Hunting kids

[Boomer]

:eek: Ok gun season has just (thank god) ended. As I am not from this country I cannot fathom killing a deer?????????? My partners boys and I a very close, I play ball with them have taught them to ride, even been fishing. Done all the cool parent things with them. I love them to death. Last week however I was tested... That question I never wanted to be asked. WILL YOU COME DEER HUNTING WITH ME???? He is 17 surely he dont need me.. I didn't have the heart to tell him no?! So I spent my time on the internet finding out all I could about this deer hunting thing.. Now I had this visual him aiming at a deer and me screaming at the top of my lungs RUN DEER RUN! ... I am sure he would not have been impressed he is very serious about this whole hunting thing.

How do you tell them NO... I have done so many things with them... Still my but crawled out bed before the sparrows had a chance to pass wind put on the sexy hunting gear and went.. He did get a deer but not when I was with him... Maybe the deer did not like my perfume?? :) I consider myself a pretty tough girl, but have discovered killing is just not my thing. How I am going to avoid this is the future I do not know. :eek:

[Picfan]

This might sound dumb but when I was in foster care one of the families I lived with were big into hunting. They owned a hunting store and every weekend he went to hunting camp. In fact the day my case worker dropped me off we left for Thanksgiving to go hunting. OK to the point, my foster brother always got stuck with me in the tree candy and gum will keep them deer at bay for sure! We had a system though every other time was my time to hunt, so I would bring my camera, I got great shots and he never saw a deer with me in the tree on his turns. I think I even converted him a bit. LOL

[Boomer]

:o I used lots of perfume....... He still got a buck but not when I was with him :cool:

[dogpawstka]

Isn' it awful!!! I have ran into a similar problem. My nephew loves to hunt and, like yourself with your partner's children, I do everything else with him. I taught him how to play football, basketball, and soccer etc.. One thing I have also been able to teach him is to respect other people's beliefs, opinions, lifestyles, and ideas. I am a vegetarian- his favorite food is a double cheeseburger. He likes to hunt, I explained to him that I respect his right to do so, but I have a different opinion about the act and although I very much love him and sharing activities with him, hunting was not one that we could share. Since he is very respectful of other's choices, he understood and was fine with my decision. Maybe you could approach the situation similarly? Good luck!