Most of my blogging has focused on getting youngsters started hunting and fishing because today's youngsters are the future of wildlife conservation. However, it's never to late to discover the joys of hunting and fishing. My aunt is a perfect example. For some reason, she didn't figure out how much she enjoyed fishing until a few years ago. She began fishing off the docks while visiting a home on Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. She caught the fishing bug and spent hours fishing there with mixed results. She's my dad's sister, so I encouraged him to invite her on our annual Canada fishing trip. I'm already imagining the look on her face when a 10-pound northern pike explodes on her lure. I think I'll get more of a kick out of her catching fish than I will my own. This past weekend, she was in town to visit Mom and Dad, and I told them we needed a warm-up fishing trip. We spent the morning on a private sand pit and had a ball catching crappie and small bass. As I expected -- I got as excited as she did when a crappie hit her jig and pulled her float under -- maybe I got more excited. I can't help it. That's probably why I am so passionate about passing it on -- it's as much fun for me as it is the "kids" -- no matter their age.
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