My dream child!

FrontSight · December 11, 2007, 12:00 PM

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/...f=mpvideosview

Kentucky Deer Hunter · December 12, 2007, 03:11 PM

That is awesome, I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter. Hmmm..... I wonder what I should get her for Christmas now...

I think a 45-70 may be a little large for her. What about .30-06?

Ahh, maybe I should wait until she is 3, oh well...

FirstFreedom · December 12, 2007, 04:02 PM

That's awesome - I'm so ashamed - my nephews are 8 and 5 and they've never even been hunting. At least they have shot the airguns though, thanks to me. If they were my kids instead of nephews, they'd have hunted by now. That video and that kid are an inspiration.

davlandrum · December 12, 2007, 04:20 PM

Good stuff.

I struggle all the time with the big "how old" question and have realized there are so many variables involved, it is impossible to say. My oldest, 12, struggles with ADHD and anxiety. I am still not ready to let him shoot a .22, let alone a center fire. My next oldest, 6, is ready to go right now, but trying to let him go, while prohibiting his older brother from going is not fair to either one. Then add in a 5 year-old, who thinks he can do anything his brothers can do...

We are working on archery together - might be the solution to getting them in the woods to hunt for real. Last year, I took them each for an overnight seperately during bow season. They got to go out with me and with Grampa seperately.

I tell you, it is a nerve-racking tight rope to balance everything and hope it is the right thing. Too bad kids don't come with a user's manual to give you all the right intervals...

Now we added a 2 year-old daughter to the mix....

Strauss · December 12, 2007, 09:40 PM

Wow, very impressive! I wonder what caliber rifle did the kid use on the bear?

bclark1 · December 13, 2007, 04:04 AM

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That is awesome, I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter. Hmmm..... I wonder what I should get her for Christmas now... I think a 45-70 may be a little large for her. What about .30-06?

Ahh, maybe I should wait until she is 3, oh well...

come now, what are these "managed recoil" loads for?

dustoff · December 13, 2007, 10:12 AM

Thats a great video. I wonder what kind of gun he was using. My 5 yr old has a .22lr and a .410 but I don't belive I would let him shoot a high powered rifle just yet.

FirstFreedom · December 13, 2007, 11:02 PM

bclark, lol - Right - the managed recoil loads are for 3-5 year olds. When they hit 5, they get full powered .30-06!!

Dave, I feel ya - I can't even imagine how youens guys with ONE kid do it, let alone multiple shorties!

December 11, 2007, 12:00 PM	#1
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,711	My dream child! http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/...f=mpvideosview __________________ To kill something as great as a duck just to smell the gunpowder is a crime against nature. - Alan Liere Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

December 12, 2007, 03:11 PM	#2
Kentucky Deer Hunter Senior Member Join Date: November 27, 2006 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 110	That is awesome, I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter. Hmmm..... I wonder what I should get her for Christmas now... I think a 45-70 may be a little large for her. What about .30-06? Ahh, maybe I should wait until she is 3, oh well... __________________ It's all fun and games until a piece of hot brass goes down your shirt... Imagine if every outdoorsman taught the sport to 2 young people -----> *What are you doing to save our sport?*

December 12, 2007, 04:20 PM	#4
davlandrum Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Lane County Oregon Posts: 2,546	Good stuff. I struggle all the time with the big "how old" question and have realized there are so many variables involved, it is impossible to say. My oldest, 12, struggles with ADHD and anxiety. I am still not ready to let him shoot a .22, let alone a center fire. My next oldest, 6, is ready to go right now, but trying to let him go, while prohibiting his older brother from going is not fair to either one. Then add in a 5 year-old, who thinks he can do anything his brothers can do... We are working on archery together - might be the solution to getting them in the woods to hunt for real. Last year, I took them each for an overnight seperately during bow season. They got to go out with me and with Grampa seperately. I tell you, it is a nerve-racking tight rope to balance everything and hope it is the right thing. Too bad kids don't come with a user's manual to give you all the right intervals... Now we added a 2 year-old daughter to the mix.... __________________ U.S Army, Retired Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. -Potter Stewart

December 12, 2007, 04:02 PM	#3
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,452	That's awesome - I'm so ashamed - my nephews are 8 and 5 and they've never even been hunting. At least they have shot the airguns though, thanks to me. If they were my kids instead of nephews, they'd have hunted by now. That video and that kid are an inspiration.

December 12, 2007, 09:40 PM	#5
Strauss Member Join Date: December 5, 2007 Posts: 74	Wow, very impressive! I wonder what caliber rifle did the kid use on the bear?

December 13, 2007, 10:12 AM	#7
dustoff Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2006 Location: Cambria County, PA Posts: 114	Thats a great video. I wonder what kind of gun he was using. My 5 yr old has a .22lr and a .410 but I don't belive I would let him shoot a high powered rifle just yet.

December 13, 2007, 11:02 PM	#8
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,452	bclark, lol - Right - the managed recoil loads are for 3-5 year olds. When they hit 5, they get full powered .30-06!! Dave, I feel ya - I can't even imagine how youens guys with ONE kid do it, let alone multiple shorties!