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Michael D.
Hendrick
I was very blessed
to be able to start hunting and fishing at a
very young age. I was fortunate to have family
members that hunted. At that time trophy
hunting wasn't a big sport, it was more about
filling the freezer. I can remember my
Grandfather being a very avid houndsman, he was
always out hunting foxes, coyotes and coons with
his hounds. My Grandfather would take me
deer and squirrel hunting as often as his
schedule and seasons would permit. My father
was a big meat hunter and allowed me to hunt
with him starting when I was about 4 years old.
After my Grandfather's death, my
Grandmother took his place. She taught me
how to clean fish, turkey, and quarter a deer.
She also allowed me to hone in my spot and stalk
skills. My Grandparents had a large ranch
with several hundreds of acres. Every
evening my Grandmother and I would walk thru the
wooded pastures with a single shot .22 hunting
rabbits, squirrels, armadillos, and other small
game. During the deer season or while
fishing she would always take me out and sit in
a chair and crochet or read her bible. Having
positive roll models in my life kept me on the
track to becoming a very successful hunter.
See, I learned not to hunt for horns, but to
hunt for food for the dinner table. I took my
first deer, a doe, at the age of 11 with a old
Stevens Bolt action 30-30 that belong to my
Grandfather. At the age of 12 I took my first
buck a 21 point non Typical. From that point on
I was hooked and have been blessed to take
numerous record book animals including a State
Record bow kill. I knew that hunting was my
life and over 10 years ago I started H & H
Hunt'n, a full service hunting guide and
outfitters service. H & H has been a testament
to my passion for hunting as I have been
featured in the New York Times, The Dallas
Morning News, The Washington Post. The Corpus
Caller. and numerous hunting magazines and radio
shows.. I have hunted with clients from all
over the world and try to specialize in
Parent/Child hunts. I then started Hunters 4
Christ, an organization that donates all of the
proceeds to charitable organizations. Later
came Bulls Bucks N Bears and Huntnleases.com.
As time has past I spend most of my time hunting
with one of my favorite hunting partners my son
Michael.
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Sonia Hendrick
Sonia is the
backbone of my craziness, if it wasn't for her
taking care of things for me when I am out in
the woods I would be in big trouble. Sonia
loves to fish and enjoys shooting skeet more
than big game hunting. The more she is out
in field with Michael and I, the more she has
started to enjoy the fellowship we share during
the hunts. The moral support she gives Michael
is bar none. Out of all of the big game animals
her true trophy would be a monster Aoudad. As
she is building up the courage and desire to
learn more about hunting it helps builds
unforgettable bonds and memories between all of
us. In 2006 Sonia went along with Michael on his
first bow hunt. What an awesome experience for
the both of them.
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Michael J.
Hendrick
For being only 10
years old Michael is a very avid hunter.
Michael has several animals in the record books,
at the age of 5 he took his first big game
animals including a 9 foot alligator. Michael
would rather watch a good hunting show on
television or be hunting birds or squirrels with
his pellet gun than playing a video game.
Michael started shooting a bow at the age of 7
and has worked hard for several years to get the
proper form and where he could pull back the
legal poundage to hunt. 2006 was the year
he accomplished that goal. He has been
avidly hunting whitetail but hasn't had any come
into his range. In late December a 125
wild hog made that fatal mistake and Michael let
an arrow loose and took his first critter with a
bow. He was happier with that than he was
his first Whitetail buck with a rifle. Michael
continues to learn and strive to be the best
hunter he can. Later in 2007 he will go on his
first bear, elk, and pronghorn hunt.
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