Thread: My four year old apprentice

Originally Posted by bunji

That brought back a lot of memories my kids are all grown up now, but what l used to do was start taking each one for their first hunt Duck hunting in a great Mai Mai we had set up on a relatives farm. I recommend it for anyone starting out taking kids look at doing, it means you have a warm sheltered spot for them & they can take their favorite doll or toy gun with them, as well as a bag of snacks etc to keep them entertained. My wife came up with a with a really great idea at the start (she is the brains of the operation, just don't tell her ) she knitted a warm hat for each of them in their favorite color that you could feed the hearing protectors through, meaning they would stay on/not get lost/not get annoying to wear etc.

We had our own family tradition that my wife would come out with them on the first hunt, youngest was my boy at 2yrs the other 2 girls at 3yrs old & just to show how influential those times were in later life ,all the kids have now hunted around the world ,the youngest girl shot at AA levels in 3 different countries .

The oldest girl was always fascinated in the anatomy of the Game as l cleaned them & l would do my best to explain what various organs/muscles did & where they were in our bodies etc , everything from Quail to Deer & in how important it was to get & keep knives sharp for cleaning game ,she went on to become a veterinarian who has worked in Australia,UK,Africa & the US & now lives with her husband running a 4 Veterinarian clinic in the UK,.She tells everyone that it was those early hunting trips that led to her becoming a Vet.

Enjoy these times with them mate you are doing a great job at bonding & raising them.

Awesome, that's pretty cool to be able to see a direct link from the way she was raised to where it lead her in life