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<blockquote data-quote="jdwhittles" data-source="post: 2941273" data-attributes="member: 100280"><p>I probably have a different approach so I will share. I have trained my 4 children as hunters, 2 girls and 2 boys. My oldest was a girl so I put her behind a 7mm-08 and told her she had to shoot a nice group under 4" or so to hunt. She had plenty of time behind a .22lr so no problem right. After the third shot she had tears in her eyes and her group was growing as her 70 or 80lb self was getting pounded. After that experience I needed a complete rethinking of my methods. I took all of the ammo and we just started dry firing. You are able to see everything you need to with dry firing. Watching the body position, trigger finger you can correct so many basic marksmanship issues. Then when I put her in front of and elk or deer she never missed. You just are not going to fear the gun if you only take heavy recoil shots at animals in the hunting situation with all of the adrenaline and excitement when they are young. I did the same with the other kids. My youngest daughter took her first deer with her first centerfire shot, and an elk at 375yds with her second centerfire shot. So... in a nut shell. Have them shoot 22lr. Use the right amount of gun for the animal. Dry fire only when they are very young with enought gun for the game and watch them make the shot on the animal during hunting season. It worked well for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdwhittles, post: 2941273, member: 100280"] I probably have a different approach so I will share. I have trained my 4 children as hunters, 2 girls and 2 boys. My oldest was a girl so I put her behind a 7mm-08 and told her she had to shoot a nice group under 4" or so to hunt. She had plenty of time behind a .22lr so no problem right. After the third shot she had tears in her eyes and her group was growing as her 70 or 80lb self was getting pounded. After that experience I needed a complete rethinking of my methods. I took all of the ammo and we just started dry firing. You are able to see everything you need to with dry firing. Watching the body position, trigger finger you can correct so many basic marksmanship issues. Then when I put her in front of and elk or deer she never missed. You just are not going to fear the gun if you only take heavy recoil shots at animals in the hunting situation with all of the adrenaline and excitement when they are young. I did the same with the other kids. My youngest daughter took her first deer with her first centerfire shot, and an elk at 375yds with her second centerfire shot. So... in a nut shell. Have them shoot 22lr. Use the right amount of gun for the animal. Dry fire only when they are very young with enought gun for the game and watch them make the shot on the animal during hunting season. It worked well for us. [/QUOTE]
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