Well the best laid plans of mice and men..
I took the wee fella away, all he wanted to hunt was rabbits.
Still at 6 yrs old a deer could be a bit scary.
We saw 1 bunny, although there was heaps of sign, (poo, scratchings etc)
We got him!
One very happy boy.
More importantly we walked about 8 miles over the 2 days. He had all his gear in a pack and some hill country was quite steep.
Here is a pic from another trip we did:
The same night, here he is with my Dad. It was great to have 3 generations hunting together for his first night hunting:
The wee rifle he is holding is a wooden ruger stock with a plastic barrel.
He is learning firearm safety with it.
He is just turned 6 and it is a great learning tool.
We gust got some leg hold traps today for Possums.
20 possums nets a little over 1kg of fur (you pluck em while they are warm, the possum is a pest here)
1kg of fur +$125 NZ
So all you people who buy NZ possum/ merino blend wool, it is wee guys like my son who will be providing the fur to keep them in hunting gear.