Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
The Basics, Starting Out
What age were your kids when they shot there first big game animal.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="FrogFire7" data-source="post: 2211395" data-attributes="member: 101482"><p>My oldest is 5, and I've been excited for him to hunt with me (for about 5 years, now. LOL). </p><p></p><p>However, what you said about taking a life is the biggest issue in my mind, more so than him being capable of pulling a trigger. </p><p></p><p>I remember my first deer at 12. Flood of emotions... adrenaline and excitement, shocked at how beautiful the animal was, and yet a somewhat soulful sadness at taking life. I'll never forget that moment. I absolutely LOVE hunting, and the sadness quickly wore off that day, yet I think there should be pause for reflection. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what age I'll start my kids at. Honestly, we haven't even shot rim fire yet. Pellet guns a couple times. For my oldest, at his current age, I KNOW he can't grasp the gravity of having something in his hands that can kill (especially unintentionally). So for now I wait. Will keep working with the pellet gun, graduate to rimfire, and eventually small caliber centerfire. He's a sensitive kid, and I don't want to push him into actual hunting until he's ready. Although he has been along on several archery hunts and a couple times groundhog hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrogFire7, post: 2211395, member: 101482"] My oldest is 5, and I've been excited for him to hunt with me (for about 5 years, now. LOL). However, what you said about taking a life is the biggest issue in my mind, more so than him being capable of pulling a trigger. I remember my first deer at 12. Flood of emotions... adrenaline and excitement, shocked at how beautiful the animal was, and yet a somewhat soulful sadness at taking life. I'll never forget that moment. I absolutely LOVE hunting, and the sadness quickly wore off that day, yet I think there should be pause for reflection. I'm not sure what age I'll start my kids at. Honestly, we haven't even shot rim fire yet. Pellet guns a couple times. For my oldest, at his current age, I KNOW he can't grasp the gravity of having something in his hands that can kill (especially unintentionally). So for now I wait. Will keep working with the pellet gun, graduate to rimfire, and eventually small caliber centerfire. He's a sensitive kid, and I don't want to push him into actual hunting until he's ready. Although he has been along on several archery hunts and a couple times groundhog hunting. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
The Basics, Starting Out
What age were your kids when they shot there first big game animal.
Top