I'm not the hunting and gun type. I have a young son who wants to be. I put him through the hunter saftey etc. I've got a fair amount of background in my past relative to both fire arms and hunting....but not now. It is hard to consider that type of sport in this current household...but I would if it can get this child outside and off the computer games.
The type of hunting available in his back yard includes turkey, deer, pheasant, coyote, and ground hogs. The type of activites available to him include trap shooting and a variety of hunting related target events.
How do I start him? With a .22? A youth sized shot gun? What? In NYS most deer hunting is done with muzzle loader or shot gun (slugs). Small game with .22mag, birds with shot gun.
What about one of those Rossi combination single shots with interchangable barrels. 12ga and .22mag? Maybe a Rem 870 youth sized? (Problem with .22 and shotguns is the ground hogs stay too far away!)
Any hunting / shooting sport families out there with a suggestion on what to start a 13 yr old with?
The type of hunting available in his back yard includes turkey, deer, pheasant, coyote, and ground hogs. The type of activites available to him include trap shooting and a variety of hunting related target events.
How do I start him? With a .22? A youth sized shot gun? What? In NYS most deer hunting is done with muzzle loader or shot gun (slugs). Small game with .22mag, birds with shot gun.
What about one of those Rossi combination single shots with interchangable barrels. 12ga and .22mag? Maybe a Rem 870 youth sized? (Problem with .22 and shotguns is the ground hogs stay too far away!)
Any hunting / shooting sport families out there with a suggestion on what to start a 13 yr old with?