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Old 05-31-2007, 01:08 PM   #1
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I often wonder who taught people how to shoot. My dad thinks he taught my brother and I how to shoot, but what he don't know won't hurt him. When my parents left the farm for some reason and we knew they were going to be gone for a few hours, my brother and I would grab my dads .22 and go shoot rabbits. We must have been around 7 years old. While we mostly taught ourselves, dad did teach up the finer points of shooting, hunting,and firearm safety around that same age. I still remember the first time he handed me a rifle and let me shoot soda cans with it. I also remember trying to shoot his 12 gauge and nearly getting knocked on my butt from the recoil. To this day, if anyone brings a gun into his house, he checks to make sure it is unloaded. Safety first.

I will always be greatful to my father for bringing me into hunting. Iwillhopefully get to take him on his first elk hunt this fall. I am hoping to surprise him with an Colorado Elktag. He has been asking if I would like to go for the last several years and I can finally afford to make it happen.


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Old 05-31-2007, 01:13 PM   #2
 
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dad taught me how to shoot when I was 5 using an old Daisy bb gun in the back yard.he's primarily a bird hunter but my deer hunting obsession has grown out of my own interest. getting me into hunting kept me out of trouble for the mostpart.
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Old 05-31-2007, 01:54 PM   #3
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dad taught me how to shoot when I was 5 using an old Daisy bb gun in the back yard.he's primarily a bird hunter but my deer hunting obsession has grown out of my own interest. getting me into hunting kept me out of trouble for the mostpart.
pretty much the same situation for me. i would take my BB gun dove hunting with my dad and shoot cans

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Old 05-31-2007, 08:34 PM   #4
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Default RE: Who taught you how to shoot?

As others have mentioned, there was a LOT of practice that eventually sharpened my shooting abilities. However, it was my Dad that taught me the finer points about trigger control and breathing and really showed me longer range accuracy. Thanks Dad!
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Old 05-31-2007, 08:44 PM   #5
 
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Default RE: Who taught you how to shoot?

Same here my Dad taught me the finer points as gun safety. And how to hold a gun and the rest just come natural. He taught me a little about deer hunting like to be quit and still the rest like scent control and other things on my own
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Dad didn't hunt/shoot much, so I pretty much taught myself by reading about it, and practicing at the range during Boy Scout summer camp.
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my dad taught me how to shoot
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Old 06-01-2007, 11:54 AM   #8
 
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My dad. Has anyones mom ever taught them how to shoot? If I have ever heard of one, it has been very rare.
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it was either my dad or my uncle.
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self taught with bb gun and scout camp My dad didn't shoot i had to do a lot of begging just to get a bb gun once i got that i loved shooting then picked up bow shooting at summer camp
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