I am not sure what the regs are in other provinces, but in Ontario you need to be 12 in order to get a hunting license, and therefore carry his own rifle...people might be able to answer your questions if they knew the province you live in.
What age to start kid hunting?
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I am not sure what the regs are in other provinces, but in Ontario you need to be 12 in order to get a hunting license, and therefore carry his own rifle...people might be able to answer your questions if they knew the province you live in.
I have a very clear and and happy memory of rabbit hunting with my dad just off of Kenyon Concession near Alexandria, Ontario. The snow had melted and you could spot the snowshoes 100 yards away. We bagged 22 in about an hour. I was a bit put off by their screaming at first, but I got over it pretty quickly.
When I was 5, I used to accompany him on some winter beaver trap-lines in the same area. I clearly remember sitting on a beaver house, drinking tea and eating peanut butter sandwiches.
When I was 5, I used to accompany him on some winter beaver trap-lines in the same area. I clearly remember sitting on a beaver house, drinking tea and eating peanut butter sandwiches.
Call the MNR, I would say and the book says that youth under the age of 15 can carry and use a firearm hunting but that firearm can only be used between the mentor and apprentice. So if he has a gun in his hand you therefore cannot have a gun in hand.
You need a "minor's PAL" to be able to carry your own gun if not accompanied or hunting with a mentor whom also is carrying a firearm.
You need a "minor's PAL" to be able to carry your own gun if not accompanied or hunting with a mentor whom also is carrying a firearm.
Start your kids as soon as they're old enough to show an ionterest in it. I let both kids carry the single shot .410 and shoot birds when they were around 8 years old. In Manitoba you have to be 12 to hold a hunter safety therefore you can't legally hunt or have your own limit until you are liscenced. I used to take just one gun and let the kids shoot my limit,that way you're always in control of any shooting situation. Best part of hunting for me was teaching the boys a love for the outdoors,enjoy it while you can. Cheers
little bear
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I have been taking my daughter rabbit hunting since she was 3; so I guess she has 2 years experience already!
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Man I wish I was taken out hunting...I am just getting into it now at 20
we had more fun jumping on brush piles for dad . me and my brother would jump on old cars fence rows and junk we could find . and boy the bunnys would just scoot out at 100 km per hour . dad would shoot them with an old greener db shotgun he had we were at the most 5 and 6 years old when we started doing his and we would do it every saturday . we had so much fun in the winter doing this .in the fall we would sit with dad in the fence rows waiting for geese to fly over . we got a lot of game huntinh with the three of us and memoreys to last a life time . i get my girls out as much as i can hunting and trapping DUTCH
I was exposed to firearms and hunting from as early as I can remember. I proudly received my youth permit at 14 (or 15? can't recollect exact) and my PAL in its first year replacing the FAC.
Before that I joined Dad small game hunting at every opportunity, and even when I couldn't go along with the boys I eagerly awaited his return with stories, meat and feathers
The father-son bond strengthened through the outdoors is unbreakable.
Before that I joined Dad small game hunting at every opportunity, and even when I couldn't go along with the boys I eagerly awaited his return with stories, meat and feathers
The father-son bond strengthened through the outdoors is unbreakable.
My 2 1/2 year old daughter came out with me grouse and deer hunting this year. She was "Daddys dog handler" for grouse. I didn't do any shooting, but we had a blast. She saw her first deer hanging this year, she walked up to it and said, "Oh my, he's big." then thought about it for a minute and said "He'll be delicious." She LOVES goose stew and venison peperettes, and knows exactly where they came from. Next year she'll be in the goose blind at least a few days.
As to when it's allowable for kids to hunt with their own firearm, as long as you keep it off the radar (ie private land or waaaaay off the beaten path), as soon as they are mature enough. I carried a .410 with slugs for coyotes when I was 10 (I wonder if I would ever have hit one if I had gotten a shot off, we hunted them with hounds so they were making good time LOL), and a .22 for bunnies well before that.
As to when it's allowable for kids to hunt with their own firearm, as long as you keep it off the radar (ie private land or waaaaay off the beaten path), as soon as they are mature enough. I carried a .410 with slugs for coyotes when I was 10 (I wonder if I would ever have hit one if I had gotten a shot off, we hunted them with hounds so they were making good time LOL), and a .22 for bunnies well before that.
CreamySmooth
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Starting mine shooting with a mini bolt for his birthday on the 20th this month.
Can't wait to get him back down south out of this god forsaken Arctic so he can get out into the woods, where the real huntin happens. He did go with me at 3.5 in the truck and quad for scouting and camera set up, and he hasn forgot. Keeps asking to go. So they definable remember the early rides. Take em whenever you can cause they cherish it!!!
Can't wait to get him back down south out of this god forsaken Arctic so he can get out into the woods, where the real huntin happens. He did go with me at 3.5 in the truck and quad for scouting and camera set up, and he hasn forgot. Keeps asking to go. So they definable remember the early rides. Take em whenever you can cause they cherish it!!!
