Carpn Jr tagged out

I haven't been around much for awhile but I wanted to share this with some of my friends on here . At the tail end of turkey season last yr I found myself wishing I would have prepared my son to Turkey hunt . He was only 6 then but I felt that given the right support he could pull it off. Fast forward to this season and I was trying to prepare him . We shot the 22 alot just to get him used to handling a gun . A few weeks before the season I had him shoot the 20 gauge a few times and he shot well . During youth season he missed a bird on Sunday which really bummed him out . We had a moment where he cried ( give him a break , he is 7 after all) and I comforted him and explained although he didn't kill the bird , he got to experience all the stuff that makes turkey hunting great .
Fast forward to the first Saturday of regular season , and we are set up where I'd been watching some Jake's all week . I'd passed them up several times , and had high hopes they'd read the script .
At 645 my son killed his first turkey . It really was a proud moment . For both of us .




Turkey season progresses and I kill a couple birds . We are approaching this past weekend and I continued scouting before work and Fri bought him his 2nd tag . Saturday found us in pursuit of bird number 2 . We saw several but nothing wanted to work . We relocated for Sunday morning and at 630 he killed his 2nd turkey and first longbeard .







It really is awesome to get to share something I love so much with him. And I never would have dreamed he'd kill 2 . What a awesome experience and one I hope everyone with children gets to experience .

Thanks everyone . I debated about even posting since I hadn't posted in awhile . But knew some of you all would appreciate his success , and it may prompt someone to get a youngster out . I'd always planned on waiting till he was 10, but turkey hunting is great for kids . I had to modify my normal strategy to suit him , but everything worked out well .

huntn2 said:

That's fantastic! Congrats to you both.

I had debated on letting my son try this year at 7 and am making him wait till next year.

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It was amazing to see what he learned in a few hunts . The first bird he missed he was trying to aim too well I think . I had probably over stated waiting till you were lined up good . His last bird he shot walking as I started to tell him to shoot . Every kid is different , but I was surprised how well he did . A blind and a shooting stick definitely help alot . I hate blinds like no other , but for a kid it really helps alot .