Wat could I say to my mom to convinc her to let me go huntin by mysef?

[BayouPoules]

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Agreed!

 

[cafarmgirl]

Well your probably tired of hearing it now but I'm with everybody else. I have a 16 year old son and he knows he can cat around here on our property but to go off hunting on his own otherwise? No Way!

 

[Blackbird]

I personally agree with ON's opinion of going alone, but I more-so agree with everyone else - have an adult with! I say adult instead of friend because friends.. Well.. ehem.

My SIL lost her brother at 16 because of a hunting accident. Your mother would never forgive herself if something bad happened and you were alone.. Listen to her.

 

[paddock36]

I think I'm ageeing with most on here. Don't go by yourself. I grew up hunting with my dad and was part of a hunting club, even though we were stationed in different areas everyone knew exactly were each other was at and we had contact by radio. My boyfriend (at the time) did not hunt the same way but was an experience hunter and he went hunting by himself one day and during a freak accident the gun strap on the gun somehow got caught on the trigger and discharged the shotgun, shooting half of his right calf off. He had to crawl from the woods by himself (no cell phones back then). Several surgeries and skin grafts later and he was very lucky he was able to walk again, not to mention lucky to be alive. So don't think of it as a punishment. Think of it as being safe and don't go by yourself.

 

[fl_deb]

Okay, being a mom of a grown man......who was the one able to call 911 after his friend fell 30 feet off some rocks they had decided to climb while hiking...I say Don't go alone!

No outdoor sport should be done alone! Period! Buddy systems were created because the forces of nature including some of the animals, snakes, wild boars, bears, etc. are dangerous, and can leave you in a real bad way and that doesn't even count the frailities of the human body and it locamotion system.

Try to look at it this way....your momma has invested a lot of time, money and energy to get you to the point you are at....let her enjoy seeing her son mature in a fine young man and look forward to her grandchildren someday. Plus you will keep her from getting grey hair at an early age! LOL

Now....Go give her a big hug, and tell her you understand that she loves you very much and sincerely promise her you will never go hunting alone!

 

[booker81]

Another one, agreeing with everyone else

I started hunting at 14, and come from a family of non-hunters....and it took a LOT of patience and years to get them to allow me to hunt more than 100 yards from the house (and bow only as we had horses). I seriously had to wear orange so my dad could see me in my treestand from the house

My stand placement depended on if he could see me with orange on. I still did manage to shoot deer...when I was 17! Even when I moved out and was on my own, I still always, always, always go out hunting with someone who has radio contact and knows the EXACT location of my stand and how to get there, or knows exactly the location I will be still hunting, and how to get there (now my husband is my best hunting buddy, used to be the hunt club at our cabin).

ETA: Hunting with someone directly with you is still a LOT of fun...I learned how to still hunt (stalking), with one of the old guys in the old hunt club. You can learn a lot more hunting with someone very experienced, things like tracking, sign, etc. I like to still hunt more than I stand hunt - and if I didn't hunt with that mentor by my side for years, I wouldn't have shot the biggest buck I've ever shot last year. Keep reaching out to experienced hunters - talk to your hunter safety instructor - there is so much more you can learn right now with someone at your side, and it will keep mom happy. You can learn how animals "talk" so you can mimic them better, you can learn tracking better, you can learn animal environments and what would be a good hunting spot better by keeping an experienced hunter at your side for a few years. I know I wouldn't be as successful at hunting now if I didn't have those years of time with Sam at my side. I can really tell the difference in the hunting style with my husband who DID hunt alone as a youngster - I now do all our game calling, all our game processing, and all our stand placement....because I'm more successful at it, and he doesn't want to change now, he'd rather I do it for him. Because I hunted for years with someone at my side, I have more tricks up my sleeve than he does - I have 50+ more years of experience to draw on through Sam, and he only has the time that he's been hunting.

Use those folks who hunt with you, and seek out more of them. There is a lot to learn about hunting rather than how to shoot

 

[welsummerchicks]

When you're young, it's easy to mistake safety for 'interfering with my independence and treating me like a baby'.

Nope.

Hunt with someone else on public lands and unfamiliar lands. It would be better if you hunted with someone on your own land too, you can just as easily shoot yourself or have a fall there, but you probably wouldn't go for it, LOL.

And remember, the average killing shot deer hunting with any gun is still only 25 yards. It's skill that gets the deer, not being off somewhere alone. Hunting with someone more experienced (there is ALWAYS someone else that is more experienced, feelings of youth to the contrary) is a way to learn a lot.

Taking a class, it's not the same as having 40 or 50 years of experience hunting. And when I see THOSE guys hunt, I am just amazed at how safety conscious they are. I asked my friend's dad about it, and he shrugged and said, 'All the hunters that aren't, get dead'.

He could walk out in my backyard in the suburbs and come back with a deer, LOL. Amazing. I used to think he had some way of luring them in but he used NOTHING. No stand, no feed or salt blocks, no scents, NOTHIN. He just knew their habits.

Friend of mine was just turning her horses out behind the barn, no one was at home. She fell, broke her ankle in about 10 places and dislocated her foot off her leg, it was turned right around. She had to crawl to the phone.

It was a long crawl.

Around livestock, on a farm, hunting, heck, using power tools in your garage...you are better off with someone around. We have a rule here, no one uses power tools unless someone else is home, and you have to keep your cell phone with you.

Hunting accidents kill a lot of people. Most of the injuries are ones that could have been survived if they got help in time.

Yeah, yeah I know...don't hunt with Dick Cheney.

 

[redstars]

One of the best things about hunting is going with a buddy.
I have been hunting all my life and have some good stories that I would not have had I gone it alone.
If you don't care to go with the people you have gone with in the past. Find someone else to go with.
Join a gun club or hang around a sporting shop. You will enjoy hunting a lot more with someone to share it with.
Good luck on the upcoming season.

 

[birdman123]

OK everyone. Thanks. I didnt think about that. I go with my best friend. I was just going to try it out but you know the more I think about it the more i've decicded it's not a good idea. Thanks.

 

[SillyChicken]

You're a smart young man!

I've hunted for over 30 yrs. I've hunted alone, but honestly, and aside from the safety aspect, you'll have alot more fun if you share the experience with someone else. I always go with either my sister or dad and have some of the best memories out in the field.

If you're hunting in a tree........PLEASE WEAR A SAFETY HARNESS!!

Be safe, hunt smart.