Tre Merritt, a descendant of Davy Crockett, was hunting with his grandfather Mike Merritt when a black bear happened upon their stand.
“His 10th great-grandfather was Davy Crockett,” Mike Merritt said. “And Davy supposedly killed him a bear when he was three. And Tre is five and really killed a bear. I really doubt if Davy killed one when he was three.”
Mike Merritt was in the stand at the time but said Tre did it all by himself.
You’ve been stuck in the woods 7 days and need food, the zombie apocalypse has finally come, or you’re on a hunting trip with Dick Cheney. Those are the only reasons a 5 year old child should be walking the woods with a loaded weapon.
And I’ll bet you dollars to donuts Davy Crockett didn’t have a high powered 21st century rifle when he “killed” his bear.
(via medicmike, espn outdoors)
