Originally Posted By: Remington270
Originally Posted By: N2TRKYS
Originally Posted By: Remington270
Originally Posted By: Mbrock
The biggest problem I see is we no longer have families who hunt as a lifestyle anymore. That's exactly what it used to be. We grew up small game hunting everything that was legal, graduated into large game, and was something the entire family got into. Those mentors are quickly passing away and kids today are not learning patience, woodsmanship, and the enjoyment of killing squirrels, doves, and rabbits at the age of 3. They are being thrown into a shooting house at 11 and expected to like that. Sorry, that ain't how to recruit hunters.


Bingo!



I didn't grow up hunting with other people. I've mostly hunted by myself since I was about 8 years old. I wouldn't go back and change that if I could. Outside of hunting with my Dad, I still hunt alone.


You're lucky to have had exposure I guess. Most kids today grow up in neighborhoods in cities and they can't just grab the .410 by the back door and go shoot squirrels.
MBrock's main point, too, was that a deer shouldn't be the first thing a kid shoots. Deer hunting is the apex of the hunting pyramid.



I couldn't do that out my back door, either.

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