When to start a youngster on his first safari?

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

It's called: boy meets girls or girl meets boys syndrome,....aka the dating years.

As you said, they will either get back into hunting or they won't. It's where they find their niche in life.

My buddy's grandson, that likes-liked-likes to go hunting with me, is in that phase.

@Ridge Runner
My son met girl almost 3 years ago and said girl doesn't hunt.
BUT
BOY SAY IM GOING HUNTING and girl says ok.
Her brother now wants to get into hunting.
He also cooks game meat for girl and her family as they love venison but had only had it at restaurants. Now they eat free range venison.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

It all depends where you want to live. A relevant saying is "Montana is poverty with a million dollar view".

We've driven as far as 28 hours for quality hunts. It's better now where we can hunt our own land for a few species, but its still generally a long drive. Sure, we can go to Canada for a $4500 bear hunt any time we want, plus lodging and a 12 hour drive, OR we can boast of how cheap it is to just put in points for $6 a year and draw a tag after 14 years and then drive a mere 4 hours and pay a mere $1750 access fee, for example.

If you know a place in America where there is unlimited free hunting and loads of public land that also has jobs that cover the estimated costs of $500,000 per child to raise them x3, lay it on me.

Otherwise, I'd say going to Africa is about as cheap of a hunt as you can actually put together unless your time is worthless and your fuel and tires are free.

@rookhawk
All time is worthless unless you use it wisely and invest it in the right areas.
The unfortunate thing about time is we only have so much and you can't add to it or buy back wasted time to re-use. Plus we never know how much time we have so use it wisely it may end sooner than you think.
Bob

 

[CBH Australia]

@CBH Australia
Chris my son realises not all holidays are hunting trips and not everyone can afford to hunt overseas.
One thing he bought back from Namibia was more valuable than any money could give.
We went to a school that had very little but the kids were proud to be at school ( something a lot of their part couldn't do) and they were very happy despite having very little.
It changed his perspective in life from being so materialistic. He does have dreams and works bloody hard to achieve them while still having time to spend with those he loves
Bob

Bob, there is nothing wrong with being materialistic.

I imagine most of the successful people here are in some way materialistic.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Bob, there is nothing wrong with being materialistic.

I imagine most of the successful people here are in some way materialistic.

@CBH Australia
Agreed Chris but there are those that are obsessed with material things in our world today.
Yes I like to have nice things but like most of my generation we busted our arses to get them
A lot of people now especially the younger generation want everything yesterday and expect their parents to provide it.
Look at mobile phones for example they want the latest and greatest and aren't happy with a phone that just make phone calls. Social EFLUENCERS also have a lot to answer for in try to influence our kids.
The best reply Ive heard about these EFLUENCERS is
Isn't a social influencer akin to being a millionaire in Monopoly.
Bob