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When did you let you kid start climbing #4278545 Yesterday at 03:13 PM Yesterday at 03:13 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 16,365 Brierfield Beadlescomb OP Old Mossy Horns
Beadlescomb OP Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 16,365 Brierfield	At what age did you feel comfortable turning them loose in a climbing stand? We will burn that bridge when we get there

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Beadlescomb] #4278548 Yesterday at 03:25 PM Yesterday at 03:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 24,718 blount county alabama jwalker77 Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert
jwalker77 Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 24,718 blount county alabama	At 11yo he would get up at 5oclock in the morning, drive our farm truck 1/2mi up the road and get up in an Ole man climber. I doubt thats common.

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Beadlescomb] #4278551 Yesterday at 03:33 PM Yesterday at 03:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 24,718 blount county alabama jwalker77 Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert
jwalker77 Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 24,718 blount county alabama	This is the first deer he killed in a climber by himself. If the date is right, he was 8yo.seems a little young to me but the datestamp on the pic is nov 15 2015. I guess it would have to be youth season too. Last edited by jwalker77; Yesterday at 03:36 PM.

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Beadlescomb] #4278552 Yesterday at 03:34 PM Yesterday at 03:34 PM
Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 770 Birmingham/Scottsboro W wk2hnt 4 point
wk2hnt 4 point W Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 770 Birmingham/Scottsboro	I taught my daughter in the yard and let her practice a lot with me watching her and then had her climb I a tree that I could watch her the first year I think she was about 14 when it all started

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Beadlescomb] #4278555 Yesterday at 03:45 PM Yesterday at 03:45 PM
Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 870 Louisiana to Central AL Antelope08 6 point
Antelope08 6 point Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 870 Louisiana to Central AL	Glad to see them starting young....I knew nothing about deer hunting and had to educate myself on everything and all the gear, I think I didn't use a climber until I was 29-30 yrs old, had to do my research and learn from others the dos and don'ts of using a climber and deer hunting in general, I am still using them today....might not go as high as I use to, but I have learned a lot.....

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Beadlescomb] #4278557 Yesterday at 03:55 PM Yesterday at 03:55 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 14,022 Over yonder E extreme heights hunter Booner
extreme heights hunter Booner E Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 14,022 Over yonder	14

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Beadlescomb] #4278572 Yesterday at 04:21 PM Yesterday at 04:21 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,694 Birmingham, Al A akbejeepin 10 point
akbejeepin 10 point A Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,694 Birmingham, Al	The right age is the age you feel confident they will wear a safety harness no matter what.

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Beadlescomb] #4278587 Yesterday at 04:49 PM Yesterday at 04:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 24,718 blount county alabama jwalker77 Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert
jwalker77 Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 24,718 blount county alabama	A word of advice for someone who is thinking about letting them start young. When they can hunt without you, theyll want to hunt without you. Independance is a two edged sword

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Beadlescomb] #4278593 Yesterday at 05:12 PM Yesterday at 05:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,396 Chilton County Morris Poppa Jon
Morris Poppa Jon Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,396 Chilton County	Both mine started about 12

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: jwalker77] #4278604 Yesterday at 05:58 PM Yesterday at 05:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,574 Dale County, AL Groundhawg 10 point
Groundhawg 10 point Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,574 Dale County, AL	Originally Posted by jwalker77 A word of advice for someone who is thinking about letting them start young. When they can hunt without you, theyll want to hunt without you. Independance is a two edged sword Not true for mine, First hunting and fishing trips with me he was only 3 years old. Hunting out of a ladder stand by himself at 11 or 12 years old, though I was either in sight or hollering distance. Was way before cell phones. Now he is 48 and would still rather hunt with me than just going alone.

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Groundhawg] #4278610 Yesterday at 06:11 PM Yesterday at 06:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 24,718 blount county alabama jwalker77 Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert
jwalker77 Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 24,718 blount county alabama	Originally Posted by Groundhawg Originally Posted by jwalker77 A word of advice for someone who is thinking about letting them start young. When they can hunt without you, theyll want to hunt without you. Independance is a two edged sword Not true for mine, First hunting and fishing trips with me he was only 3 years old. Hunting out of a ladder stand by himself at 11 or 12 years old, though I was either in sight or hollering distance. Was way before cell phones. Now he is 48 and would still rather hunt with me than just going alone. Well, i hope if im still around when Joseph gets to be 48yrs old, he will sit in the shooting house with me. But right now, hes all about doing it his way. Just life i guess. We still fish together some

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Beadlescomb] #4278620 Yesterday at 06:38 PM Yesterday at 06:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 268 Summerdale gradythemachine 4 point
gradythemachine 4 point Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 268 Summerdale	I was 12 or 13 when I started climbing on my own, crazy to think I climbed for damn near 10 years not using a safety harness, i did have a few close calls... Matthew 7:7-7:8 Owner and founder of Hook and Gunn Outfitters

Re: When did you let you kid start climbing [Re: Beadlescomb] #4278624 Yesterday at 06:46 PM Yesterday at 06:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,189 Georgia H howl 6 point
howl 6 point H Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,189 Georgia	Varies by the boy. Some are strong enough and responsible enough earlier than others.