My Boy is 14. Been taking him bowhunting since he was 9. I would hang a stand about 8 feet up right under mine on the same tree. After I got him all belted in I would continue up the tree. I only took him early season when it was warm and only made him stay as long as he wanted to. I never saw a deer when he was with me but I cherish every day we went together. (He couldn't sit still). If taking him with me at a young age guaranteed me I would see no deer, I would take him every day.

Yeah BB we grow our squirrels old here in WV.
I actually do call him squirrel head sometimes.

I tip my hat to you for getting your kid involved. I have a nine-year old nephew, and I get him out in the woods whenever I can, if his dad doesn't beat me to the punch.

That said, please, please, do the world a favor. That kid is only nine so he can be taught. Please wash his mouth out with soap every time his says, "eh". Do that so if he ever comes to America people don't roll around on the ground and point at him while he talks, eh? Arggh, now I said it! I'm going for the soap. That's absolutely the most irritating expression in the nonlanguage.

Tears in mine too...

Hey guys, and gals I haven't posted in a looong time but nothing gets me fired up like topics concerning our kids. I have an 8 year old daughter that was recently diagnosed with type (1) diabetes via a trip to ICU for a week. She has been hunting with me since she was 4, and loves every second of it. Last season on opening day we hunted a great little bow stand of ours, and she was getting a little tired of waiting so I figured I would do a little spot and stalk to make things a little more exciting. Well I let my bow down, put on my pack, and was three steps down about to sling her rifle over my shoulder and what walks out of the trees 35 yards away but a nice old doe. I scramble back up in the stand only to find her with her head in her shirt flailing her arms in some goofy kid way. I call to her 1,2,3,4 times finally she's like "What Daddy?" I say "theres a doe right there get your gun ready" I load the rifle set it up on the rail and before I can say "now relax" BOOM she pounded that doe. Waaaaaay Cool as the saying goes. Later during the season she managed to get her first buck (1) shot 101 yards. Now she thinks she's the great white hunter. Her brother will be two this month. I can't wait to get him started too. So keep up the good work parents these kind of posts make us Dads smile.

Great Topic Ex, and to all the others that get their children involved and or youngsters, I tip my hat to you. I do everything with my sons. Jess my oldest is 3 and he started shed hunting with me on my backpack when he could first walk in his first year. He scouts/glasses with me almost every evening I go out right now. I even videod him for about 20 minutes last summer at 2 years old calling a cow elk into 75 yards. He makes a great cow call with his voice. He hunted with me last fall at 2.5 and watched me "miss" a nice buck. Oh well it was a great learning experience for him, "daddy doesnt always bring home a buck everytime out".... My youngest son is 1 and loves to "pet" the headmounts in the house... and I plan on having him strapped in a backpack come next spring while shed hunting.

keep em in the mountains, it keeps em off the streets!

Shed