I think if that is all true you should give him some room.
When i started hunting at 18 i did not worry so much about scent control. got a little better my second year and last year i became anal about it.
you should let him have some room to do it how he wan
t we all need to learn the hard way on somethings
give him some of his own stand tell him to find a spot he likes hang them and hunt how he wants.
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it's a real life free opportunity for him.....if he so chooses.
Jeff, I've read quite a few of your posts over the last couple of years about your son's lack of desire to hunt. You were pretty set in your scent control regiment and he wasn't, so you weren't going to let him hunt some of your stands because you wanted him to do it right. (If I remember that story correctly) It seemed you were frustrated that he really didn't care to put the effort in to hunt.
Maybe thats just it.....he doesn't care to hunt. So be it. Would I be devistated if Wyatt didn't want to hunt with me some day? Absolutely, but I'm not going to force it.
I have a brother who finally came to that conclusion about his son. He's 20 now and doesn't care to hunt that much. He finally said to me, "so be it."
Don't force it Jeff. If he wants to do it, he will. If he doesn't, he won't. There are a lot of other ways to bond.