My nephew is nearly 4 now and loves to fish like his "Unc" (that's me, the uncle) and loves to hunt like his dad!

last week they had youth week in NC where kids under 16 were allowed to turkey hunt 1 week before the season opened for everyone else.  My dad and I got the little man a lifetime hunt & fish license for his 1st birthday and he's already making it count!  My brother and his buddy took the little guy to a honey hole where they hoped he'd get to see and hear a gobbler.  They've had a blind set up there all winter so the turkey were used to it.  My brother's buddy has a huge farm and doesn't hunt nor let adults hunt there, but he'll some youngsters come deer and turkey hunt there.  My nephew was practicing all day Friday with my brother on the single shot .410 and some paper targets.  My brother was holding the butt of the gun and little man would aim and pull the trigger.  he was surprisingly good at hitting the paper at about 30 yards!

Saturday morning came and he woke me up about 5AM to tell me he was going and to wish him luck!  about 7:30 the little devil calls me and said he had something to show me and to meet them at mcdonalds.  he bagged him a nice gobbler with a 10" beard from about 20 yards!  my brother's buddy got a video of it and his excitement after the shot was priceless!  he high fived my brother about 3 or 4 times and was busting at the seems!  i think you can tell from the photo, my brother was one happy camper, so proud of his big boy!

my nephew told everyone he saw last saturday that he got him a turkey and that he was going to grill it!!  yesterday my brother had it on the smoker the whole day and little man was so proud that everybody got to taste "his turkey"!  absolutely priceless, had to share it!

 

That's awesome!! I wish New York would allow youth to hunt that young but they can't till 12 and then the youth hunting starts. 

10 minutes ago, clayton86 said:

That's awesome!! I wish New York would allow youth to hunt that young but they can't till 12 and then the youth hunting starts. 

i started early myself man, squirrel hunting around his age.  he's already whooping me.  i've never bagged a turkey myself and he has...  he's also got my PB smallie beat too.  that's my little dude!

Awesome! That is one beautiful bird too. 

What did it weigh in at?

 

49 minutes ago, 88mm said:

Awesome! That is one beautiful bird too. 

What did it weigh in at?

 

i really don't know man, according to him it was HUUUUUUUGE!

On April 11, 2016 at 6:27 PM, buzzed bait said:

i started early myself man, squirrel hunting around his age.  he's already whooping me.  i've never bagged a turkey myself and he has...  he's also got my PB smallie beat too.  that's my little dude!

My boys fish and have tagged along hunting but in NY it's illegal for them to shoot or carry a gun to participate till 12yo. I hate it personally think it's almost discouraging 

Wow!  That is just fantastic.

If I lived there and had kids, I think they would "tag along" to.