosen (wife did not want to be in the picture so she took it). We have won in the past and we use the winnings to fund my girl’s weapons and training. My girls do pretty much everything I do so it is imperative that they too have the equipment to participate. They have been going hunting with me since they were each 2 ½ years old. They help me Range Officer and sometimes shoot in Tactical 3-Gun Competitions. They help field dressing and processing our harvest. They fish, camp and help me cook as well. I have even taken them to the Lone Star Medics 2 day “Medic 1” class. They are my pride and joy and I really feel sorry for any boy that may try to take advantage of them because that boy should worry about what the girls will do to them before I get a hold of them. To view photo: http://swfa.com/ContestViewCustomer.aspx?entry=1284 To vote for photo: http://swfa.com/ContestVote.aspx?contest=15&entry=1284 Thanks so much, __________________ Mchgnmike

April 10, 2013, 03:39 PM	#4
leprechaun50 Member Join Date: December 11, 2011 Location: SW Minnesota Posts: 32	Voted __________________ "We've already run the misfits out of our country." Matthew Quigley

April 11, 2013, 01:35 PM	#7
mchgnmike Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Home: Burleson, TX Work: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 144	Truth Addict, toy guns only promote bad habits if you allow those habits to form. Toy guns are excellent for training kiddos propper gun handling skills. I think it is better to get them started on toy guns than real guns because they are lighter weight and easier to handle, they cannot be dangerously loaded and they hopefully will not be mistaken for a real gun by someone. Thanks for the votes and please keep the votes coming. __________________ Mchgnmike

April 23, 2013, 04:13 PM	#8
mchgnmike Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Home: Burleson, TX Work: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 144	Thanks for all the support. We could use some more votes if y'all can. Thanks, __________________ Mchgnmike

April 23, 2013, 04:30 PM	#9
I'vebeenduped Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Location: AZ Posts: 202	Done. Good luck! __________________ The natural state of man, the way G‑d created us, is to be happy. Look at children and you will see

April 10, 2013, 09:18 AM	#2
Shadow9mm Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,969	Voted

April 10, 2013, 09:58 AM	#3
alancac98 Member Join Date: April 3, 2013 Location: North Central PA Posts: 59	Voted, Great picture and doing things with the kids is the best. Enjoy your time with them cause they grow up way too fast!

April 10, 2013, 10:23 PM	#5
monkey95 Member Join Date: February 5, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 75	done!

April 10, 2013, 11:44 PM	#6
Truth Addict Junior Member Join Date: January 31, 2013 Posts: 11	Voted. Can't wait till my little girl is old enough to get involved. By the way, do you believe that toy guns will promote bad habits for later when I want to introduce her to the real thing? Been thinking about this lately. She's only 6 months.

April 23, 2013, 04:39 PM	#10
Closing The Gap Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Location: Las Vegas Nevada Posts: 258	Voted. Great pic. Good luck! __________________ Half the country hates my business, the other half my hobby.

April 23, 2013, 07:03 PM	#11
Comancheseven Member Join Date: October 5, 2012 Location: Colorado Springs CO. Posts: 38	Done, Good looking Family you got there Dave

April 23, 2013, 07:47 PM	#12
WiscBuckmaster Member Join Date: February 16, 2013 Posts: 69	voted, it literally just takes a second. Good photo, its nice to see the whole family get involved and passing skills and knowledge to the next generation.

April 23, 2013, 08:22 PM	#13
jeepstrapped Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2009 Location: SD Posts: 141	Voted. I like the Christmas Card.

April 23, 2013, 08:28 PM	#14
kutz Senior Member Join Date: September 24, 2012 Location: Arizona Posts: 393	Voted, Good Luck!

April 23, 2013, 10:08 PM	#15
mchgnmike Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Home: Burleson, TX Work: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 144	Thanks for all the votes. I really think it is important for fathers to include their children in gun activities. I try to make it an enjoyable moment and when they get tired we would leave. Because of that they now get mad when they cannot go with me hunting or to a shooting event. I am very blessed and I would sure like to see more kids out shooting, fishing and hunting. __________________ Mchgnmike

April 24, 2013, 03:38 AM	#16
Death from Afar Senior Member Join Date: November 7, 2004 Location: Living the dream in Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND Posts: 1,635	Done! I think that is a genuinely good photo and you are lucky to be able to share your shooting with our girls. Fine job. __________________ "Beware of the Man with one gun...he probably isnt into guns enough to be safe with it".

April 24, 2013, 05:22 AM	#17
JL Wesson Member Join Date: January 4, 2013 Location: Italy Posts: 50	Voted __________________ To ride, shoot straight and speak the truth. (Jeff Cooper)

April 24, 2013, 06:47 AM	#18
Tinner666 Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2012 Location: Richmond, Va. Posts: 353	Voted. Nice picture. __________________ Frank-- Member, GoA, NRA-ILA, SAF, NRA Life Member

April 24, 2013, 03:37 PM	#19
mchgnmike Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Home: Burleson, TX Work: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 144	DfA, I am a lucky father and blessed that they enjoy the hobbies I do. I think more fathers should try to take their kids out with them, it would sure help our interest grow. I know the teachers my girls have enjoy hearing what we have done over the weekend and they like hearing about our hunting stories. My girls are definetely the minority in their elementary and middle school as gun owners and NRA members. Thanks for the votes. Please keep getting more people to vote. __________________ Mchgnmike

April 24, 2013, 04:13 PM	#20
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	We are blessed !!! Got it and how could I not vote for your entry ?? ... I too am blessed with two daughters although they are both grown up. They are and will always be my best work !!! ... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

April 25, 2013, 08:13 AM	#21
mchgnmike Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Home: Burleson, TX Work: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 144	Thanks Pahoo, It is great to know that others feel the same way as I do. I hope my girls pass on what I teach them to their kids. I have told them that the men they marry must have good hunting property and a proper firearm collection. We'll see how that pans out in about 15 years. Please keep voting. __________________ Mchgnmike

April 28, 2013, 12:31 PM	#23
mchgnmike Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Home: Burleson, TX Work: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 144	Pahoo, I have found that most girls that apply themselves and want to can outshoot most men. I find this most enjoyable when I take a couple shooting and show the female how to shoot while the male shoots because "He already knows how". The look on the male's face when he realizes that the female shoots far better than he can is incredible. It happens more than often. I am sure my girls will pick a great spouse when the time comes and even if he doesn't have hunting land I am sure he will bring other valuable offerings to the family. Please keep voting if you can. We are making progress moving up in the ranks. Thanks everyone. __________________ Mchgnmike

April 28, 2013, 01:16 PM	#24
Jo6pak Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Location: West Coast...of WI Posts: 1,663	Doesn't Santa get an AR? __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF contributor.

April 28, 2013, 09:21 PM	#25
mchgnmike Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Home: Burleson, TX Work: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 144	Maybe next year Jo6pak, that would be funny and appropriate. Please keep the votes coming. Thanks so much. __________________ Mchgnmike