Give a kid a chance

[ckr]

Well I finally found a open class coming up in Renton.  Getting my son signed up tonight.  They shoot pellet guns for the shooting portion. 
Thanks again for all the help

[sebek556]

  good deal, pellet rifles are not a bad idea.. my son's shoots a 22 cal at 1000 fps so the newer ones are no joke, but all the rules of proper fire arm handling still come into play

[shedkid]

  :)Good luck!

[jackmaster]

Paul Bunyan the shooting range up on south hill, puyallup offers hunters ed. I have a great family friend that helps instruct the classes and i've seen a lot of younger kids go thru and pass. If your near the area I could hook you up with a phone number. I'm sure he would be happy to give you some information!!! Good luck to you and your son

the instructors there are good guys they will help your boy out

[mallard79]

My son was 8 when he took the class at Renton fish and game. There were a couple kids younger than my son in the class. The instructors were GREAT with the kids! Shooting is NOT REQUIRED to pass the class! The field evaluation is to prove they are safe with firearms while negotiating obstacles. There was a guy in my sons class with a felony therefore couldnt touch a firearm but was able to do to field evaluation........he will do fine with the evaluation, all the kids did better than the adults in my sons class!

[Kc_Kracker]

So my 7yr old son has been working extremely hard on his own, un-coached to pass the online hunter ed class.  He finally took his final exam and received a passing grade.  Now the problem that I am running into is that many of the field evaluators think he is way too young and don't want him in their class or won't accomadate him (requiring him to shoot a large caliber rifle or a 20 gauge).

CKR- yes the caliber is a joke, one place uses shiotguns, then next uses .22's, and the next uses .270 savages, it pisses me!!  Well,  because they reject a kid that wants to shoot a bow at a turkey with dad all because he cant handle a fokkin AR15 and so they think he shouldnt be able to hunt, qand yet its ok for a 1 yr old baby to own a fishing license for a halibut 

ALAS- i have a solution for you. i ran into this too. they didn't want to allow my son to test and ended up eating their words. now they will have to bone up and eat those words again when our 14 yr old foster girl tests next week  i will tell you where to go, where to get in, and walk you through their process. Give me a call, or anyone also facing this for that matter is welcome to call me
253-334-9307
Rob

[lokidog]

You'r telling us that you 1st or 2nd grader read, understood, and took the hunter ed course, and took the test WITHOUT your help, and passed the TEST ON HIS OWN ??

Hunterman(Tony)

Not a stretch with a smart kid and involved parents who have supported reading and understanding what they read.  My son started the Harry Potter series in first grade and finished them in second grade.  He passed all of the AR (accelerated reader) tests with 90 to 100%.  Last year his reading level tested at ninth grade, he turned 9 this summer. 

Wish I could get him to read the HS manual, but he doesn't seem to want to even though he likes to tag along on the hunts.  When he does, we will probably have the same problem as he is quite small for his age.

Good for you CKR for sticking with it. 

It should be about safe gun handling no matter if it is a .338, an air rifle, or a stick. 

[Kc_Kracker]

nice to chat with you ckr, tell Jr good luck 

[ckr]

Well my son had his field day last night and he passed without any problems.  I can believe how nervous I was for him watching him go to each station.  The evaluators were strict (as they should be) but also friendly.  No gimmes here. 

Big thanks to you all for the support, info and pm's.

Now we just have to go find those coyotes
 

[Kc_Kracker]

 

[deerhunter_98520]

Awsome..congrats...my 9yr old passed his hs this year and i kept getting asked if he was to young from people..and everytime they asked i told them i bet he could out shoot you  ive raised my kids around hunting and shooting.....hell my 2yr old shoots a compound bow with my help