Frank Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Myself and my son, went for just an hour today, to show him whats it all about. He is only 5 and enjoyed himself a lot, his first time out ferreting and he wanted to stay longer, but i want to keep him eager. Just got the 3, but as i said, i did not want him to get bored. Great hour out learning, but, mum ( wife) was not happy at all when we got back and she had found out where we had been , she said that the other kids in school will take the **** out of him if they find out. :blink: Who cares, we both loved it :yp: But, dont know if i can get away with taking him again, aparently, its best to wait till his 12 :o , according to Mrs wife. Pics below of our hour together. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conor Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 fair play frank! young lad looks well happy with himself! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Excellent Frank :blink: My eldest has just turned 5 and i brought him his first set of dpms for his birthday and weather permitting were going for his first trip up the farm tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 :blink: Top stuff Frank We're expecting a littl'un here next summer - boy or girl I am looking for the welly's now for days out like that - Great to see new recruits to the field. Cheers Andy CM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Thanks folks. :blink: SL, best of luck for tommorow, let us know how you get on. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Good stuff Frank :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandersj89 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 she said that the other kids in school will take the **** out of him if they find out. :blink: Frank. Frank, Tell her to stop being so silly! My lad comes with me shooting, granted he is 9, but he has a queue of friends from school who want to join him beating most weekends! Even my 5 year old daughter has come along a couple of times and loves it! He also had to recently write a narrative about an activity he enjoys. He decided to explain beating so wrote it all out, stops, flagging up, blanking in, drives, pwg, picking up and so on. Ended up having to stand in front of the class to present it as it was more interesting than most of the other pieces of work about going to play football, going to the park, going shopping, etc, etc at the weekend that most of them churned out! I grew up on a farm and started with ferrets/air rifles about the same age as your lad...stick to it! Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzyboi Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 This sort of thing will win the kid browney points in school if everyone learns he went shooting/ferreting with his dad.. :blink: I swear...kids want to become hunters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Thanks lads for the support. :blink: He loved today and really enjoyed himself and wants to come again, i will take him out once more, as soon as the occassion arises. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I've fished since I could walk but only really got into shooting etc when I was 10 or so. As long as hes keen dont worry if he doesn't get out too much to start with, he will enjoy it more when he does and you don't want to go out for too long at once and him get cold and fed up. For that eact reason when I was younger I was never taken fishing in the Winter. I can see the logic of it now but it sucked a bit at the time. Well done on another good day with the ferrets. :blink: FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Thanks FM. :blink: I am taking it easy with him to start as stated. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 i have taken my 4 yearold sarah out shooting in the jeep for a rabbit for a mates ferrets when he was on holidays off we set and soon had one shot from the wing mirror , so i went out to gut it sarah says what are you doing dady ,i said taking ithe rabbits tummy bits out and she replyed it wont hop now so funny when i ask her what do you do with rabbits she replys shoot them :blink: cant wait till she gose to the school in the summer and tells her mates and teachers i will be rite into that school if they tell her its wrong !! and the wife has no say but dosnt mind anyway as shes a good country lass her self happy days colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Thanks Colin. Wish my lady was a good country lass. More into what other folks think then carrying on with her life unfortunately. and she is from the country her self as well. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pelt man Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Frank I think that Mrs F had the hump because your lad was booked in to have the barnet chopped And i do agree looks like he could do with a hair cut You keep taking him though, the younger the Better. My three year old Girl gets involved already with the Game that i bring home from Shooting/Ferreting trips. I found Her in the Kitchen the other week sitting on the floor with a dead Duck between her legs with its head laid in one hand stroking it with the other, as i walked in she told me to be quiet as she had just got it to sleep PELTMAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzyboi Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I found Her in the Kitchen the other week sitting on the floor with a dead Duck between her legs with its head laid in one hand stroking it with the other, as i walked in she told me to be quiet as she had just got it to sleep PELTMAN I bet she wouldnt do that if she knew it was a real duck Do you have any stuffed ducks lying around the house which she could have mistaken it for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pelt man Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I found Her in the Kitchen the other week sitting on the floor with a dead Duck between her legs with its head laid in one hand stroking it with the other, as i walked in she told me to be quiet as she had just got it to sleep PELTMAN I bet she wouldnt do that if she knew it was a real duck Do you have any stuffed ducks lying around the house which she could have mistaken it for? I have always let Her hold Rabbits ducks Pigeons and others that i have shot, She has even poked a Muntjac Buck in the eye The only non-real Ducks in the house are three little yellow plastic bath Ducks but everybody has those (don''t they). PELTMAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Looks like you BOTH had a good day there Frank Though i disagree with the waiting till he is 12 to go again as in the mean time is when his mind will no doubt be poisoned by those who don't understand the country way of life and INSIST hunting is wrong etc etc If he enjoys it then that should be reason enough to take him again. Besides if his Mates rib him for it then they can't be very good mates. You could always offer to take one or so of his mates too for a day and perhaps they will ALL get a taste of it and enjoy it I agree with the subject in the Sporting Shooter where they would like to see Children go on days out to the countryside and have a go at Shooting and take a genuine interest. Maybe then the kids could EDUCATE their dead beat parents LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Keep a copy of the photo for when he's older and I'll bet he'll remember the day. My boys can remember fishing trips from when they were young. My oldest boy had his first SGC when he was 12 1/2 years old. He was really keen then and just the right size to chuck between a hawthorn hedge and sheep fencing to to retrieve runaway ferrets . Great photo to reflect on in later years . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanber1088 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I started my lad at 7 years with a little 410, he loved every minute, never hit much but he learned a lot about safety and field craft, he's now 20 and a better shot than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Frank, I started when I was the same age, if my father went without me there was hell too play. I can still remember certain days from then and that was, whoooo a very long time ago. The basics I was taught then are still with me today. Catch them young and teach them well and our sport will live on. Tiercel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewyjack.22 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Looks like a top day frank I have little plastic ducks for the bath peltman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Little acorns Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethevanman Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Good job Frank I got my lad into air guns at the age of 8 and he is now a better shot than me on my 22lr and his Air Arms S410 that I let him use. this is embarasing but he is better than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sussexboy Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 My 13 year old daughter comes beating on our syndicate shoot when she can. She's also a fair shot with a Ruger 10/22, and has even shot my .308 at our local military ranges. It is good for a kid and teaches them discipline and, most importantly, respect. She had to do a 10 minute talk at school for English last year and gave her class a lecture on target shooting and field stripping a Ruger I always like to think that sometime in the future she'll be able to say "My dad may not have taught me much but he did teach me how to use a rifle". That should sort out the boyfriend problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Frank I think that Mrs F had the hump because your lad was booked in to have the barnet chopped And i do agree looks like he could do with a hair cut You keep taking him though, the younger the Better. My three year old Girl gets involved already with the Game that i bring home from Shooting/Ferreting trips. I found Her in the Kitchen the other week sitting on the floor with a dead Duck between her legs with its head laid in one hand stroking it with the other, as i walked in she told me to be quiet as she had just got it to sleep PELTMAN frank take your lad out as mutch as you can if he likes being out in the freshair dont stop him. My son is 11 and I have been taking him out with me fishing/shooting and ferreting since he was a toddler he loves it. keep up the good work frank and junior. oh and book junior in for his mullet trimmed so he can see the rabbits bolting. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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