Kids/Wives Bowhunting???
 

Hey, how many of you have and/or intend to take your spouse and/or kides out bowhunting w/ you??

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Count me in..... They are my favorite people to have with me.

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Nothing like hunting with kids

All the anticapation and practiceing make the bond grow so strong between you and your son/daughter
Then to see them take there first big game animal literaly will bring tears to your eyes

My son is already talking about next year. we shoot about everyday in the yard, its our time. And IMHO it is something that is lacking in our youths of today. Kill your TV don't buy them the X-box. get them a bow and arrows for christmas and get back to what life should be.

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Amen to that Rich!

I fully intend on taking the two kids I have now and the one on the way hunting as much as I possibly can as soon as they are old enough. My daugther was 6 last year and she sat with me a few times. It was *her* hunt though, so when she got bored, we got out. She made it for 3 hours, almost til legal shooting time was up the last time out, so I was happy with that.

As soon as they are old enough to possess a weapon responsibly, they will have their own tags to fill as well.

It will get expensive for me though, my daughter has already stated that her first deer WILL be made entirely to jerky and slim jims. Well, can't blame her for that, it's her deer, she can do what she wants with it when she gets it. [&:]I don't care how much it costs if it makes her appreciate and have a passion for the outdoors.

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LOL thats exactly what happened to me this year. I had a nice 265.00 bill at the butchershop and we have lots of slim jims and jerky I told My boy he needs to get a job. LOL

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i take my spouse hunting every year......

ok now really...i took my daughter out last year and she couldn't sit still to save her life, was bored out of her mind, and whined the whole time. so she isn't going this year. i'm going to be patient and wait for her to tell me if and when she wants to go back out.

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Currently I take my kids small game hunting, they are too small to sit still while bowhunting. And to be honest right now bowhunting for me is one of my escape areas where i get to be alone with myself and have some peace and quiet.

My oldest is 8, he has a kids bow right now but i am looking to move him up into a more serious bow that he will be able to hunt with when he is 12. My wife is interested in getting a bow too but only for target shooting.

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Man your a lucky guy. My wifeis a tree huggin bunny hugger. LOL Every year we fight over hunting and how its cruel and all that crap. I just tell her there's the door but your welcome to come or just get a bow and shoot. Target archery is a sport. but she always says something along the lines "yea a blood sport" HEHEHHEHE fUNNY THING IS ALL MY KIDS LOVE WILD GAME AND HUNTING. She has lost the battle. LOL But I still love her. we just don't talk to each other most of the hunting season. Its a nice break. As long as the boy friends gone before I get back from elk camp we'll be ok. LOL

RE: Kids/Wives Bowhunting???
 

Hey, how many of you have and/or intend to take your spouse and/or kides out bowhunting w/ you??

LOL My wife is an anti hunter. She's not active or anything but would rather all the animals live. She likes the peace and quiet when I'm gone so she doesn't mind me hunting. She also enjoys the venison so she might be classified as an anti hypocrite..:D

My son's would rather play video games. My oldest son is Mr. Macho eat nails for breakfast type. I talked him into going hunting once.LOL I dropped him off in his stand at 5:00AM in a Florida swamp. No more Mr. Macho. He was scared to death. We have a lot of noises in our swamp.:D
So I still hunt alone.

He;s going to try it again this year.I hope he scores so I can get him hooked. That would be good for him.

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not my kids, the one will never go into the woods, she's 19 and i cant make her do it anymore, lol.......the other one, well she's having a tough time and will probably be in jail soon, giving her a weapon is not a very good choice, at this time, maybe she'll straighten up....the hubby , well he got out there a few times so far this year.

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Hey Huntnma,
I got a quota to hunt Kicco this year. { Muzzle Loader}Are you still hunitng Three Lakes.? I saw alot of stuff at the Green Swamp/ Blown 2 opportunities during bow.

Hope ya have a successful year,
God bless,
C7

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I was out with my 11 yr old. I was impressed with how much longer he could sit quietly compared to last year. Make it fun for them. Snacks, books, sketchbooks, calls, face paint, whatever... Also, this ground blind sure seems to help, although I haven't shot a deer from it. It's just easier to hunt with kids - sound, movement, scent etc...

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Hubby & I go hunting together all the time. My son is 13, so he can legally turkey hunt. My hubby and him go alot. Also we have taken him up in the stand many times and he can't wait until next season when he can legally hunt. (Ny you have to be 14) My 9 yr old daughter shoots bow and has gone out a couple times. We all go scouting together a lot preseason too!

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I have taken my 6yr old a few times this year. It was much easier during the early part of the season when it was still warmer. He sat with me last week and made it through until dark but got cold as we were coming out of the woods. It was fun though and we had a great time. I plan on taking my younger son muzzle loader season. We have a couple rifle stands that have heaters in them and they are real cozy.

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One day, I will want to take my daughter hunting...

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My oldest boy is ten now and video games is all he and his younger brother want to do right now.Maybe next year after he takes his gun safety training some of the other kids from school are going also will light the fire under his butt.If there are any cute girls i know he'll want to go.:D;)

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Here is my hunting partner.She has been going bowhunting with me for the last 3 seasons. This is her first year to shoot at them. She missed her first buck a couple weekends ago. She is hooked for life!

Darrall

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ME TOO!!!!

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I think parents SHOULD get their kids out more. There is a book out that nails our national crisis on the head. It's called, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by, Richard Louv.

Too many people have been disconnected for too long from nature.

I was reading an article in my GRIT magazine, which mentioned that most people are content to think that meat grows on trees, becausewe have been conditioned to believe that meat only comes from the supermarket intidy, virtually blood free, packages.The raising, killing and processing of animals has been so sanitized and commercialized that we don't even think twice about it. I believe that is so true. We all need to introduce family, friends even strangers into the wonderful world of hunting. We need to inform them why it is necessary, and it is not necessarily evil or inhumane.

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Well, as I said in a previous post about women hunting, my wife is my hunting partner and I'm damn proud of it. Wouldn't want it any other way.

In fact, just yesterday she became successful AGAIN this year with this nice little buck. He had a great body on him and only went about 60 yards after the shot. Don't know who was more excited, her or me......lol

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Cool, interesting, that deer looks almost *identical* to the 8pt. my buddy shot this morning!

congrats to your wife... I completely understand, my husband is the best hunting partner in the world! :)