Okay, I gots me a 13-year-old kid who wants to hunt. He's got a friend with a nice plot of land where there are "too many" elk.
I haven't been hunting myself since I was about that age, and barely remember most details. Plus we hunted deer rather than elk. So I'm a little lost.
I think I can get through the bureaucracy all right -- not for this season, I don't think, but for next year. We'll get him (and me) through a hunter's safety class and all that.
The problem is, well ...
What gun do I suggest he save up for?
Up 'til now, he's shot .22 rifles and a variety of handguns. He hasn't handled a shotgun and he's only fired a .223 a couple of times. I have reason to believe he'd do just fine with anything I hand him, but am just not sure where to start here.
Suggestions?
pax
I haven't been hunting myself since I was about that age, and barely remember most details. Plus we hunted deer rather than elk. So I'm a little lost.
I think I can get through the bureaucracy all right -- not for this season, I don't think, but for next year. We'll get him (and me) through a hunter's safety class and all that.
The problem is, well ...
What gun do I suggest he save up for?
Up 'til now, he's shot .22 rifles and a variety of handguns. He hasn't handled a shotgun and he's only fired a .223 a couple of times. I have reason to believe he'd do just fine with anything I hand him, but am just not sure where to start here.
Suggestions?
pax