Better/Easier hunting with a kid: Deer or waterfoul?

I've got a 5 yr old. Brought him deer hunting last year & he did great. Taking him duck hunting for the 1st time this season. I'm thinking that he will enjoy the duck hunting alot more because there is more action. He got bored with deer hunting pretty quick & slept most of the time that we were sitting in the box blind.

hmmm. waterfowl would probably interest a young boy more just because there's more action. however, i'm assuming killing a deer at that age would be awesome for him.

Mine enjoy going dove hunting. There's plenty of action (hopefully) and they don't have to really sit still or be quiet. I'm taking my 5 year old deer hunting tomorrow, fully prepared for her to spook some deer. Don't set the bar too high, be prepared to go home 5 minutes after you get to where you are going. I remember when my oldest daughter was about 3 I packed lunches, brought her some coloring stuff, bought a sack of crickets in hopes of her catching some bream. After a 30 minute drive and a 20 minute boat ride she was ready to go home 5 minutes later after catching one fish.

My 4 year old nephew went Dove hunting this year. I think Dove hunting is the best option. Warm weather, middle of the day, silence and movement aren't an issue. But between deer and ducks...I'd say ducks...

I would say ducks, but keep in mind that some of the blinds and hunting situations are going to be tough on a kid. Pit blinds and layout blinds are going to make things hard, and I'm not sure I'd even try a layout blind for a long time, but the last few seasons that's what we've had to use to consistently kill ducks. Doves are probably the easiest to start a kid bird hunting as there is lots of action, no freezing weather, and open areas to hunt. I know when I was a kid I didn't like deer hunting, and still won't pass up a chance at a day at the duck lease for a deer hunt.

My little boy went dove hunting first when he was 2. Took him on his 1st duck hunt last year. I'm not a deer hunter so the choice was easy for me. Also, duck hunting is more social and he doesn't have to be still and quiet the whole time.

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Coon, if possible, take him squirrel hunting, with or without a dog... ask around and find a small patch of woods you can get to quick and kill some. youngsters like action.. i did that with my boys and my pow pow taught me to hunt with a good squirrel dog.

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this is sound advice.

I tried to take mine duckhunting, but it wasn't so great. He has had duck calls since he was old enough to hold one, so he gets mad when he has to put it down.

Dove hunting is a good way to break em in as well, and they make great retrievers.

A guy at work hunts in a bow hunting only club. He said he's going to let me hunt a few times this year. It's 2000 acres and he said 10 guys hunt it. The lease is $500/y. Is that a reasonable price?

i couldnt stand deer hunting cause the whole being quiet thing as a kid. duck hunting was/still is where its at for me