48 Nebraskaland • October 2021
'Well, this is what I want to do, so my
kid's just coming with me,'" Jesse said.
Because this was their passion, they
wanted to fi nd a way to do it.
They talked logistics, locations,
types of hunts and safety — with
each other and with one of Casey's
coworkers, who has taken her two
young boys hunting and fi shing since
they were babies. That fi rst trip to the
goose pit was a last-minute decision
that required a quick trip to the local
sporting goods store to fi nd baby-sized
earmuff s for hearing protection. Harris
slept in his car seat in the blind that
day, right through the shooting.
Before that fi rst rabbit hunt a
few weeks later, they found a used
backpack child carrier online for $20.
Casey threw the pack and Harris on his
back, and they were off .
Harris gets a kiss from the Campbell's black Labrador retriever, Luna, while sitting in Casey's waders.
ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
Harris inspects a grasshopper Jesse caught for him after a squirrel hunt in
August.
ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
