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CDW4ME · October 27, 2017, 11:40 AM

I introduced my boys to deer hunting early, age 6/7
Only went when I thought they had a 50/50 chance of seeing something, never sat more than 3 hours in blind and they had electronics to occupy them.
They each got a deer with a .223 AR15 by the time they were 8 years old.
Subsequent year or the next each got a deer with crossbow.
Two deer each total by ages 10/11

At ages 12/13 they would rather play X-Box and watch youtube than hunt, or even shoot guns for fun; I'm not shoving either down their throat, I mentioned it a couple times and can see they are not interested.

I had fishing shoved down my throat as a kid/teen and now I disdain the thought of sitting in a boat on the lake, over 20 years since I last went and I don't miss it. I'll not make the same mistake with my kids.

October 27, 2017, 11:40 AM	#29
CDW4ME Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Posts: 1,321	I introduced my boys to deer hunting early, age 6/7 Only went when I thought they had a 50/50 chance of seeing something, never sat more than 3 hours in blind and they had electronics to occupy them. They each got a deer with a .223 AR15 by the time they were 8 years old. Subsequent year or the next each got a deer with crossbow. Two deer each total by ages 10/11 At ages 12/13 they would rather play X-Box and watch youtube than hunt, or even shoot guns for fun; I'm not shoving either down their throat, I mentioned it a couple times and can see they are not interested. I had fishing shoved down my throat as a kid/teen and now I disdain the thought of sitting in a boat on the lake, over 20 years since I last went and I don't miss it. I'll not make the same mistake with my kids. __________________ Strive to carry the handgun you would want anywhere, everywhere; forget that good area bullcrap. "Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.