I have to comment on this;

I have taken several people archery hunting. They each had various amounts of experience. Three of them had shot bows before but had zero hunting experience with archery gear. Also, two had never even shot a bow in their life, except toy bows when they were a kid.

Of these 5 people, I have helped and coached all of them. I helped all of them take their first deer. I was right beside 4 of them. The other I let hunt out of my favorite stand. Some ended up taking several deer in the next few years. I was right there on a few of them also.

Here is the weird part. To this day, all have given up archery hunting or hunting all together.

Why is that? Did it come to easy? I feel there was no appreciation for learning it. I just can't help thinking that they didn't realize the challenge of it all. How it doesn't come that easy when you learn through trial and error.



There are many incentives in place in our state of PA. Youth hunts and Mentored youth hunts. Special seasons and stuff.

I have also taken several others hunting small game and rifle hunting with them being successful.

I think that with all the things designed to get kids and newbies interested, that eventually a majority of them will give it up anyway. It comes to easy. It is made easy for them. It becomes boring whether they are successful or not.

Look at society today. Hunting isn't cool. Kids have soccer, softball, football and other sports crammed down there throats. You have to be involved in those sports to be "cool" today.

Kids think hunting is boring. There isn't enough action.

Thankfully there are a few kids that love hunting and the outdoors. If you have one God bless you! My daughter quit last year and doesn't want to go. She's taken a dozen deer with a rifle and varios small game in 5 years of hunting. Today she is bored with it.

My step son is the same age and also has hunted for 5 years. He has taken at least 16 or 17 deer in those years. Has hunted 2 states. Has taken 5 deer with a bow by the age 15. Guess what! He didn't hardly hunt last year and probably won't this year.

He played high school football last year and liked that more. He starts college this fall and will devote his time to that and chasing girls.

Its going to be tuff keeping kids interested.