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Offline Ice monkey

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Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
« on: December 07, 2014, 04:06:58 PM »
I've been taking my 5 year old out hunting with me for the past few weeks. We've yet to see a deer together, but we sure do have a great time. Thank goodness for suckers and juice boxes.



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Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2014, 04:11:40 PM »
I think it's great you're taking your kid out. As a dad of a 7 year old girl, I'm right there with you. Keep at it, an hour at a time.
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Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2014, 04:22:25 PM »
suckers is a good idea, hadn't thought of that one.

juice boxes work well.  Hand warmers are awesome too  :tup:



biggest thing is to not keep them out there against their will.  If they're done they're done! 
Good gear and a few tricks like suckers and hand warmers can extend the outing.

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Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2014, 04:25:24 PM »
Yea, but what does the kid get.


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Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2014, 04:29:46 PM »
I'm not following your meaning benhuntin  :dunno:

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Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2014, 05:24:48 PM »
give him a predator call and wait till you are almost done hunting and give him the last 30 minutes and let him make a bunch of noise.  he will have more fun than anything.   especially if you talk it up before you go.
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Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2014, 05:29:05 PM »

I'm not following your meaning benhuntin  :dunno:
i was implying that the father would eat the sucker and drink the juice box, leaving nothing for the child.



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Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2014, 07:52:20 PM »
Nice job. get'em early. My daughter has been out there with me since before 5 yrs. Now at 13 she still would rather go hunt than do teenager stuff.
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Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2014, 08:14:17 PM »
Every now and now and then someone posts something to make us pessimists smile.

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Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2014, 11:36:04 PM »
Great looking boy - what a smile!   

Nice job taking him out with you.  I have a boy that just turned 6 in September - he's funny as hell to watch sneaking through the woods, all stooped over and looking stealthy in the way only a 6 year-old can.  I can't get him to stop talking though (endless babble), so real hunting is not a real possibility until he learns to zip the lips.  He's still trying to draw the bow I bought him for his birthday.  15 lb. draw weight seems pretty easy until you put in in the hands of a child.
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