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At What Age
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08/16/22 09:41 PM
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Ders26
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My boy is 5 this year and I was thinking of taking him on a few hunts this year. I know there is a 50% chance he gets bored and wants to leave early. I am ok with that. At what age did you start letting your kid tag along on hunts?
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Re: At What Age
[Re: Ders26]
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08/16/22 09:45 PM
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5 for me as well. Bring lots of snacks, electronics, headphones and battery chargers. Pee bottle helps if possible. Mine are 12-12-10-7 now and still love to go. Good luck!
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 09:46 PM
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My wife and I got married, and her son was 3 years old at the time. You have to pick and choose wisely, between what they can do, and what Mom will let you do. He started going with me the next year, and hasn't missed a year since and he's 47 now. My second son never wanted to go until he killed his first elk at 12 years old?? Didn't go again for 8 more years, and killed another bull. Every kid is different!!
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 09:47 PM
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SherpaPhil
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My oldest is 6 and I am waiting until he can sit without the need for electronics, etc. Probably next year.
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 09:49 PM
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Hudbone
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My daughters all started at 5. Lil' Hudbone turned 5 and he will be the 1st grandkid to go.
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Re: At What Age
[Re: Ders26]
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08/16/22 09:50 PM
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My boy is 5 this year and I was thinking of taking him on a few hunts this year. I know there is a 50% chance he gets bored and wants to leave early. I am ok with that. At what age did you start letting your kid tag along on hunts? Brought mine oldest when she was still in a infant child seat. Just rolled up windows, and stepped out of the truck and shot. I brought both my daughters to blind starting at 3. Always, bring snack, and iPad with head phones, plus electric noise canceling head phones. I alway hunted stand that I could drive some and check corned roads also if she got to bored. My daughter also at 6 opened the window and bugled at 22” wide 8 pt my wife was about to shoot. Just like Dad practicing at home
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 09:51 PM
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fadetoblack64
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Thats sad...............I was 50 before I needed electronics
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 09:53 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Thats sad...............I was 50 before I needed electronics And people say I’m kind of a big deal… They didn’t make electronics until you where 35..
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 09:55 PM
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fadetoblack64
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Thats sad...............I was 50 before I needed electronics And people say I’m kind of a big deal… They didn’t make electronics until you where 35.. Chit man............I was the first kid on the block with pong and then colecovision. GD trendsetter.
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Re: At What Age
[Re: fadetoblack64]
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08/16/22 09:56 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Thats sad...............I was 50 before I needed electronics And people say I’m kind of a big deal… They didn’t make electronics until you where 35.. Chit man............I was the first kid on the block with pong and then colecovision. GD trendsetter.
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Re: At What Age
[Re: Ders26]
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08/16/22 09:58 PM
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Ders26
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I think y'all have answered my question. I will pack lots of snacks and fluids. He is wanting to go but I have been hesitant because I don't want it to be too boring and him get uninterested. My kid doesn't care about electronics. He is always on the go which doesn't bother me. He is happy finding sticks to throw and kicking dirt clods. I probably will hold him out from opening weekend if we have a decent crowd for safety precautions.
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:03 PM
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If the kid is with you, make it about him. And call the hunt over when he starts getting antsy. It's only about you and him. Nothing else matters. I didn't take my kids until they were a little older. As stated above, each kid is different. There were no electronics when I took mine, and it's the parents' call now with the grandkids. Whatever makes it fun for your boy.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:03 PM
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redchevy
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Think mine made it when weather was good round about the time they started talking and understanding.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:05 PM
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fadetoblack64
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Good on ya Ders..............My Dad took me to the Dilly Aluminum Plant Hunting camp for 3 years before I got to shoot at 8...........Was in the stands and learned the rules of men before I was allowed to kill.
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:06 PM
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fadetoblack64
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They get antsy..........give em a beer
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:11 PM
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Totally depends on the kid. I have a 4 year old that spent a freezing spring morning on a boat for 5 hours, straightlining for sandbass and pulling fish off of our hooks. He was happy as a clam and didn't complain once. He'll sit and watch me fix fence or do some random project, just observing and trying to figure out how things work. He'll be in the stand with me some this year.
I also have a 6 year old that is very easily bored and always needs to be doing something. She wouldn't do well in the stand.
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." - Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:15 PM
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TexFlip
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Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:16 PM
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They get antsy..........give em a beer Personally, I'd rather give mine a beer than an ipad.
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." - Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:20 PM
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fadetoblack64
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They get antsy..........give em a beer Personally, I'd rather give mine a beer than an ipad. My man..........your kind can sit on the porch with me and shoot something
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:23 PM
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One point that hasn’t been brought up, when my kids were small I would take them to Alsups or the closest convenience store and let them pick out any snacks they wanted…. They still talk about that today….
Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:28 PM
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One point that hasn’t been brought up, when my kids were small I would take them to Allsup's or the closest convenience store and let them pick out any snacks they wanted…. They still talk about that today…. How long did it take you to clean the truck up?
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:38 PM
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My grandsons were 5 and 7 when they really started sitting with me. They were some what still and quite, but they couldn’t sit for hours on end. Their first Turkey hunts lasted a few minutes, so things worked out great. Last year they both shot pigs and we hunted for a few hours. We were in a box blind, so they Didn’t have to be super quite.
At 5, I wouldn’t expect him to be super still or quite for a long period of time. That said, take him out as often as you can and make it fun.
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:45 PM
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 10:52 PM
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Started taking my son to my land and hunting with me when he was 3 1/2. Mostly just filling feeders, checking cameras, and occasional hog killing at first. Started deer hunting from the stand with me when he was 4, always took an iPad and plenty of snacks. Killed our first deer together within 30 minutes of getting into the stand the first time. Been downhill ever since....he loves it.
Just be aware that when a 4-5 year old is there, it's not as much hunting as it is trying to keep them entertained, warm, and well fed. Lol.
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Re: At What Age
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08/16/22 11:01 PM
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Guess my son was about 5 or 6 has always enjoyed the lease. Oldest grandson went when he was about 4 I think. He went along so much that when the time came for him to do other things, I missed him not being there.
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