Kids' first birds

[Dean Romig]

I would say you should bring him along on short hunts as soon as he can negotiate the cover and terrain you hunt. Make the hunts short and non-tiring. When he is able to mount a kid-size and kid-weight gun get him out there doing it.

My grandson will be six on his next birthday and I plan to start him next fall. If my granddaughters who are eight and five and three show any interest at all I'll do the same with them. They're mostly "girly girls" though so time will tell.