Hunter turned 6 monday and just slid in to be old enough to hunt the missouri youth season. we had ten birds sounding off, and 4 in front of us a 100 yrds away. they stayed in the woods, but at 7:30 3 jakes came running in fanned out gobbling their heads off to kill b mobil. the 410 ripped and killed a double bearded jake at 11 yrds. i was one happy camper. my kid is a shrimp and i had a number of people tell me he was to little to go, and that he should wait till he could shoot a 20 ga. here is to them
Way to go, Hunter!! You done good. You don't look like a shrimp to me....Well done, Boys.. :fud: :newmascot:
Good job!!!! Congrats!! :z-guntootsmiley:
great job hunter! :z-guntootsmiley:
Outstanding! Congrats to both of you.
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Very nice going,congrats!!
With a smile like that he's a Jumbo shrimp. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
That's AWESOME!!
CONGRATS!!
That is just awesome! There is never a prouder moment then when your child kills their first turkey. A huge congratulations to you and Hunter!
Very nice. Congrats to Hunter!
Congrats!!!
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That's awesome. I bet hes told everyone he's seen.
:wav: Congrats, To little "NAW"
Congrats to you and especially to Hunter :icon_thumright:
congrats to the young man
Congrats fellow on your fine bird... :icon_thumright:
WTG thats awesome.
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:z-guntootsmiley: Congrats to you both! My son's name is Hunter. Hopefully in a few years he'll drop his first bird too. lol
Congrats!
Congrats! :z-guntootsmiley:
Looks like the name fits him well, Congrats to both of you :icon_thumright:
Terrific jog congrats :z-guntootsmiley:
Thanks guys his famous quote so far is my turkey had two beards, sounds just like me when i shot my triple last year, wonder where he gets it from :TooFunny:
He was with me for three birds last year here he is with my triple beard
WTG Hunter...Congrats!
Boy howdy at all the younguns on OG forum!
Congrats on the first bird :smiley-char092:
HA!!! There ya go!! Too bad for the doubters, and great job for you and your son!! :icon_thumright:
He will be hooked for life now congrats to the young man and his father.
That is a memory that you too will keep for life..
Cant get that on the couch playing video games.
Hunter congrat's on your first turkey.
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Man that looks like a monster jake! CONGRATS!!!
Congrats to the little guy.
Thanks guys i told him he was te only kindergardner in his school to shoot a turkey, he thinks he is big stuff. i love it, if i get one first two days in mo and get one or two in ks i will bring him second weekend of mo and see if he can get a second bird.
Congrats. Nice bird. Way to prove them wrong.
Awesome job guys. Congrats.
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Very nice going,congrats!!
Great job Hunter, Congrats!!!!
That's Awesome! Congrats to you and your son!
Nice bird Hunter. You should give him first crack at the birds during the regular season, unless your new to the sport and you want to get a few under your belt.
A youth kill in MO counts for his first weeks gobbler. He can't hunt again until the second week
My boy's middle name is Hunter, and he's eight. Smoked his first bird last spring. I love seeing these little fellas takin down turkeys at such a young age. Congrats to both of you. I know exactly how that feels! :)
Congrats to him! :z-guntootsmiley:
Congrats young man :icon_thumright:
Just came across this old thread. I will see how he handles the 20 ga on the next nice day we get. I hope he pulls it off again. Good luck to all kids this spring
Quote from: leasburg on February 19, 2013, 08:25:45 PM
Just came across this old thread. I will see how he handles the 20 ga on the next nice day we get. I hope he pulls it off again. Good luck to all kids this spring
Good luck to your boy. :z-guntootsmiley:
Congrats! :icon_thumright:
Congrats to both of you!!!
My son is 8 years old and has a youth Mossberg 20 gauge. Think he was 6 going in 7 when he shot it for the first time and handles it well. He's a big kid. Have gotten close, but no turkey yet. Hope to this spring. Good luck to y'all!!!
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Congrats to both of you!!!
My son is 8 years old and has a youth Mossberg 20 gauge. Think he was 6 going in 7 when he shot it for the first time and handles it well. He's a big kid. Have gotten close, but no turkey yet. Hope to this spring. Good luck to y'all!!!
Best of luck to you, I know how you feel. Nothing like sharing an experience with a kid getting his first turkey!! I have had the pleasure of calling for my son and my nephew on their first birds. Unexplainable joy, and I was tore up more with them than any bird I have harvested in my 35yrs of chasing ole Tom.
Awesome!!!! My 6 yr old killed his first 2 last season. Had a guy come 800 yards across a clearcut to us and ask if we were injured. No sir, just a grown man yelling and screaming like a school girl!!! Your little buddy will never forget you taking the time to take him so young.
Thats great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome !! fantastic job Hunter !!!1 :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an
Awesome guys! :you_rock:
do these little small size boys handle shooting a 410 or 20ga pretty well in yall's experience? I dont wanna start mine too early and afraid the recoil may startle him and scare him doing more harm than good for the cause.. Thoughts?
My sn is a shrimp. He didn't enjoy shooting the 410 and every time I practiced with him he only shot it twice. He practiced with bb guns and balloons the size of gobblers heads in the garage. We watched turkey hunting DVDs and he had a nerd gun behind his fort and when I said kill em he shot the tv. I killed three birds with him before he had a gun in his hands. It's all about fun, when he practiced I put 9 shot in the gun to get as least amount of recoil as I could. I could only pattern his gun to 15 yards with 4 types of ammo
We practice with the target loads to lighten the kick a little. The 20 gauge packs a punch, but my son is fine with it. I think the key is that each kid is different. Some are ready at 6 and some aren't until 10 or later. I also let mine shoot fun stuff like an old pumpkin or old jake decoy. I think it helps them focus on what they are shooting and not so much the shot.