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Turkey Hunting Tips => Youth Hunt Section => Topic started by: Reloader on March 10, 2011, 03:14:34 PM

Title: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: Reloader on March 10, 2011, 03:14:34 PM
Dusty and I have been on a pretty good streak the past several years, but he's growing up so this weekend was our last early youth hunt together.  

2007, a toad with 1-7/16" hooks:
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/Reloader01/01010094.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/Reloader01/01010097.jpg)

2008:
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e227/Reloader7RM/01010001-1.jpg)

2009:
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e227/Reloader7RM/Dustysturkey09-1.jpg)

2010:
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/Reloader01/MVC-009S-5.jpg)

2011:
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/Reloader01/01010005-3.jpg)

Looks like I'm gona have to find another youngster to take the next few years.  My nephew is only 6, but he's growing fast, so it wont be too long.  I'm gona have to find someone to carry next year.  Sure is a blast watching kids roll one up.

If you have not tried it, give it a whirl.  It can be quite challenging, but very rewarding in the end.

Have a good one,

Reloader
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: PANYHunter on March 10, 2011, 03:19:03 PM
Congrats on the streak.  Hopefully you can keep it going.  I'm taking my wife's  11 year old nephew out for the PA youth season for the first time this year.  He seems really excited about it which is great because neither his parents or his grandparents hunt.  Hopefully I can get him on some birds and get him hooked.     :anim_25:
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: Reloader on March 10, 2011, 03:21:45 PM
Congrats on the streak.  Hopefully you can keep it going.  I'm taking my wife's  11 year old nephew out for the PA youth season for the first time this year.  He seems really excited about it which is great because neither his parents or his grandparents hunt.  Hopefully I can get him on some birds and get him hooked.     :anim_25:

Good Luck!  If you get him on some birds and he feels the rush, you may end up with a hunting partner for life.
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: sugarray on March 10, 2011, 03:26:54 PM
I am taking my son this year, and we are going until he kills one or the season is over, if he wants to go.  He is 6 as well and is shooting the 20 fairly well.  More shooting to come, so we'll see what his MER is.
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: jshively on March 10, 2011, 03:29:36 PM
Taking my daughter on her first turkey hunt for Virginia's youth day.  Still a couple of weeks away and she can hardly wait.
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: vaturkey on March 10, 2011, 03:30:21 PM
Reloader

 Good luck to you & Dusty this weekend  !! Beautiful Birds !! :newmascot:
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: Basser69 on March 10, 2011, 03:45:33 PM
Reloader, Good luck to y'all this weekend. I will have my 15 year old step-son with me on Saturday and Sunday morning for the Alabama youth weekend. Taking the kids is great and watching them kill a bird is better than me killing one.
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: hobbes on March 10, 2011, 04:22:30 PM
Good Luck!

I've got three of them to keep me busy.  I've posted plenty of photos of Isaac w/ his birds and a few of Olivia with me hunting last year.   She just passed her hunter safety a few weeks ago, so she'll hunt CO and maybe IL this year.  Boyd, my youngest, will get to go with me, but he won't have a tag with us skipping NE this year.  I'm about to hit a dryspell on my own turkeys with all three of them coming on board.  Its a good thing youth tags are inexpensive to free in some states.
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: Reloader on March 10, 2011, 04:38:35 PM
Good Luck to all of you!

Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: harvester on March 10, 2011, 05:41:34 PM
Takin my boy again this year. Had one come in two years ago but couldn't get a shot. Came in behind us. Maybe this year will be the  year.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE YOUNGSTERS.
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: hookedspur on March 10, 2011, 05:48:21 PM
Takin my boy again this year. Had one come in two years ago but couldn't get a shot. Came in behind us. Maybe this year will be the  year.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE YOUNGSTERS.
:icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: earlybird on March 10, 2011, 06:34:29 PM
I look forward to youth season every year.Don't have any of my own but i love to take my buddies kids out and get them hooked.I've been on a good roll lately,5 different kids,5 birds in 5 yrs.Gotta love it. :fud:
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: handcannon on March 10, 2011, 08:08:03 PM
I'm gonna miss youth season this year with my son but I'm planning on making it up to him by taking him to Texas with me this year to roll him his first Rio. He's got a couple good easterns under his belt so far. Pretty sure he's ate up with it too. Got a couple other youngsters that I'm planning on taking a time or two as well. Best of luck to all of you guys bringing the youths out this season.

(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u7/tmwroten/Blake/DSC03635-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: Doug-Va on March 10, 2011, 08:16:50 PM
Reloader... Good luck and hope you all can complete your series of kills!!

Doug
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: mountman62 on March 11, 2011, 01:25:19 AM
Ronnie, hope yall have a good morning on Saturday, it will be pretty cold, so dress warm, we have been hearing a few birds, they just not wide open, still they are getting with hens early, so jump on em early, we will be taking 10 kids, hope we have a good day, i hope they all enjoy it as much as i do fooling with the kids, you are coming for lunch, right
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: Preacher on March 11, 2011, 06:03:16 AM
In about 7 min. (is about 4:53) I am going to wake Jake ( my 15 year old son) up for our last official Youth hunt, our regular season opens tommarrow.   Kinda get misty thinking about my boy growing -up.   We have had many good times togather with a bunch more to come.

Here are a few pic.
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2385/77/125/654421520/n654421520_2104847_8814.jpg)

(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2385/77/125/654421520/n654421520_2104848_9062.jpg)

(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2621/77/125/654421520/n654421520_2161078_3661854.jpg)

(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183136_409900521520_654421520_5004567_5845413_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: S.C.C on March 11, 2011, 06:51:19 AM
Good Stuff!!! :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: dodger on March 11, 2011, 06:58:17 AM
goodluck Preacher.. hope he gets another one...
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: Reloader on March 11, 2011, 09:01:33 AM
Ronnie, hope yall have a good morning on Saturday, it will be pretty cold, so dress warm, we have been hearing a few birds, they just not wide open, still they are getting with hens early, so jump on em early, we will be taking 10 kids, hope we have a good day, i hope they all enjoy it as much as i do fooling with the kids, you are coming for lunch, right

Yeah Jed, we'll be over for lunch.  I just hope the kids that drew out have better luck than last year.
Talked to someone South of Monroe yesterday and he said they were burning it up yesterday morning on their place.  I just hope we all hear some.  Been quite a while since I didn't hear any pre season.

Good Luck,

Ronny
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: Reloader on March 11, 2011, 09:03:30 AM
Great pics Preacher, I hope ya'll have one flopping this morn.
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: customgunsocks on March 12, 2011, 11:18:51 AM
Congrats on the streak.  Hopefully you can keep it going.  I'm taking my wife's  11 year old nephew out for the PA youth season for the first time this year.  He seems really excited about it which is great because neither his parents or his grandparents hunt.  Hopefully I can get him on some birds and get him hooked.     :anim_25:
Good luck to ya, there are enough of them in PA.
Title: Re: Take a kid hunting....
Post by: Reloader on March 13, 2011, 06:29:59 PM
Updated original w/ our 2011 bird.

Ya'll have a good one,

Reloader