Rebnbama

Been going through a rough patch with my teenage daughter, but she's still here.

Man I can't imagine what you must be going through. I will be praying for you and your family.

He has been in our prayers since he posted the other day. We continue to pray.

Please continue to keep us updated.

We are all affected by his passing. RIP coach.

The world is a less interesting place without Leach.

We will continue to pray.

Sorry, I haven't been on the computer to respond. I talked with my county agent and he said probably bacterial wilt. Caused by a beetle. But I really thought I had done what I should, I started with compost and then mixed in 10-10-10 fertilizer, then planted in small hills and covered the ground with landscape material and wheat straw for mulch. Watered every couple of days and the whole garden seemed to be doing really well. But I went out last night and I guess I've lost all of my honeydew plants.
My biggest concern is that if I plant again, i will have the same problem.

Glad to hear you are doing better. I had it in November and it hit me hard. Thought I was finished with after about 4 days and then it came back. I am still on heart medicine never had any problems in my life. I thought I was in good shape, but it still kicked my butt.

Stay hydrated. We didn't know about ivermectin at the time, so I took zinc, D and C. I did get the shots in April. I sure don't want it again. Good luck and prayers sent.

Like the others have said - it depends on the kid. My son watched me kill and dress all sorts of game from the time he was potty trained. We never had livestock as "pets" so we didn't have to have that experience.

My wife and I never talked about it, but I knew when he was ready. He killed his first deer at age 7 if that helps.

I got my son a .308 when he was around 10. He was not really a big kid either. He never once complained about recoil. He was always too excited to feel it! He's grown now and still shoots that rifle.

I know you didn't direct your question to me, but Oxford, AL has several hotels and is only a few minutes to the state park. You can see Cheaha from some of them. I know there is a Courtyard there.

The State Park has cabins and chalets on the mountain as well.