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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Ice monkey on December 07, 2014, 04:06:58 PM

Title: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
Post by: Ice monkey 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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Title: Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
Post by: jackelope 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.
Title: Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
Post by: KFhunter 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.
Title: Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
Post by: benhuntin on December 07, 2014, 04:25:24 PM: Yea, but what does the kid get.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Title: Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
Post by: KFhunter on December 07, 2014, 04:29:46 PM: I'm not following your meaning benhuntin :dunno:
Title: Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
Post by: DeerThug 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.
Title: Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
Post by: benhuntin on December 07, 2014, 05:29:05 PM: Quote from: KFhunter on December 07, 2014, 04:29:46 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.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Title: Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
Post by: Tom Tamer 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.
Title: Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
Post by: dreamunelk on December 07, 2014, 08:14:17 PM: Every now and now and then someone posts something to make us pessimists smile.

Thank You :tup:
Title: Re: Teaching a 5 year old how to hunt
Post by: fishnfur 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.