tl;dr where's the line between getting kids into the woods, and scamming the system?
Here in GA the rule is the kid has to carry the gun. The idea is to limit people from using their three year old to get a permit for an adult to use. This past week my 14yo son and I went to S FL for a quota turkey hunt. It took a few years to draw.
(Long story short, he missed because he took an extremely close range shot instead of letting it walk off. I guess having an Osceola spit and drum in your face affects judgement. :thumbs up: )
I think about half of the permits were drawn by preschoolers. Seeing a kid seat on the back of an e-bike tripped me out. I started taking my kids to the woods very young, but we weren't seriously hunting and no permits were necessary. We went turkey hunting with homemade calls and toy guns.
Nobody believes your toddler is going to blast a gobbler with a shotgun. One tried to complain to me his 3yo wouldn't hunt much.
My complaints:
1. This creates the incredible pressure that makes FL turkey hunting more a challenge than it would be.
2. These dads are stealing their kids' points. Imagine being a kid and realizing you can't draw the tag you want because dad burned your points while you were still wearing pull-ups.
3. I can't think of a good solution.
I think, probably, the minimum age should be when old enough to actually remember the hunt when older. 7yo is about right?
Here in GA the rule is the kid has to carry the gun. The idea is to limit people from using their three year old to get a permit for an adult to use. This past week my 14yo son and I went to S FL for a quota turkey hunt. It took a few years to draw.
(Long story short, he missed because he took an extremely close range shot instead of letting it walk off. I guess having an Osceola spit and drum in your face affects judgement. :thumbs up: )
I think about half of the permits were drawn by preschoolers. Seeing a kid seat on the back of an e-bike tripped me out. I started taking my kids to the woods very young, but we weren't seriously hunting and no permits were necessary. We went turkey hunting with homemade calls and toy guns.
Nobody believes your toddler is going to blast a gobbler with a shotgun. One tried to complain to me his 3yo wouldn't hunt much.
My complaints:
1. This creates the incredible pressure that makes FL turkey hunting more a challenge than it would be.
2. These dads are stealing their kids' points. Imagine being a kid and realizing you can't draw the tag you want because dad burned your points while you were still wearing pull-ups.
3. I can't think of a good solution.
I think, probably, the minimum age should be when old enough to actually remember the hunt when older. 7yo is about right?
