New in Westchester

[jmark]

Hi Folks,

I just registered.  Have read thru quite a few threads.  Great forum, appreciate the opportunity to join.

Not a new shooter, but haven't hunted in years.  From NC but living in Westchester County.  My son just turned 12, is shooting target rimfire and doing well.  Has been persistent about wanting to hunt.  After finally securing SWMBO's permission, we took a hunter ed class and got our licenses last month.  Told him we'll start with small game, and he'll have to learn to shoot, dress, and cook what he kills before we move to bigger game.  So, we're off to dispatch some squirrels!  

Hoping to get up to Sterling or Stewart over the holidays.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mark

[grampy]

Welcome! Wishing you and your son, many hunting adventures together! What part of NC? Spent some time around the Pisgah National Forest area. The town of Brevard. Beautiful country!

[jmark]

Thank you, grampy.  

I was born in the Fayetteville/Fort Bragg area (Fayettenam, we used to call it).  Raised mostly in Charlotte.  

I spent a lot of time in the Southern Appalachians in my younger days.  When all the other college kids would head off to the islands, I would pack a backpack and head into the mountains.  I've hiked and camped all over Pisgah.  Linville was a regular weekend destination.  I love that area, but I understand access is a little more complicated these days.  Last I read, in some areas you have to get a permit to go in, and there's waiting lists etc.  Sad.  I took my family through the region a couple of years ago, showed them the stunning views, walked the Grandfather bridge, stood on Blowing Rock, etc.  God I love it there.  

Anyway, thanks for the welcome.  Looking forward to spending some time here.

Mark