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Teaching kids to hunt
Posted on 12/29/10 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 12/29/10 at 3:19 pm
I didnt hunt as a kid because my father did not hunt. However, I picked it up several years ago by hunting with my inlaws. I will be taking my nephew hunting (squirrel) for the first time this weekend and would like to get a few pointers from the outdoor board.
What do you remember your parents teaching you when you were young that has stuck with you about gun safety and hunting? Where there any different ways, or drills, or anything that helped you? Also, are there any strategies that you have used with your children that you found successful?
TIA
What do you remember your parents teaching you when you were young that has stuck with you about gun safety and hunting? Where there any different ways, or drills, or anything that helped you? Also, are there any strategies that you have used with your children that you found successful?
TIA
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Posted on 12/29/10 at 3:21 pm to Lion Monticello
have fun and dont get kilt! 
Posted on 12/29/10 at 3:21 pm to Lion Monticello
Always treat every gun as if it were loaded.
ETA: Other than that take the time to show them how the gun works. Try and teach them not to be scared of the gun. Most kids are intimidated by them (hell i was) mainly due to the noise. Most important will be patience. Also I wouldn't let a kid walk behind me with a gun.
ETA: Other than that take the time to show them how the gun works. Try and teach them not to be scared of the gun. Most kids are intimidated by them (hell i was) mainly due to the noise. Most important will be patience. Also I wouldn't let a kid walk behind me with a gun.
This post was edited on 12/29/10 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 12/29/10 at 3:24 pm to Lion Monticello
gun safety first and foremost!! me and my 7yo squirrel hunted this morning after deer hunt. was more lessons on how to carry gun and safety than anything.
a tip i use is always hunt with the sun to your back and this time of year watch the ground. you will see more scurry up a tree than you will looking high.
a tip i use is always hunt with the sun to your back and this time of year watch the ground. you will see more scurry up a tree than you will looking high.
Posted on 12/29/10 at 3:25 pm to bayoudude
Keep the gun on safety and don't put your finger on the trigger until unless you intend to kill something. (just more details to treat every gun as loaded)
Posted on 12/29/10 at 3:44 pm to xenon16
Put the gun down before crossing fences where it can't fall.
And emphasize Treat all guns as if they are loaded. If they sweep you, crawl down their throat like your life depends on it, because it does.
And emphasize Treat all guns as if they are loaded. If they sweep you, crawl down their throat like your life depends on it, because it does.
Posted on 12/29/10 at 3:50 pm to Lion Monticello
Muzzle discipline, for sure. Seems like kids have a huge problem keeping that thing pointed in a safe direction when walking around.
Posted on 12/29/10 at 3:51 pm to USMCTiger03
Hell I have been swept by a few adults and one that was fresh out of the Army 
Posted on 12/29/10 at 3:54 pm to USMCTiger03
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Muzzle discipline
i was preaching that today. i finally told him i was just going to hit him instead of reminding him. i will admit, he does do well for 7yo
Posted on 12/29/10 at 4:00 pm to MsandLa
Lots and lots of praise when things are done correctly. This always worked for me. Anybody can get on your arse and you can brush it off. When you receive praise from someone you look up to you will never forget. A 7 year old definitely looks up to anybody willing to spend a little time with them. Good luck!!
Posted on 12/29/10 at 4:18 pm to bayoudude
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Hell I have been swept by a few adults and one that was fresh out of the Army
Yeah I've known a few of those. Not impressed with what they've been taught at all and I'm not shy about pointing it out if they sweep me. I'm not going to sweep them. They better be the same way or I'm gone.
Posted on 12/29/10 at 4:20 pm to Lion Monticello
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What do you remember your parents teaching you when you were young that has stuck with you about gun safety and hunting?
Dad left me in the woods alone overnight. Taught me to keep my damn mouth shut when he was trying to shoot a dog trespassing on our property.
No, seriously, muzzle discipline is #1. I think you start off carrying the gun yourself and slowly let them work up to carrying it in the woods.
Posted on 12/29/10 at 4:25 pm to Lion Monticello
Always check the gun the next morning and make sure it's unloaded, cause the Devil may have sneaked in and put one in the barrel while you were asleep...
Posted on 12/29/10 at 9:03 pm to Ole Geauxt
1. gun safety
2. when deer hunting, give the kid his/her own binocs. helps to entertain them.
3. let them bring ipod and watch a movie
4. when they have had enough...go home
2. when deer hunting, give the kid his/her own binocs. helps to entertain them.
3. let them bring ipod and watch a movie
4. when they have had enough...go home
Posted on 12/30/10 at 4:49 am to A2J
If the kid has never hunted or shot much, if he is hunting with a repeating shotgun, only lethim load one shell at a time, forcing him to take his time on the first shot.
Just because a gun is capable of holding 3 shells does not mean it has to have 3 shells in it.
As most of the other posters commented, main emphasis must be on gun safety first and foremost.
While hunting squirrels, also take the time to explain what types of trees squirrels usually feed in, look at some cuttings if you can find some, also explain any animal tracks that you see. Helps pass the time and keep the kids interested.
Just because a gun is capable of holding 3 shells does not mean it has to have 3 shells in it.
As most of the other posters commented, main emphasis must be on gun safety first and foremost.
While hunting squirrels, also take the time to explain what types of trees squirrels usually feed in, look at some cuttings if you can find some, also explain any animal tracks that you see. Helps pass the time and keep the kids interested.
Posted on 12/30/10 at 8:15 am to jimbeaux82
Bring one gun into the woods. Sometimes on first hunts or learning how to hunt the experenced hunter forgets its a teaching session. This also allows you to really watch what the youngster is doing and how he/she is doing it because you are not worried about trying to shot as well.
Posted on 12/30/10 at 8:38 am to TexasTiger
#1 Muzzle Control
#2 Encouragement and praise
#3 Teach them how to hunt *
#4 Be interactive and tell stories ***
** Obviously You teach them safety and muzzle control. You want to encourage them at every level of success in the woods. But I think and important component in ensuring the quality of their hunting experience is in # 3 & 4.
In my personal experience when I was 6-10 years old just getting started, I was thankfully exposed to the kind of hunters that know how to teach to hunt. How to walk, how to see the unseen, scouting, etc... This is very important to tell them what you are doing and how you are doing it and also why you are doing it.
Then you tell them to take the lead, I.E squirrel hunting... They learn through experience.
Also, expecially in my case, I was enamored with stories of big buck encounters, large number of deer encounters, and any other out of the ordinary story in the woods. I loved it. It captured my imagination, and I truly believe that was the catalyst for my hunting passion today.
If we are to keep the hunting tradition alive in this generation and the next, we need to pass along those things that kept us hunting all of these years
#2 Encouragement and praise
#3 Teach them how to hunt *
#4 Be interactive and tell stories ***
** Obviously You teach them safety and muzzle control. You want to encourage them at every level of success in the woods. But I think and important component in ensuring the quality of their hunting experience is in # 3 & 4.
In my personal experience when I was 6-10 years old just getting started, I was thankfully exposed to the kind of hunters that know how to teach to hunt. How to walk, how to see the unseen, scouting, etc... This is very important to tell them what you are doing and how you are doing it and also why you are doing it.
Then you tell them to take the lead, I.E squirrel hunting... They learn through experience.
Also, expecially in my case, I was enamored with stories of big buck encounters, large number of deer encounters, and any other out of the ordinary story in the woods. I loved it. It captured my imagination, and I truly believe that was the catalyst for my hunting passion today.
If we are to keep the hunting tradition alive in this generation and the next, we need to pass along those things that kept us hunting all of these years
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