It’s all about the kids

[WestKentucky]

A few weeks ago I bought my girls a single shot shotgun. Wife said it was for me but really, it was extremely unpleasant to shoot. It’s too small. (Yes I tried it out though, and it slapped my cheekbone a bit)

We drilled a bunch. Safe handling. Operational instructions. Aiming. It has worked out well. My 11 yr old wasn’t impressed but my 9yr old took to the little Rossi like a goldfish takes to water. That girl couldn’t miss. Splattered water bottles, boxes, coke cans… She had a blast. I couldn’t get her to shoot a box after the first coke can though because it’s fun watching reactive targets react. I think the smile says it all, and with the whole fam there to cheer her on it was even that much better. She now gets to try her hand with slugs at 20 yards or less. It’s a pretty good bet we see deer in the morning, and 50-50 on getting a shot. I’m proud as punch, and she is as excited as I was when I was going hunting for the first time myself.

 

[Walkalong]

"All about the kids"

Yep.

The Safety Brief (The kids had a great time shooting the .22s last Friday)

 

[bullseye308]

That smile says it all.

 

[Pat Riot]

Yes, that smile says it all.

 

[caribou]

My hats off to you West Kentucky.

I do the same for my grandkids. I slim and trim .22LR Marlin Youth rifles for them, and go from there.
Here is a grandson with a Tippman rig like an AW sniper.....looking for the same action made up as a Mosin, might find one for Xmas, he's 5 now and an excellent shot.

 

[WestKentucky]

Hunting this morning was good. We didn’t drop the hammer on anything but we saw a REALLY nice buck. It wasn’t in a safe direction to shoot and it was about 5 times what we agreed upon as maximum range. Still, buck fever kicked in and I think it’s safe to say she is hooked. Here we are with 3 generations in the field together, hunting on property once owned and farmed by my 96 yr old grandfather (the smart one of the bunch staying in the warm house drinking coffee while we endured 23 degrees in an old horse barn).

The buck was a really heavy and tall 8 or 10 pt but narrow and long towards his nose. This late in the year I’m saying that he survived.