Guy Hunting In Woods When Horrified Onlookers See What’s Over His Shoulder
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A Texas man set out to hunt some dove when he was spotted by fellow sportsmen in a clearing surrounded by woods. As he shot at several birds who flocked out into the open, onlookers were horrified at what was right over his shoulder and snapped a picture of the unusual scene that’s now gone viral.
Travis Zatopek got far more than a flock of doves when he set out into the woods outside of Georgetown with a couple of his friends. As the owner of Hacienda Wildlife Company, he’s been on many hunting trips, but this time was different than the rest when he unknowingly found himself at the center of controversy when his impressed friends shared the photos of him online because of what was on his back.
Nothing can stop the avid sportsman from doing what he loves, as he’s made it a part of his life and apparently his child’s life as well. Travis was on dad duty when the opportunity to shoot some dove came up, so he multitasked the two in the most creative way that he felt comfortable doing. Now, strangers on social media are calling his parenting into question for wearing his baby in a carrier on his back while he shot the birds.
In the photo that’s uploaded to Hacienda Wildlife Company’s Facebook page, the father is seen firing his shotgun into the air while his baby naps in the carrier on his back. The child clearly looks unfazed in the second photo, as she contently watches dad’s surroundings while wearing hearing protection, enjoying the father/daughter time. Although Travis is a skilled hunter and the baby wasn’t injured on this outing, strangers were quick to call him out on being a bad dad without fulling understanding what they’re talking about.
This picture is exactly what liberals hate, and they use it as ammunition for their gun control cause. While perhaps this practice isn’t right for everyone, Travis Zatopek is raising his child around the sport that’s important to him, and he clearly took safety into consideration as far as hearing protection goes. The only issue present here is the way that he’s wearing the baby, not that the baby is actually along for the outing, although it’s the latter that leftists took issue with.
Infants in carriers should have their bellies against the wearer’s body for more comfortable support. All this dad needs to do differently for future family hunting trips, is to turn the baby around if he’s going to wear her on his back. What should be celebrated is that a father is being a present parent and starting his daughter off early in a sport that will provide her a life filled with quality time with her dad.
Travis’ little girl won’t fear the firearm like the anti-gun liberals who don’t like this picture. She’ll have respect for it like so many other people who saw a sweet bonding moment in these pictures on the company’s social media page.