Youth Hunting Hunting Articles
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Equipping Kids for the Outdoors For my wife and me, introducing our kids to the outdoors has been an exercise in careful design. If you're passionate about hunting, and you want to share all that it has to offer with your children, then I'll bet you've considered the options. Not every hunting adventure is a positive one. Temperature, weather, and the mood of the game generally have some bearing on the outcome. While seasoned outdoorsmen and women learn to cherish every outing, it's the exhilarating successes that keep us coming back for more. |
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Getting and Keeping Your Kids Involved in Hunting I have accumulated a lot of special memories over the course of my twenty years of hunting. I can still vividly remember the details of my first successful deer hunt, my first turkey, and my first good buck with a bow. But all of these events pale in comparison to watching my eight year-old son squeeze the trigger on his very first deer - a big, mature doe; or watching him harvest his first gobbler this past spring. |
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Building a Big Game Hunter Teaching Children to Love the Outdoors Across the nation, there is a concern about declines in the number of hunters. In addition to a significant drop in license and tax revenues, there are worries that the decline could eventually change the relationship between humans and wildlife. |
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Passing it on: Youth and Beginner Hunts Bringing a newcomer or youth on to the big game hunting scene is different than doing it alone or with your fellow long time hunting partners. Instead of just getting an animal or trophy being the goal, you are passing on important skills and a heritage. Whether your newcomer is young or old, you are also developing a relationship. |
