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Community => Youth Board => Topic started by: cem3434 on March 05, 2022, 04:12:47 PM

Title: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: cem3434 on March 05, 2022, 04:12:47 PM: Just wanted to give a shout out to the group of youngsters (and a couple of adults) who finished hunters education today to become the next generation of hunters. I know a couple of other members kids and grandkids were in this group as well. Pretty proud dad moment and I think most of the parents were more nervous than the kids. The sport will die with us if we don't keep passing it on, so make sure to keep taking the next generation to the field to enjoy hunting and fishing.
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: Jake Dogfish on March 05, 2022, 04:26:00 PM: That’s great! :tup:
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on March 05, 2022, 06:04:42 PM: Excellent! Congrats to the graduates.
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Post by: AppyMtnBoy on March 05, 2022, 06:48:49 PM: Congrats! Great to see.

At risk of sounding like a boomer :P we all did Hunter's Ed in 7th grade where I grew up and even got 5 days of excused absences during hunting season. Putting Hunter's Ed in school would be a great way of keeping the future generations outdoors.
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: HillHound on March 05, 2022, 07:24:37 PM: Yes Awesome to see. That’s our future right there. We took it at school when I was a kid but I think it was on Saturday and was an extra thing you had to sign up for. Have a friend who grew up in north eastern Montana and he said it was a requirement to take in the fifth grade. I definitely think kids that don’t already grow up around it would be better off these days if they had to take a hunter safety course and possibly an animal husbandry/butchering course so they actually know how to safely put food on the table or at very least know where it comes from and how it gets to their table.
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Post by: wadu1 on March 05, 2022, 07:39:28 PM: Great to see for sure. Is that the Sumner Club House??
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: cem3434 on March 05, 2022, 07:53:06 PM: Quote from: wadu1 on March 05, 2022, 07:39:28 PM
Great to see for sure. Is that the Sumner Club House??

Yes their field day was at Sumner Sportsman's Association.
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: millerwheeler on October 27, 2022, 12:31:13 PM: My sons are both in this photo and have loved every bit of the year this year both harvesting first turkeys , grouse , and my oldest got his first deer . Thank you so much too the instructors
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: NRA4LIFE on October 27, 2022, 12:37:34 PM: Quote from: millerwheeler on October 27, 2022, 12:31:13 PM
My sons are both in this photo and have loved every bit of the year this year both harvesting first turkeys , grouse , and my oldest got his first deer . Thank you so much too the instructors

That is a feel good story for a proud papa I'm guessing.
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Post by: mcrawfordaf on October 27, 2022, 12:37:37 PM: This is awesome. Congratulations to all! May I ask what the youngest age was?
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Post by: GWP on October 27, 2022, 04:02:34 PM: Congrats to them, and thanks to you for doing it!
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: Iveexcaped3 on October 27, 2022, 05:50:55 PM: My daughter just turned 6 and plan on letting her shoot for the first time coming up. She’s been afield with me bird hunting and out scouting big game with me a bunch. I’m excited for her to start learning firearm safety so we can go afield together. Congratulations to these youngsters and kudos to the adults for stepping into unfamiliar territory.
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: millerwheeler on October 27, 2022, 06:14:52 PM: Quote from: mcrawfordaf on October 27, 2022, 12:37:37 PM
This is awesome. Congratulations to all! May I ask what the youngest age was?

My sons were 9 and 6 both did great
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: cem3434 on October 27, 2022, 06:57:40 PM: Congrats to your boys on their success!

My son just turned 7 and I think we will try to get him through the class this winter. My daughter is now 9, but chose to not hunt this year. I'm hoping to get her and her brother on their first turkeys next spring.
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: millerwheeler on October 27, 2022, 08:24:18 PM: Quote from: cem3434 on October 27, 2022, 06:57:40 PM
Congrats to your boys on their success!

My son just turned 7 and I think we will try to get him through the class this winter. My daughter is now 9, but chose to not hunt this year. I'm hoping to get her and her brother on their first turkeys next spring.

Letting them choose I think helps my youngest was happy to get a turkey , and a very very large rat snake lol but he said he wanted to wait on deer as he wants to be stronger in his words with rifle I said ok and didn’t bring it up again , he also got the biggest turkey between us all and reminds us constantly ha so he has some growing to do his older brother never gave up during deer season and not only did cams and door knocks all summer he never waived from giving his goal was a legal buck with a clean shot . He did it and couldn’t be prouder
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: Bob33 on October 27, 2022, 08:30:10 PM: Lots of smiling faces. That's great to see.
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: mcrawfordaf on October 27, 2022, 08:32:45 PM: Quote from: millerwheeler on October 27, 2022, 06:14:52 PM
Quote from: mcrawfordaf on October 27, 2022, 12:37:37 PM
This is awesome. Congratulations to all! May I ask what the youngest age was?

My sons were 9 and 6 both did great

Congrats to them! And that’s great to hear. My daughter is 6 and has been on my heels about going hunting with me. Will have to get her signed up.
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Post by: Tenkara on October 27, 2022, 09:08:05 PM: Awesome! :tup:
Title: Re: Say Hello to Another Generation
Post by: millerwheeler on October 28, 2022, 06:53:04 AM: Quote from: mcrawfordaf on October 27, 2022, 08:32:45 PM
Quote from: millerwheeler on October 27, 2022, 06:14:52 PM
Quote from: mcrawfordaf on October 27, 2022, 12:37:37 PM
This is awesome. Congratulations to all! May I ask what the youngest age was?

My sons were 9 and 6 both did great

Congrats to them! And that’s great to hear. My daughter is 6 and has been on my heels about going hunting with me. Will have to get her signed up.

Have lots of snacks ,expect some laughter , and don’t be too serious and things will go super smooth .they have been coming with me since born and every “adventure “ we go on is another memory for the books GOOD LUCK