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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 3:50 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 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...
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