Taking out my first youth hunter!

[firstcoueswas80]

I have taken lots of people out hunting, from different walks of life... But never have I had the chance to take a youth hunter.

 

 

Well, that will all change a week from today.. My little brother asked me to buy him a license and deer tag and take him out. So, next weekend he will have a tag in his pocket and *hopefully* a itchy trigger finger!! My .257 wby will be the rifle of choice, and I cant wait for him to touch one off!

 

Watch out spikes/forks!!

[bonecollector]

Good for you to take out your little bro for his first deer hunt. I'm sure both of you will enjoy it and always remember it. Tell him good luck and have fun.

[CouesWhitetail]

Excellent Casey!! Can't wait to hear about your adventures!

[Chef]

Good luck to you and your little bro.

 

[Chef]

Good luck to you and your little bro.

 

[1denogean]

have a great time. dont get frustrated is my best advice. thats what i always have to tell myself with youth hunters.

[RAM]

Good luck Casey, I wish I could make it out. Hope to see some pics when you return. Good luck to you and your brother.

 

-Ryan

[Jimmer Negamanee]

Looking forward to the story and pictures!

[firstcoueswas80]

Ive gotta admit, I am pretty nervous for this hunt!

 

I have had paying clientel before, and I am more nervous for this than their hunts!

 

If I cant find a single buck for my little brother thats a BAD sign. Hopefully we can find a fork or a spike to hold still and volunteer to take a .257 100 gr TTSX through the boiler room. That would be awesome.

[Coues79]

There is nothing more rewarding than what you are doing IMO. Very cool deal of you to do ;)

 

Patience is key. Be as supportive and encouraging as you can if that buck just can't seem to be found in the rifle scope. Shrug off a miss and go find another one. The first experience is one of the most critical for the future experiences.

 

Good luck to both of you and I hope your experiences are awesome together!

 

 

[SunDevil]

That is great Casey - good luck!!! Just be careful. I assume he has been through hunter safety. I know two vehicles that have been shot by youth hunters. both times the gas tank was punctured.

 

has your brother had much experience locating his target in a scope? this can be very frustrating for both an inexperienced hunter and the person helping them. what I try to tell people is to look at their target with their naked eye and then just move the scope into their field of view. during the heat of the day it is good practice to pick stuff out on the hill and have them find it in their scope.

 

have a great hunt!

[azpredator@work]

Sundevil brought up a good point. Make sure the eye relief on the scope fits the youngster and they put plenty of practice rounds through the rifle before heading out. Like others have said - patience, patience, patience. For me it has been very difficult taking my son, but very rewarding.

 

Some tips to remember if your brother is pretty young:

 

1) Kids get cold easy - bring more clothes for them than you think you would need. I never bought a handwarmer until bringing my son. Now I buy them by the bulk.

2) Take along a ton of snacks. Seems like my boy would ask for something to eat or drink every 5 minutes.

3) Have him bring along something he can do in the middle of the day while you are glassing. They don't like to sit quietly for very long.

[firstcoueswas80]

My little brother atually isnt a total rookie to hunting, he has never shot before though.

 

He has been with me on several hunts, almost always going out for a day or two on deer hunts, and has been within 10 yards of about a dozen elk with me when he was a little kid.

 

He can shoot too. He spends the summer with my grandpa in Pinetop and routinely costs my grandpas net worth to go down with the amount of .22 shells he shoots.

 

He shoots his .243 alot, and I have pickec out targets for him to shoot before and he hasnt had a hard time picking them up.

 

I am hoping he can get on the deer easily, and if he misses well that would be a bummer for sure but we will hopefully just go find another one.

 

 

[huntingfool]

Good luck Cory!

 

Also man, manana you have a new hunter too. This is Clark's first deer hunt. He's been great shooting, he gets it. If we can find a buck for him to shoot at I think he'll hit it.

[lacouesniper]

That was the best experience of my life when my dad, cousin, and uncle took me on my first hunt when I was twelve, which was actually only 2 weeks ago.