Junior Hunt Talkers

[SaskHunter]

Trying to get back on track and talk about hunting in the off-season. My kids are starting to be old enough to help out before, during and after hunting season. So let’s see those junior Hunt Talkers out and about, hunting, trapping and fishing!

I’ll start, hunted with my oldest a lot this year. She was a real trooper and we had a blast walking around looking at and stalking deer. I took her out several times to try and fill my mule deer doe tag. We had lots of opportunities to fill the tag but I could tell she didn’t really want us to and was having more fun walking around, looking at deer, finding sheds and bones, and eating snacks. I ended up not shooting anything on those outings with her and shot one on the last day of the season.

Her and her sister always help out with skinning, butchering and doing pre-season preparations and scouting.






Working on our glassing!



Snack time!



Butchering my whitetail buck.



Always happy to pose with dad's animals!

 

[SaskHunter]

My yougnest is very interested into hunting but she's not quite there yet. She loves helping out with everything else though, especially if we're skipping work and school to go sight in my rifles!



Checking out cameras.



Checking out more spots and finding cool stuff!



Shed hunting!

 

[WildWill]

My boy will be 9 in April and my girl just turned 7 in October. We've done a ton of small game hunting, fishing and trapping and I've taken them while I've big game hunted. My boy is currently doing the online hunter safety under my supervision and We've moved from shooting his 22. to a 243. in preparation for getting his first deer next year.

 

[BenP]

My oldest and middle child love going out. The oldest has had opportunities to kill a few things where as the middle one has been with me a couple times.



Middle one checking cameras and turkey hunting.

 

[MonsterElk]

Love to see you dads & moms getting them kiddos involved in hunting and the outdoors. All my 3 girls are grown and have their own families but now some of the son-in-law have taken 2 of the daughters places and this year I'll have one of the grandkids that can have his own tags. I'm stoked for 2024 season another one to help and teach.

 

[F250]

Great thread. We chose not to have kids, but have had nieces and nephews to take hunting. Fun times !!!

 

[Raisin Bran]

My boy will be 9 in April and my girl just turned 7 in October. We've done a ton of small game hunting, fishing and trapping and I've taken them while I've big game hunted. My boy is currently doing the online hunter safety under my supervision and We've moved from shooting his 22. to a 243. in preparation for getting his first deer next year.View attachment 306764View attachment 306765View attachment 306766View attachment 306767View attachment 306768View attachment 306769View attachment 306770View attachment 306771View attachment 306772View attachment 306773

Sorry! Got side tracked by one of your pictures…..Is that a Raccoon?

 

[WildWill]

Sorry! Got side tracked by one of your pictures…..Is that a Raccoon?

Yes a very muddy one.

 

[JV842]

All of the above pictures are awesome!!!

 

[ovis2]

Man-oh-man, this post has me sentimentally reliving the many hours in the fields that I was fortunate to have with my kids as they grew up. They've moved on to their chosen pursuits, but the memories remain. My oldest first cow elk was straight up a very steep hillside, the first shot - right in the boiler room - left him with a bleeding crescent above his eye. The cow was still standing, so I told him to shoot again, he focused and shot again, hit the cow again, and also added a second crescent above his eye. After my 2nd shot his first animal, a Wyoming crazy-horned antelope, he insisted that we bury its heart where it last stood. The first time I took my daughter out on a hunt, we were cruising a two-track in antelope country, as we eased up over a hill, a small group of antelope grazed peacefully a couple of hundred yards out. She yelled put the window, "LOOK, DAD, ANTELOPE!". They didn't graze peacefully for long. And many, many more. Good times. Good memories.

 

[noharleyyet]

Our son will be 40 in June...he's been in the field with me since he was post toddler, spotted and shot a buck at 11, & no slowing him down since. Helluva fisherman, crack shot, strong hiker & grunt tasker, and responsible steward in the field. Hopin' he keeps me.

 

[LuketheDog]

My buddy and I have had our oldest three out together for a couple great hunts, they run feral and get filthy and have a blast!




...and my 8-yr-old thinks fishing is just the best thing ever

 

[noharleyyet]

....keen thread Sask.

 

[MNElkNut]

My wife says I have created hunting addicts! I just smile and say, "Yep". I have 2 pieces of advice for bringing your kids: make sure they stay warm and bring snacks. Not just any snacks, but the ones they really like!

I am just now getting to the point where I don't feel bad about shooting a duck or pheasant instead of letting them. That is a milestone.