What age should kids start hunting?

[Texas8point]

I've had both of my kids in the stand starting at 3. They like watching the deer and other animals. Just have to take plenty of snacks and somethinig to keep them occupied while there are no animals out...my daughter was target shooting hand guns and rifles since she was 5 or 6 and harvested her first deer when she was 8...each kid will be different. Just give them the opportunity to experience and choose for themselves at their own pace...

Amen to that. At 4 he would watch for a while, then play his DS for a while, color for a while........ 2hrs was his limit at 4 which I thought was awesome. Normally he goes on evening hunts. 90 minutes till dark we go to the stand.
If your too hard on them they dont want to go and you might ruin them to it.

[backstrapper77]

i was 9 when i first went hunting with my dad

[DRow]

My son ( first child ) will be born in 3 months from now. My wife says she's still tryin to figure out how i plan on ratchet strapping his car seat in the tree for opening day (this year)! lol

[DTala]

don't know about yer kid, here's my grandson at age 3 1/2....25 yards shot with a youth .243...one shot kill



pig at age 4 1/2.....H&R 223 15 yard head shot....



troy

[DTala]

My son ( first child ) will be born in 3 months from now. My wife says she's still tryin to figure out how i plan on ratchet strapping his car seat in the tree for opening day (this year)! lol

get ready to get in trouble....Dylan was in tree stand with me at age 2 1/2 when I killed this deer....



troy

[Speedgoat]

2 years of age sounds good, or at least when they are potty trained and diapers don't have to be changed in the blind.

[ronny]

My sons have been going with me and my wife since they were about 1 they have been sitting with me in the Deer Stand since they were 3-4 and Dove hunting at 7-8..In my opinion if you dont get them out young , you might miss some of the best memories a Parent can have of them at this age.

This is what I did with my two girls and all six of my grandkids. My girls still hunt and four of the grandkids have killed deer so far.
There never to young.

[Hart8]

My 8 yr old's been goin' with us since he was 3yrs. old. Every deer stand has tic tac toe scribble on the walls,lil' toys in the corners, etc. He killed his 1st, deer last season,and will shoot at doves for the first time this year. Riding the 4 wheelers,and trapping rats in steel traps is really what keeps him interested!

[ByronB]

I started taking my son with me when he turned three years old. We had a ground blind called a Taj Majal. Great for sleeping bags, food, and toys. He will turn 15 this year and has now bowhunted with me going on twelve years. Don't wait. Take your son out to enjoy the woods. Just because he may not be shooting just yet should not make a difference. He can learn much by just being around you in the wilderness.