{"id":64500,"date":"2016-11-17T06:29:57","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T11:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=64500"},"modified":"2025-12-11T05:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:26:21","slug":"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_64512\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/crazy-eyes-and-his-deer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64512\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\" class=\"size-large wp-image-64512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/crazy-eyes-and-his-deer-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Understanding where your food comes from, and appreciating it go hand in hand. Andrew Yackley was very greatful for the food this deer gave him and he literally told the deer thank you. He also learned a good bit of anatomy that day, with 4 deer to field dress from our hunting party. But any society that teaches its youth to respect their natural resources and to be thankful for them is creating future generations of conservationists. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/crazy-eyes-and-his-deer-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/crazy-eyes-and-his-deer-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/crazy-eyes-and-his-deer-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/crazy-eyes-and-his-deer-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/crazy-eyes-and-his-deer.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-64512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Yackley was very grateful for the food this deer gave him and he literally told the deer, &#8220;Thank you.&#8221; He also learned a good bit of anatomy that day, with four deer to field dress from our hunting party. Any society that teaches its youth to respect their natural resources and to be thankful for them is creating future generations of conservationists.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fall is here, your kids are back in school, and many of you are getting ready to hunt, and while you might enjoy that quiet time in the woods by yourself, I\u2019m going to suggest that you shake things up a bit this year and let the kids come along to hunting camp.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s right, kids want to hunt! \u00a0Don\u2019t take my word for it, just give any young person a chance to hunt and you\u2019ll see firsthand their curiosity, desire to explore the great outdoors and sense of self-reliance kick into high gear! \u00a0When they understand they can use firearms in a responsible and ethical manner to put food on the table, it\u2019s not only fun and adventurous but also empowering.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_65987\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mojo-hunt.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65987\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\" class=\" wp-image-65987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mojo-hunt-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"Author and sons duck hunting with Mike Morgan and Mojo TV crew.\" width=\"221\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mojo-hunt-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mojo-hunt-124x150.jpg 124w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mojo-hunt-768x933.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mojo-hunt-843x1024.jpg 843w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mojo-hunt.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-65987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Author and sons duck hunting with Mike Morgan and Mojo TV crew.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>The Series<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/kids-guns-series-introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">The Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/kids-guns-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">Storage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/kids-and-guns-teach-your-children-well\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/kids-and-guns-rimfire-fun\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">Rimfire<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hunting<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/kids-and-guns-four-reasons-to-start-competitive-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">Competitive Shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shotguns<\/li>\n<li>Pistols<\/li>\n<li>Revolvers<\/li>\n<li>Older kids<\/li>\n<li>Tactical Kids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Age Should Kids Start Hunting?\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I started when I was 10 or 11 years old, but would suggest you let your kids go even younger. \u00a0Bring them on drives while you deer hunt, let them walk along on a pheasant hunt, allow them to sit in the duck blind. \u00a0Being outside and experiencing the world, free from computers, the boob tube, incessant commercialism and pop culture is good for kids! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64510\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-coyote.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64510\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-coyote-400x251.jpg\" alt=\"Learning about predator control and managing a family farm are other lessons to be learned from hunting.\" width=\"400\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-coyote-400x251.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-coyote-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-coyote-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-coyote-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-coyote.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-64510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learning about predator control and managing a family farm is another important aspect of hunting.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let them learn geography, topography, and science in the outdoors. \u00a0For example, if they hunt deer, they will learn anatomy when they help field dress the animal: the muscle groups, fascia, ligaments, tendons and how they attach to bones, which is more dissection than they will ever get to do in school biology class! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many states now have Youth Hunting seasons. \u00a0For us here in Wisconsin, it is a weekend in October where the kids can go out on a mentored hunt (meaning an adult with their Hunter Safety certification). The kids do not need to have sat through the entire hunter safety class just to get their feet wet in the field. \u00a0Call it clever marketing or just a reason to let the kids hunt with their grandparent, dad, or mom, but it\u2019s an easy way for kids to begin and see what hunting is really like. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can also enroll your kids in hunter safety courses. \u00a0Some states have lower minimum ages that make it simple for siblings to go take the class together. \u00a0Some, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hunter-ed.com\/wisconsin\/?campaignid=172759819&amp;adgroupid=15544601899&amp;keyword=%2Bonline%20%2Bhunter%20%2Bsafety&amp;gclid=CIqh5LqtrNACFYQxaQodeCoDAg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">Wisconsin<\/a>, offer online courses, and then the kids attend a field day that includes shooting. \u00a0No matter how you start the journey to get your kids to tackle hunter safety, the biggest step is just making up your mind to go and then putting it on your schedule.\u00a0<\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hunter-ed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">web page<\/a> with links to states that offer Hunter Education online.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Things to Bring<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Always make sure your kids wear appropriate eye and ear protection, and the right color of clothing, especially during deer season or others that require blaze orange. \u00a0Use early Fall as a time to prepare a blind, or tree stand. \u00a0Our boys rake a path to the deer stand before opening day so they can get into the stand in the dark without making noise. They even helped my dad build a nice blind elevated off the ground, and maintain it so they can be warm during our late November deer season. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64509\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64509\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sean-deer-b-400x262.jpg\" alt=\"Sean Yackley with his Rossi Lever Action and his deer: food on the table and a sense of self-sufficiency are two benefits to hunting. \" width=\"400\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sean-deer-b-400x262.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sean-deer-b-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sean-deer-b-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sean-deer-b-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sean-deer-b.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sean Yackley with his Rossi Lever Action and his deer. Food on the table and a sense of self-sufficiency are two benefits to hunting.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time in the blind with grandpa or another hunter is educational too. Our pace in life is often too fast, too focused on things outside of family and nature. \u00a0A few days, or better yet, many days spent soaking up the woods is great for kids. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Gear<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kids often don\u2019t fit into adult hunting gear, but there are so many options that make finding clothes their size pretty simple. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/c\/kp\/realtree-apparel\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">your local Walmart carries Realtree <\/a>clothing in kids&#8217; sizes. Make sure to dress for the weather. \u00a0Invest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierratradingpost.com\/grabber-7-hour-hand-warmers-10-pack~p~142hn\/?filterString=s~hand-warmers%2F\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">hand warmers<\/a>\u00a0(I buy these by the dozen),\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierratradingpost.com\/chaos-durante-fleece-neck-gaiter-for-men-and-women~p~3741j\/?filterString=s~gator%2F\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">neck gators<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierratradingpost.com\/icebreaker-oasis-balaclava-merino-wool-for-men-and-women~p~132ta\/?filterString=s~balaclava%2F\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">balaclavas<\/a>. \u00a0The last two items alone can make the experience much more enjoyable for a youngster. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You don\u2019t need to spend a fortune. We hunt in Wisconsin, and my youngest has a yard sale pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kamik-Rocket-Weather-Toddler-Little\/dp\/B0023NTVB6\/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1479265324&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=kamik+snowmobile+boots\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">Kamik snowmobile boots<\/a>, and hand-me-down snow pants to wear when we are in the tree stand. \u00a0So\u00a0dress warmly, and with plenty of \u00a0layers. \u00a0Remember, you can always peel some off or unzip to vent body heat while moving in the field. \u00a0However, if you don&#8217;t have enough layers, well, you and your youngster can get uncomfortable\u00a0real fast. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also have a propane heater that we bring out to our elevated\u00a0deer stand, and we make a sort of tent over our laps with a sleeping bag to keep us and our hands warm underneath. \u00a0My husband blames it on his years in the Marine Corps and sleeping outside and being miserably cold. \u00a0It is a much better way to combat the cold when you have a youth hunter who might not enjoy 6:30 a.m. frost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besides warm gear, some rain gear is a good idea, and water, and hearing protection. \u00a0There are so many options in electronic hearing that it just makes sense to get something so that everyone&#8217;s hearing is protected. \u00a0But if you really want to listen for animals coming, then having a pair of ear muff style hear pro is probably fastest. \u00a0I\u2019ll admit my boys hunt squirrels with a .22 and don\u2019t take ears, but when deer hunting with the .308 we definitely make them bring ear protection. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Big Rules to Know<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_64511\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64511\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-air-rifle-squirrel-400x277.jpg\" alt=\"Nuisance animal populations can be kept in check by youth hunters. This is a great way to teach accuracy, as well as patience. \" width=\"400\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-air-rifle-squirrel-400x277.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-air-rifle-squirrel-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-air-rifle-squirrel-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-air-rifle-squirrel-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/taylen-air-rifle-squirrel.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nuisance animal populations can be kept in check by youth hunters. This is a great way to teach accuracy, as well as patience.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Know your <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/top-seven-states-public-land-whitetails\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1911\">state hunting<\/a> laws, whose land you are on, and practice responsible habits, like bringing any trash out of the woods with you, and asking permission to track animals if the trail leads you onto someone else\u2019s land. \u00a0And when you take photographs or share your <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-aleutian-caribou\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1910\">hunting story<\/a>, honor that animal that will feed you by making sure you don\u2019t show gory or blood-filled photos. \u00a0Everyone knows you have to field dress an animal, but you don\u2019t need pictures on Facebook. \u00a0Even if it\u2019s your previously grossed out girlfriend or princess of a daughter who now realizes this is where food comes from. People who do not understand hunting need to see that hunters respect our natural resources and use them properly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re planning to hunt in wilder areas, let your kids take an orienteering class, or check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrawc.org\/wc-experience\/youth-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">NRA Youth Adventure Camp at NRA Whittington Center.<\/a> \u00a0But if nothing else, make sure you have a map and basic understanding of where you are going before you head into the woods. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While I might tell you to take your little one out to kill animals, I will still think like a mom and tell you to know where you are and have a phone. \u00a0Basic First Aid isn\u2019t a bad plan either. I\u2019ve heard more stories than I\u2019d like to about older men having heart attacks or people getting cut on fences or twisting an ankle or knee on rocks. \u00a0If you\u2019re hunting in the back 40, that\u2019s not all that big a deal. \u00a0But if you are miles from your car or miles from\u00a0other humans, you need to be able to get back to help. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ve only been lost twice in my life: once after I tracked a deer I shot and the sun went behind clouds and I got turned around, the other in Bologna, Italy, when the sun came out after rain and I got lost too. \u00a0The sun is a great orienting tool, but it can also leave you in a pinch when it hides. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Added Perks<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are some tertiary payoffs to time spent immersed in the woods. \u00a0I started deer hunting with my dad and getting dropped at a stand an hour before daylight, then sitting until mid-morning. He quickly realized that my sisters and I did not like this, and so we started hunting with family friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64513\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/deer-knives.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64513\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/deer-knives-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"Tools of the trade for field-dressing animals. Knowing where your food comes from and how it is processed is a comfort, and a process to be respected. \" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/deer-knives-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/deer-knives-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/deer-knives-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/deer-knives-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/deer-knives.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-64513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tools of the trade for field-dressing animals. Knowing where your food comes from and how it is processed is a comfort, and a process to be respected.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The hours spent walking the woods with friends, making drives over hills and through ravines, and time spent walking out of the woods each night are memories I\u2019ll have forever. We could have upwards of 20 people involved in a big drive, and it was a great way to fill the mid-day hours. \u00a0But time spent sharing experiences that are real and tangible is something often missing from our day-to-day life. We&#8217;re so caught up in the \u201chave to\u201d we miss chances to share what\u2019s right in front of us. \u00a0Sitting in a tree stand or duck blind offers real time with people who matter to you. \u00a0And maybe that\u2019s one of the biggest secrets about hunting and why guys like it so much. \u00a0Men aren\u2019t really touchy-feely creatures, but perhaps being able to hang out with their friends and enjoy sharing the peace and quiet or a few laughs is what it\u2019s all about. And teaching your kids that there is a time to step back from all the busy things to just enjoy the people in our lives is always a positive!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hunting also instills a sense of stewardship in kids; stewardship of the wilderness and the creatures in it. \u00a0It teaches kids about the food chain, the responsible and ethical treatment of animals, and why they should care about their environment along with a plethora of other things some would call, very \u201cgreen.&#8221; \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While some attempt to paint hunting in a negative light, the real story behind this sport and pastime is humans working hand-in-hand with nature. On an individual level, the responsible hunter never takes more than what is necessary and always gives back to nature, whether that\u2019s through being a good steward of the land or helping to balance the local wildlife population.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_66184\" style=\"width: 761px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HuntingByNumbers.png\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66184\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HuntingByNumbers.png\" alt=\"In addition to being a huge force for conservation, hunters have a markedly big impact on the economy. (Photo: NSSF)\" width=\"751\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HuntingByNumbers.png 751w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HuntingByNumbers-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HuntingByNumbers-400x227.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-66184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In addition to being a huge force for conservation, hunters have a markedly big impact on the economy. (<em>Photo: NSSF<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the aggregate, hunters are a huge force for conservation. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/PDF\/research\/HuntingInAmerica_EconomicForceForConservation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kids-and-guns-take-your-children-hunting\" title=\"Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!\">National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a>, via state licensing fees, donations, taxes on firearm and ammunition sales, hunters generate $1.6 billion annually for conservation efforts. Without all these contributions from hunters, it\u2019s safe to say, public lands and wildlife populations would not be as vibrant and as healthy as they are today. What the critics fail to realize is that hunters are the real engine behind resource management and conservation in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>So, the next time your vegan or PETA-loving friend gives you guff about hunting, you can share with them the real facts about the positive difference hunters make toward preserving and protecting the environment. Given those facts, you can also see why passing the tradition on to our children is so vital. 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