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Hunting with son

Homebrew454 said:
Yeah I want to get the stand up next weekend and he is going to go and help. He loves being outdoors in the big woods. Except for when we tracked a deer last year that was shot with a bow. Coyotes were howling all around us and he thought he was going to die.... But he recovered nicely and now we joke about it.

I tried to get him out on a food plot last year but I took him out too early and he got bored. I only plan on sitting with him for a couple of hours in the morning and evening. I will be putting something up to cover up his movement. I'm thinking of keeping this stand back a ways (50 yards or more) from the main trail as well as he will be gun hunting from it.

That was us behind the ghost blind in the food plot. Wind made us have to sit in the open more than I wanted. I wanted to sit in a spot where deer had been moving and that food plot was getting hammered. I just went out to early.


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Nice FOBs. I have been using those for a decade now. Will not ever go back to standard fletching.
 
I started with all 4 of my kids in ground blinds at 2 years old, then moved to ladder stands to get them used to being elevated and exposed when they were ready. Last year I took my oldest boy (10) into some of my best spots, he was in a hang on stand while I was in my saddle right beside him, it worked great. The nice thing is setup, when you hang a stand you want it on the side of the tree that you expect to see deer, in a saddle you set with the tree between you, this makes it easy to coach from right over the kids shoulder.
I would suggest hanging a practice set in the yard, have him practice climbing in and shooting from it, hang beside him and see how comfortable he really will be. Remember that each kid is different, you'll know best what he's capable of and what he will actually enjoy.
Be sure that you always make it fun, the first few times you try it you WILL notice a difference in your expectations vs. reality but it gets easier.
PS. you're doing that dad thing right, good job.
 
We hunted together like this a few times last season, now he wants his own saddle:sunglasses:
 

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Homebrew454 said:
Two part question: I'm going to be taking my son with this year for a special fall gun hunt and or normal November gun hunt in Wisconsin.

1. Should I put him in the same tree as me with both of us in a saddle? I was thinking a tree with a Y or split between in it. I would prefer him to be within arms reach of me and I think it may be required to comply with regulations as well.

2. I'm also making him an iwom xt (picture below) to wear during the November gun season. Would he be able to put his feet in it from a platform? I just think he may be a little frightened to do it at any height. Obviously practice with a saddle would help with the fear.

I'm kind of leaning towards a ladder stand for now with me in my saddle behind him. These are the 2 main concerns I have about putting him in a saddle. He is currently 10.View attachment 4717

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I use my iwom in the saddle when it gets below 25 degrees. I’ve used it down to 5 degrees and stayed warm. It works well. Mobility is the only issue. If I zip the feet closed I can’t move around the tree so I leave the bottom unzipped and my feet can still get cold. It does work better in a traditional tree stand where you aren’t concerned with mobility, can zip the bottom closed and your feet stay warm.
 
I have been using them about the same amount of time. Still on my original set! Set my son up with them too.
Spraylord said:
Nice FOBs. I have been using those for a decade now. Will not ever go back to standard fletching.
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I'm going to try to get him into some different spots. 1 will be a ladder stand on a food plot. 1 will be a ladder stand in a really good area and the 3rd will be a permanent stand on a food plot. He enjoys being out in the woods and I'm giving him the green light for any deer he wants.

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