My 4 year old little princess made it crystal clear to me she wanted the new 10/22 laminate stainless ruger with pink stock, and knowing i give her almost anything she specifically asks for im getting it for her be4 they go out of stock..

But if any of u guys feel like laughing when i show up on the shooting range with it, remember im carrying a GUN!!!!!!!

My 3 year-old daughter is one of those naturals for the outdoors. I started in the great sport of hunting pretty much around the time she was born. She has a lot of extended family influence as well. Just last night my daughter and I were watching "The Crush" with Lee and Tiffany and she was helping Tiffany call in a huge buck. She would get mad at her mom when mommy was trying to talk to me while the deer were on TV. She is my little scouting partner. I can't wait till I can actually take her out into the woods and, "Pass It On".

We did some survival training last fall up in the mountains, kids loved that. Started a fire, used a compass, etc. This spring I took them out to a stocked reservoir (not much more than a pond behind a dam) and they caught stocker trout all day. Not technical fishing by any means but a great introduction all the same.

Great Video! Made me laugh real hard.

My daughter is coming along. She loves animals and has always been very outdoorsy. She always enjoyed fishing with me more than my boys. I've always feared that she would cross over into the loves animals too much to kill them class but I'm starting think she'll be fine. When she was very small she always enjoyed looking at the deer I'd bring home but as she got a little older she started fussing at me a little when I'd shoot a doe but that has changed over the last two years. Last year when I shot my biggest deer ever she climbed in the back of the truck and was all over it. She didn't mind the blood or anything. A few days ago I was watching show and Terry Drury was hunting with his daughter. I watched as the buck she wanted walked out then went into some brush then came back out and she shot it. I immediately hit rewind (one more reason I love DVR) and called my daughter downstairs. She rolled her eyes at first then she realized that was a little girl hunting. She watched the whole thing and thought it was cool. Then she asked if that little girl had a hunting license. I told her I wasn't sure but that she could go with me until she was 16 without a license and her eyes lit up. I asked her if she would be upset if I shot a deer while she was with me and she said "not as long as it wasn't a baby or a doe with a baby". I plan to take her on as many afternoon hunts as she'll go on this season. I can't wait!! My oldest son (18) never wanted to go and my youngest son (15) went a few times when he was 7 or 8 and he just didn't like it. He got bored or cold or just couldn't sit still. I think I waited long enough with my daughter (12) so that she won't get bored, won't get upset and can sit quietly for a few hours. I still tell both my sons they can come anytime they want. My oldest still has no interest in hunting. He likes to shoot targets but doesn't want to kill anything. I have to respect that or I'll ruin ever being able to change his mind. My youngest son has mentioned it a few times but always finds himself busy with something else when the time comes. Maybe when he gets older he'll make time.

I think that children should be takin on more low pressure hunts (birds, rabbits, squirrels) to get them used to killing. I will agree that some are just born to hunt, but others can find deer hunting boring due to the fact that so much effort is put forth for sometimes no success. Before you stick a kid in a treestand for 5 hours, let them see how fun hunting is with small game. If your lucky (which i have been) you may even see deer while hunting for small game, which really makes them excited!

I agree that taking a kid on a small game hunt is a great way to start their enthusiasm towards hunting. I take my oldest boy, who is four, out grouse and pheasant hunting. He loves it. He has a little trouble keeping up but it is worth the extra waiting time when he gets to pick up the kill. Last fall after I shot both my deer my son wanted to go hunting for deer. So we suited up and he grabbed his toy rifle and we headed outside one evening. We stalked up on a couple of does and he aimed his gun and yelled bang bang. Then we went home and he told everyone about it for days. Can't wait till he is old enough to carry a real rifle and hunt his first season. My youngest boy just turned 2 and loves to look at all wildlife.