GSP4EVER
Member
Anytime this subject comes up, I usually skip over it because I don't have a child to share my love of hunting, fishing and the outdoors with. I do have an adult daughter (who recently gave me my first grandchild) who lives in another state and has no interest in hunting and fishing very little.
My wife and I have decided and began the process of adopting a child. A son to bless our home with. We are going with a child who is in the MN Foster care system or better known as "MN Waiting Children". We are hoping to be matched with a child in the 4-5 year old range, but will more than likely be matched with an 8-12 year old.
My question, how do you go about introducing a child to shooting and eventually hunting. I think I can manage the introduction to fishing. When I was a child my dad introduced me to shooting, by I learned on my own hunting. He had no interest in hunting period until I was 17 and talked him into taking me deer hunting for the first time.
Have any of you adopted an older child from your states foster care system. Many of these kids are diagnosed with some form of emotional or psychological trauma as they were removed from a home and birth family rights terminated. So there is the possibility of behavioral issues. Anything that you who have adopted and introduced to hunting to be mindful of or other special considerations.
I am excited to have a son to call my own. In fact, Ive already totally striped down and cleaned the Marlin Model 60 my dad gave me when I was 12. When he gets to our home, he will already have a 22 to call his own.
Thank you in advance.
My wife and I have decided and began the process of adopting a child. A son to bless our home with. We are going with a child who is in the MN Foster care system or better known as "MN Waiting Children". We are hoping to be matched with a child in the 4-5 year old range, but will more than likely be matched with an 8-12 year old.
My question, how do you go about introducing a child to shooting and eventually hunting. I think I can manage the introduction to fishing. When I was a child my dad introduced me to shooting, by I learned on my own hunting. He had no interest in hunting period until I was 17 and talked him into taking me deer hunting for the first time.
Have any of you adopted an older child from your states foster care system. Many of these kids are diagnosed with some form of emotional or psychological trauma as they were removed from a home and birth family rights terminated. So there is the possibility of behavioral issues. Anything that you who have adopted and introduced to hunting to be mindful of or other special considerations.
I am excited to have a son to call my own. In fact, Ive already totally striped down and cleaned the Marlin Model 60 my dad gave me when I was 12. When he gets to our home, he will already have a 22 to call his own.
Thank you in advance.
