He does have a bow, I have an elevated stand in my yard I use to practice on. Last summer I was off work one day and he was over. I let him shoot all he wanted. First I cranked his bow up to 25 lbs from 20. I’m sure that hasn’t changed. It’s a decent bow that zips arrows pretty well for the poundage. But I believe in Mn it’s 35 minimum and I doubt he can pull that. As far as accuracy, he could hit the target most of the time. He could hit a paper plate 2 of 5 maybe. He’s not ready to hunt. His step dad is a putz who has guns but I’m not sure why. As long as I’ve known him he hasn’t hunted. I told my wife there is 300 acres of state land two miles away his step dad could take him hunting on. In fact I hunted there for a good 5 years exclusively until I bought my home property nearby. It was my only option.

Why they bought him a bow to begin with is puzzling. If his step dad was planning on hunting with him, great, I’m all for it. But my own hunting time is limited. Most evenings I struggle to get a hour or maybe 2 in after work. But once October hits it gets dark fast etc and I don’t get out bow hunting myself. If he were older or grew up in a hunting family it would be a different situation, but it’s not. I just needed to vent a bit tonight, I’m getting the silent treatment from the war dept and I’m trying to wrap my head around how I got tossed into the center of this kind of stupidity. It’s November, bow hunting opened in Sept. it’s cold, after this Sunday, every deer in the area will be spooked until next year, and it’s going to be 20 degrees tomorrow morning. Not a good recipe to sit on a portable stand for an 11 yr old.

This was kind of my intention, posted by another poster.. again big difference did I say let him hunt?……..

Taking the kid hunting, and letting him "hunt" are two different things. Take him for a cold morning hunt, dressed appropriately. See if he can sit still, be quiet, be excited about everything he sees. If he can get up early to be miserable and cold, and can't wait to go again, he may have potential. Build on that.



Clearly reading the situation and giving it any thought at all befor posting is not yours.

Would you take a kid bow hunting that can at best hit a paper plat 3 out of 5 times with a 20 lb bow that has not been practicing, does not know anatomy and shot angle placement, and you don't have 2 man stands set up o only getting asked about it the night before the hunt.

Im sure you would jump right on that.

sounds like he has no issue taking him if he put in the work and was prepared. Not the last minute crap and likely loosing a deer if he shoots one.

The issue is not taking the kid its his wife being mad. Myself well.... if my wife did/acted like he says his is she would be down the road. She is being childish and showing him zero respect. I won't tolerate that.