iScope - Is there a better alternate?

[slayr]

My little boy (5) is chomping at the bit to shoot a deer / pig. He loves being in the stand and has patiently awaited his chance. His older sister has been kind of rubbing it in that she’s already killed several deer this year...nothing like a little friendly sibling competitiveness, right?

Anyhow, we are heading to the lease this weekend and it’s his turn behind the trigger. He shoots quite a bit at short ranges with a scoped 22 and is pretty dang good, but I’m still a little leery about him shooting, 100% on his own, at a deer. This concern is solely based off of his aiming point on the animal, hence me seeking advice on here about the iScope or some other alternative. I’d like to be able to guide him on where to shoot on his first few animals and I think this will completely eliminate my concern.

Now to the question...has used a different option to the iScope, or is this the one to go with?

Not looking to turn this into a debate on whether or not he should even be shooting, so please steer clear of those comments.

Thanks in advance.

[tazhunter0]

Tactacam FTS system. Open the app on your phone and you can see where he is aiming. The other option is called “ Side Shot “. Both you still look thru the scope like normal. I have the FTS to film my hunts with.

[slayr]

Thanks! I’ll take a look at them both.

[Wayspr]

All 3 of my boys started young. All three learned where to shoot them the same way, deer hunting magazines and a pen. Every picture I’d ask, “where do you shoot this one?”. I’m sure an app would work well but not a substitute for teaching shot placement.

[slayr]

All 3 of my boys started young. All three learned where to shoot them the same way, deer hunting magazines and a pen. Every picture I’d ask, “where do you shoot this one?”. I’m sure an app would work well but not a substitute for teaching shot placement.

Thanks...we do that, but ya know, he is only five and I’m not a fan of wounded animals. I’ll use this more as a training tool than anything else. We all know what a difference a few inches can make, so I’m trying to do the best I can to teach him precision is key. We will use it on a few animals, then he can graduate to not using it.

[BowTech2010]

My son shot his first deer at 5. He shot my AR with an ATN scope so I could see on my phone through their app exactly where he was aiming and he did perfect.

Sorry no idea on the iScope just throwing another option out there.

[Dale Moser]

A lot of the excitement, and satisfaction comes from the un-known aspect. You know what’s best for you and your boy, just be careful not to overthink it and take something away.

Good luck to you guys!


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[Paycheck]

I am in for this. Never though about it. Just took a kid hunting for the first time (after shooting at the range). Was nervous a Heck.

[hube06]

My son shot his first deer at 5. He shot my AR with an ATN scope so I could see on my phone through their app exactly where he was aiming and he did perfect.

Sorry no idea on the iScope just throwing another option out there.

This is the route I went and it worked great.

[WItoTX]

A lot of the excitement, and satisfaction comes from the un-known aspect. You know what’s best for you and your boy, just be careful not to overthink it and take something away.

Good luck to you guys!


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I have to agree with this.

OP, when I was 5, we went to a range and shot at pictures of deer. Once I hit the sweet spot enough times, I was allowed to shoot a real one.

[J.B.]

check these guys out....met them at Dallas Safari show...they have a high quality aluminum adjustable adapter system:

www.novagrade.com

[BigRed323]

Have him go shoot a paper deer target a bunch of times until he is pretty consistent at hitting the right spot.

My dad never let me pull the trigger until he was confident enough in me to do what needed to be done. Plus, it wouldn’t have been the same feeling to me being able to harvest my own deer all on my own, instead of having my dad tell me to shoot while looking at his phone.

[slayr]

Thanks for the suggestions hube and jb.

Also, it makes me smile when folks tell me how I should or shouldn’t raise my kids.

[TexasCanesFan]

check these guys out....met them at Dallas Safari show...they have a high quality aluminum adjustable adapter system:

www.novagrade.com

Was gonna suggest the same one. AMAZING piece of equipment. No comparison to the one I own.

[bass_lander]

I showed my kids a ton of game cam picks and asked “would you shoot this one?”, “where would you aim?”
If the deer was in a good position to shoot, I’d let them grab the mouse and move the cursor over the spot to aim.
We still do it today before season to ensure that they are good to go.


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