Originally Posted by BarnesX.308

Mentored youth cannot shoot doe. Plus, I have him out all archery season. Between all the deer that are out of archery range and all the doe, he passes on plenty of deer. We spent every Saturday in October and two Saturdays in November before he got his spike in 2009. In 2010, we spent every Saturday of the entire deer season out and got nothing.

That's about 18-20 days of hunting and one deer. Trust me, he's got the peace and quiet experience, the passing up deer experience and the experience of spending countless hours in the field with nothing on the pole.

You can teach him all about that and still give him reasonable odds for success.

Kids have shorter attention spans. Success helps.


I wasn't allowed to hunt until I was 12. My kid doesn't have to wait. That's a good thing in my book.

Lot's of guys are bitter over the whole mentored youth thing. I don't get it. Try looking for the good in situations once in a while.