A Boy's Indoctrination to Grouse Camp

Dean Romig · 10-08-2012, 11:35 PM

I brought my 7 year old grandson to Grouse Camp in Vermont this weekend.
I wanted to make sure he didn't get turned off by too much rigorous brush bustin' so I took him to some of the easier places that I knew might hold some grouse.
We were out for four hours in the morning and went back out after lunch for another hour and a half. each time I suggested we go back to camp he told me he didn't want to go back but that he wanted to keep on hunting.
We moved 9 grouse in those 5+ hours but only saw 1.5 of them and never got a shot off.
He told me he wants to go back to grouse camp "every time you go Grampy."

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Richard Flanders · 10-09-2012, 02:10 AM

Good on you Dean!!! Get him started out right. We were going to fly out to moose camp and look for grouse but it's been raining for 3 days.

Paul P. · 10-09-2012, 02:28 AM

Dean, 7 yr. olds have an abundance of energy. Your new ammo carrier

should be able to go longer than you can.

C.O.B. · 10-09-2012, 08:51 AM

I hope your taking it easy on the boy by haveing him carry all that ammo.
Think how much more fun he would have IF you had a good pointer

Paul P. · 10-09-2012, 09:39 AM

i'll bet the kid points at everything

Mills · 10-09-2012, 09:43 AM

Both of my boys are interested. I wasn't sure about my 6 year old, but he now keeps talking about going dove hunting and deer hunting, so it must be working. My youngest can tell the difference between a Parker and an LC Smith

Doc Parker · 10-09-2012, 11:16 AM

Great Job...I hope my two boys 12 &9 are as excited to brush bust as your grand son!!

Dean Romig · 10-09-2012, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

I hope your taking it easy on the boy by haveing him carry all that ammo.
Think how much more fun he would have IF you had a good pointer

I only take 8 or 10 shells when I leave camp anyway. That shouldn't burden the lad too much. Heck, at the rate I shoot 8 or 10 might last me the season.

Dean Romig · 10-09-2012, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Plager

i'll bet the kid points at everything

He sure does and he kept track of the number of flushes too. Only once he asked why I didn't shoot... of course I shouldered the gun at every flush and he quickly learned never to walk in front of the guy with the gun.

Doc Parker · 10-09-2012, 01:32 PM

I still have great memories of hunting with my now 85 year old father on the farms of Pennsylvania I would walk that brush any-day. Now we hunt my kids starting too, and my dad god bless @ 85 still goes and we push to him.