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What age do you think kids should start shooting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Possum Cop" data-source="post: 1897918" data-attributes="member: 108622"><p>I started my kids off as soon as they showed interest. They got the safety talks and watched me a lot. I've been teaching hunters education to the public for the last 25 years so it was an easy teach. My son was 3 years old following me through the woods carrying a red rider B.B. gun, my oldest daughter around 3 as well and my youngest daughter around 5. They all reacted differently and learned how to shoot at very young ages. My son was shooting water jugs at 300 yards when he was 5 and killed his first deer at 7, my oldest daughter killed her first deer at 5 and was shooting water jugs at 200 yards, my youngest daughter killed her first hog at 8 but was shooting targets at 400 yards at 9. They are all straight A honor students and all seem to be more mature than their peers. </p><p>I built my son a Remington 700 .30-06 when he was 11 and he still hunts with that rifle. He has killed deer out to 425 yards with it. </p><p>I put an AR15 together for oldest daughter when she was 5 and she shoots that little rifle out to 400 yards on a regular basis.</p><p>My youngest daughter likes the 300 Blackout the best and has killed several hogs with it through the years. </p><p></p><p>We don't have an age limit in our state for hunting so they have all been hunting as long as they could walk, of course I was with them until they were old enough and responsible enough to go on their own. </p><p></p><p>Pretty much as most on here have said it's different from kid to kid and their maturity level. I trust my kids around me shooting more than I trust most adults. They are safe, responsible, mature, and they hit what they are shooting at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Possum Cop, post: 1897918, member: 108622"] I started my kids off as soon as they showed interest. They got the safety talks and watched me a lot. I’ve been teaching hunters education to the public for the last 25 years so it was an easy teach. My son was 3 years old following me through the woods carrying a red rider B.B. gun, my oldest daughter around 3 as well and my youngest daughter around 5. They all reacted differently and learned how to shoot at very young ages. My son was shooting water jugs at 300 yards when he was 5 and killed his first deer at 7, my oldest daughter killed her first deer at 5 and was shooting water jugs at 200 yards, my youngest daughter killed her first hog at 8 but was shooting targets at 400 yards at 9. They are all straight A honor students and all seem to be more mature than their peers. I built my son a Remington 700 .30-06 when he was 11 and he still hunts with that rifle. He has killed deer out to 425 yards with it. I put an AR15 together for oldest daughter when she was 5 and she shoots that little rifle out to 400 yards on a regular basis. My youngest daughter likes the 300 Blackout the best and has killed several hogs with it through the years. We don’t have an age limit in our state for hunting so they have all been hunting as long as they could walk, of course I was with them until they were old enough and responsible enough to go on their own. Pretty much as most on here have said it’s different from kid to kid and their maturity level. I trust my kids around me shooting more than I trust most adults. They are safe, responsible, mature, and they hit what they are shooting at. [/QUOTE]
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