Another thread sparked this question for me.
How do you encourage your kids to hunt? I realize that some kids seem to pop out the womb with a 30-06 in their hands. However when I was a kid, I could take it or leave it. I loved to shoot. I got so good I could shot a clay target reload and hit the second before it hit the ground with a 20ga pardner. We also never really had a good place to hunt until I was in my 20's.
I have a great, but small piece to hunt on now. I've built and bought stands so that 2 can hunt together just about in any section of the property. We kill more bucks than does, but we are not crazy picky. Or ratio is about 1.5 -2 bucks per doe. However it takes a little begging to get one of my children to go with me.
Ill admit I've used guilt. I want to hunt but I need some one that can shoot. I'm out of tags. Worked on my oldest 1 time.
I even have a nice bruiser that I have not touched the last 2 years cause I want one of my kids to get him. My youngest has seen him twice but could not get the shot. I've seen him a couple times also and don't know if I can let him walk if he is around next year.
Next season I plan to try a new rifle for my oldest. As well as I told her I would put a heater and small dog bed in the big box so she can take her pointer.
Anyway, what has been some of your tools and tricks to try and get a spark going?
How do you encourage your kids to hunt? I realize that some kids seem to pop out the womb with a 30-06 in their hands. However when I was a kid, I could take it or leave it. I loved to shoot. I got so good I could shot a clay target reload and hit the second before it hit the ground with a 20ga pardner. We also never really had a good place to hunt until I was in my 20's.
I have a great, but small piece to hunt on now. I've built and bought stands so that 2 can hunt together just about in any section of the property. We kill more bucks than does, but we are not crazy picky. Or ratio is about 1.5 -2 bucks per doe. However it takes a little begging to get one of my children to go with me.
Ill admit I've used guilt. I want to hunt but I need some one that can shoot. I'm out of tags. Worked on my oldest 1 time.
I even have a nice bruiser that I have not touched the last 2 years cause I want one of my kids to get him. My youngest has seen him twice but could not get the shot. I've seen him a couple times also and don't know if I can let him walk if he is around next year.
Next season I plan to try a new rifle for my oldest. As well as I told her I would put a heater and small dog bed in the big box so she can take her pointer.
Anyway, what has been some of your tools and tricks to try and get a spark going?