There’s a finite number of times your daughter will sit in the stand with you. Don’t pass one up. . . Or expect her to be still and quiet enough to get one in now range. (Although I swear the deer don’t seem to mind kids as much)

Mine all went the first time at three.

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Posted by AP83

Cottonport

Member since Sep 2009

2750 posts

Posted on 9/13/23 at 11:25 pm to Huntinguy

I have 5 kids. They have been coming with me since they were 3. Some like to come more than others and that’s fine. My oldest daughter 15 now always wanted to come. She started at around 3 carrying her to the stand for short afternoon sits. At 6 she killed her first doe. She’s killed probably 20 deer and as many hogs since that that age. Cherish it bc now that she’s a sophomore in HS she still comes but not nearly as much as she used to. My oldest is in college in Lafayette and I remember his first hunt like it was yesterday. I really enjoy when he kills something now but when they are in a stand with you asking a million questions and eating snacks that’s something you’ll remember forever.

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Posted by PocketLab

Thib

Member since Sep 2018

137 posts

Posted on 9/14/23 at 1:34 pm to Huntinguy

This!!! Take her whenever she wants to go. You're not hunting for deer, you're hanging out with her. Don't burn a good stand, you probably wont kill. Bring snacks, a couple drinks, a coloring book. Get to the stand no more than 2 hours before dark. I try to park the truck about 2 hours before dark. Put a joke app on your phone, read them together and try to laugh quietly. Got a new app, Merlin. It tells you what birds you're hearing by the song. I love being in the stand or blind with my boys, but there's nothing like having your little girl with you. Some of the funnest hunts I've ever had and she hasn't even seen her first deer yet!!