Son shot his first "deer" this week-end

TPM · Post by **TPM** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:56 am

Well, actually it was a 3D foam deer but with the help of one of the women in our archery club he managed to hit the deer with a little kids recurve from an amazing distance of about 4 feet. I must mention he's only 2 1/2. I wish I would have had a camera. I was so proud (sniff, sniff).
There are some people in our club who have a couple of kids bows that they lend to members with small kids along with some arrows. He was so proud of it wouldn't put it down because now he has a bow "just like mommy and daddy's". It's even hanging in our basement with our bows. Gives him something to carry around and feel like part of the crowd we we go to the range (anyone who's had a 2 year old will know what I'm talking about

) When he outgrows it it will go back for some other kid.

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:17 am

Very cool!

DropTine · Post by **DropTine** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:39 pm

LOL TPM, I thought you were poaching....LOL

exocet200hunter · Post by **exocet200hunter** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:01 pm

Awesome, my boy was shootin at age 2 too. He's now 7 and shootin a recurve still but can pluck them arrows in at 25 yrds now. I can't wait till Oct 1 this will be his first year in a stand with me watching. Well keep up the good work there Dad and keep him firing those arrows.

R.J. · Post by **R.J.** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:41 pm

Great to start them early ! ... They grow up so fast !

TPM · Post by **TPM** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:07 am

Great to start them early ! ... They grow up so fast !

You are soooo right about that! He's at an age now where he can actually start to enjoy some of our activities or at least enjoy being there.
The archery people at our club are very supportive of kids and youth and even adult beginners. That's so important to the future of all shooting sports. For the last couple of years we've had a group of Boy Scouts come out on a Saturday for some .22 shooting. It is so awesome to see how excited they get when they actually hit the target. More often than not the parents who are along try it out too. It's fun to see some of the parents who have never shot a gun before go from being hesitant about trying it to saying, "Can I do one more target?".