[Miss Stana]

In Nevada, the legal hunting age is 12. So as soon as our children were old enough to take hunter safety and get their license, we took them hunting. Being married to a hunter, who believed in having a gun for every species, plus back ups, there were always several rifles for our children to choose from for their first hunt. They tried them out and picked what fit them best. Then if they got their deer, they kept the rifle. Great insentive. They chose 30-06, 270, and similar calibers. Most of the deer rifles we have are bolt actions, and even our smallest daughter handled the recoil fine. They all grew up shooting 22s.