I took a kid turkey hunting once. He didn't like it. He said it was okay until the doctor starting pulling the BB's out.
Being a teacher gives me a lot of opportunity and motivation to get kids involved in outdoor activities. I'm one of two NASP instructors at the school I teach at, we run about 350 kids through archery classes each year and have been at it 4 years now. I am fortunate also in that my principal asked me to design my own outdoor oriented advisory class, so, I created and teach an Outdoor Education curriculum, that's another 90 kids per year intruduced to the outdoors, I am also the Foresty Team coach of 12 students a season, were we compete in the Idaho State Foresty state championships and finally my own two sons are well versed in just about everything outdoors that they want to be a part of.
Numerous kids to archery via the National in Schools Archery Program. 7 kids so far into hunting including my oldest son and as soon as my 9 yr old hits 10 he will be hunting also. Both of my sons shed hunt and fish and have won numerous fishing tournaments.
I have taken my wife's nephew out before, he has not been biten just yet, he may i hope. Then i have taken both my kids out with me to 3D tourn. before and my son likes to shoot his bow. I have taken both my kids out hunting with me in archery season. I didn't kill anything. they didn't last to long thou. the past 2 years i have taken both of them hunting with a rifle in the Youth mentor season. My daughter missed a buck last season and my son killed a spike the season before. Me and my daughter goes for HUNTER ED CLASS in April. i cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D
I have yet to introduce anyone to the outdoors, (i know, i know) But I have two nephews, (1 and 2) and can't wait to get them started once they get old enough.
both of my boys shoot guns and bows and also fish... oldest got his first deer this past year with a rifle... just got back from the taxi with it this weekend... he's VERY proud... going for turkey in about 10 days with grampa...
