I've created a monster! Yes!!
11-20-2004, 04:42 AM
#22
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RE: I've created a monster! Yes!!
Congrats to you and the boy!! What zone in Jersey you all hunt? My 4yo has been in the woods twice with me this year. He has the itch but I can't find a bow small enough for him to pull. He doesn't want a toy he wants to shoot real arrows! You are well on your way to having a hunting partner for life and a fine young man to boot! Congrats again.
11-20-2004, 10:42 AM
#23
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Ohio
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RE: I've created a monster! Yes!!
Gryan,
First of all, congratulations to you and your son. That is awesome and I can relate well because my son is also 11 and we have been having a blast hunting together. He took a huge 10 point for his first deer this year, I have post here if you are interested:
http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.as...1&key=󉕛
I have a few questions if you don't mind. I was curious how much draw weight your son was using and now I see he is shooting 48 lbs. How big is he? My son is about average for an 11 year old at 82 lbs. and he is not even close to shooting 48 lbs. My boy just turned 11 two months ago but he is very athletic so I am impressed your boy is that strong.
Do you put him in his own tree stand? Or do you hunt side-by-side? I figured in a few years I will put my boy in his own tree and then go hunt myself within 50 or 100 yards from him. But for his first few seasons I felt like I should be with him for many reasons:
- to make sure the deer is within range,
- make sure he has a clear shot,
- make sure the deer is at a good angle,
- watch where the arrow hits the deer,
- make sure his safety harness is attached properly,
-Maybe I am being too cautious because he may be mature enough to accomplish all the above but I still think I will continue to sit with him until around 13.
Congratulations to both of you again, I know from personal experience that it is a team effort with a child that young.
First of all, congratulations to you and your son. That is awesome and I can relate well because my son is also 11 and we have been having a blast hunting together. He took a huge 10 point for his first deer this year, I have post here if you are interested:
http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.as...1&key=󉕛
I have a few questions if you don't mind. I was curious how much draw weight your son was using and now I see he is shooting 48 lbs. How big is he? My son is about average for an 11 year old at 82 lbs. and he is not even close to shooting 48 lbs. My boy just turned 11 two months ago but he is very athletic so I am impressed your boy is that strong.
Do you put him in his own tree stand? Or do you hunt side-by-side? I figured in a few years I will put my boy in his own tree and then go hunt myself within 50 or 100 yards from him. But for his first few seasons I felt like I should be with him for many reasons:
- to make sure the deer is within range,
- make sure he has a clear shot,
- make sure the deer is at a good angle,
- watch where the arrow hits the deer,
- make sure his safety harness is attached properly,
-Maybe I am being too cautious because he may be mature enough to accomplish all the above but I still think I will continue to sit with him until around 13.
Congratulations to both of you again, I know from personal experience that it is a team effort with a child that young.
11-21-2004, 12:55 AM
#24
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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RE: I've created a monster! Yes!!
Congrats to you and your son. I know there is nothing nore rewarding to a fater than to have have his butt kicked by his son at his favorite sport.
Maybe we will see him on TV in about 10 years.
I just cant wait for my son to get old enough to kick my but at his sport.
Maybe we will see him on TV in about 10 years.
I just cant wait for my son to get old enough to kick my but at his sport.
11-22-2004, 05:32 AM
#25
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 368
RE: I've created a monster! Yes!!
Thanks again guys. Blodg, my son is 5'2" and 124 lbs. Heck, we wear the same size boots! By the way, other than hunting, basketball is his favorite sport.
To his credit, he has been shooting a bow since he was two. And they said I was crazy! He started just flinging arrows with a small self bow. The he graduated to one of those little red "compound" bows. Then to a little larger version then to the real thing. His size definately helps but it is also about using the correct muscles to draw. He started drawing 35+- pounds with his hunting bow. We up'ed the pounds as we went along. Sometimes without telling him.
He hunted for most of last year and all of this year. We still stand together. We hunt from a ground blind and from two man ladder stands. I keep asking when he will be ready to seperate by thirty yards or so. He keeps telling me next year. I'm not going to push the issue.
It is funny, we go through scenarios as we sit in the tree and he picks his draw trees and such but he still likes me to tell him when to draw. When he is ready, he'll take over.
I wish you all the best with your boy. I hope every father gets to find out what it is like to watch his kids fall in love with hunting. I never truely understood it before but now, I can say that watching my son be successful is more fun than killing the deer myself.
Greg
To his credit, he has been shooting a bow since he was two. And they said I was crazy! He started just flinging arrows with a small self bow. The he graduated to one of those little red "compound" bows. Then to a little larger version then to the real thing. His size definately helps but it is also about using the correct muscles to draw. He started drawing 35+- pounds with his hunting bow. We up'ed the pounds as we went along. Sometimes without telling him.
He hunted for most of last year and all of this year. We still stand together. We hunt from a ground blind and from two man ladder stands. I keep asking when he will be ready to seperate by thirty yards or so. He keeps telling me next year. I'm not going to push the issue.
It is funny, we go through scenarios as we sit in the tree and he picks his draw trees and such but he still likes me to tell him when to draw. When he is ready, he'll take over.
I wish you all the best with your boy. I hope every father gets to find out what it is like to watch his kids fall in love with hunting. I never truely understood it before but now, I can say that watching my son be successful is more fun than killing the deer myself.
Greg
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