50 Nebraskaland • October 2021
like "a marshmallow." The exception
was when they went to their friends'
goose pit, where heaters softened the
cold. Harris was a hit with the other
hunters. "All of them interacting with
Harris while he's hunting has been
pretty funny," Jesse said. "They all like
to brag that he's the youngest hunter
they've ever been with."
He didn't go turkey hunting during
the spring 2021 season either. He had
been walking since just before his fi rst
birthday and sitting still in a blind is
not something he wants to do. The
same was true for fi shing this spring
and summer. Keeping him contained is
somewhat easier now that they own a
fi shing boat, but Harris would rather be
in the water. He did catch his fi rst fi sh
at Keller Park State Recreation Area in
June, hooking a small largemouth bass
while reeling in a Hula Popper his mom
had cast for him.
It has been an adventure.
"We've just taken him along and seen
how it's gone," Jesse said. "Each season
has been totally diff erent, because
developmentally, he's totally diff erent."
"As he matures and we come across
diff erent challenges as far as taking
him to do stuff , then we're having to
come up with solutions on the fl y,"
Casey added.
Still, it hasn't been easy, but Harris
appears to have made things easier
than other babies might have. Take
a look at Jesse's Instagram page,
@jessehcampbell, and the website she
created, parenthoodoutdoors.com, and
you'll see a happy baby.
But Harris sets the schedule. "There
have been hunts that ended early
because he's not happy, but you just
know it's going to be whatever it's
going to be that day, and however long
Harris runs back to the parking lot alongside Casey and Jesse at the end of a squirrel hunt in August.
