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Hi all,

Been awhile.. So..I went about the bright idea of testing my skills.. I ended up opening my big mouth, " I've practiced my skills since I could walk..26 years now." Friends of family watched as i went about the tests. Now, I've got about four or five people bugging me to train them. Idk..should I? There are certain parts I will skip - marksmanship, self defense, etc...but surely no problems could come of teaching a family to camp and fish.. ...Newbies with hooks... I take that back. A young woman is dying to learn to throw hawks...I'm a lil bit nervous there.

They have never been camping or fishing...ever. I was thinking of starting them out with the bare basics....fun and simple.
 
Sounds like a lot of fun, honestly. Teach em' to select a camp site and set it up, collect wood and build a fire (including basic wood processing, making tinder & kindling)


For the fishing, leave the hook off and let them just practice casting weights or bobbers or something a few dozen times so they can get the hang of it.

Got any unmodded Cold Steel hawks the lady could toss? It's not really dangerous as long as you don't stand too close to your target (and aren't oblivious to the surrounding people), so you'd really just want something cheap she can risk breaking...
 
Grease said:
Sounds like a lot of fun, honestly. Teach em' to select a camp site and set it up, collect wood and build a fire (including basic wood processing, making tinder & kindling)

That should be safe enough. They fell head over heels in wonder of my exotac...lol. Showed them a bowdrill set and they thought I was crazy..

For the fishing, leave the hook off and let them just practice casting weights or bobbers or something a few dozen times so they can get the hang of it.

They already broke a window with line weights..lol. Although it does seem that they are getting the idea. Taught them to tie knots last evening.

Got any unmodded Cold Steel hawks the lady could toss? It's not really dangerous as long as you don't stand too close to your target (and aren't oblivious to the surrounding people), so you'd really just want something cheap she can risk breaking...
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Ive got 3 trailhawks. I tried showing her how to throw.. sank ten hits in at 20ft, then ten at 40ft. She tried it several times, but mostly grew impatient. She claimec I wad laughing......not me....
 
Don't take them to an established campsite, have'em rought it. If they're still intersted after that, then teach'em everything. exclude shooting though, that can wait until later
 
Hehe..that would be entertaining, kind of mean, but would test their determination. Im thinking I will start them with fishing and camping, and introduce scenarios in slowly. I think maybe a rough area, as was suggested, that I know well. They are as green as a sapling.

So...ive gathered up some goodies for them to tinker with...ferros, a hawk or two, couple of knives, paracord, tarp, etc. Will be fun to see what trouble they get into. Hehe..seasoned pro vs 5 greenhorns...will I survive? Stay tuned and find out next week..

(Grin)..gave them a light-hearted taste of my training...bought packs of crickets and meal worms...(hotlixxx), they werent too put off. They felt more comfortable with them being store bought. Oh...the squeals. Now they want to try fire-roasted fish, and maybe even squirrel.

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On the borednetwork..
 
Why wouldn't you help people who are willing to learn? I love sharing my knowledge of the outdoors with people and I have appreciated everything that was and is being taught to me.

I have taken kids with autism on camping, canoeing and fishing trips-all of them for the first time and it was very rewarding(difficult at times but amazing experience for all)

I have taken kids(17yrs old) on canoe trips who were sent here by their parents from Spain to "experience the Canadian Wilderness" and MANY Americans fishing.
My wife is even better than the average fisherman now...

I say do it! I imagine you will find the experience very rewarding.

Oh and if I can teach my 4 yr old niece how to catch a fish I'm sure they can handle a real hook.
 
My wife has a running joke that she out fishes me every time that we go out. I am more than fine with that, as it is quite fun for us to be out there together. :)
 
I've got fun times planned out for them, it should be good times. I have, so far, taught them to properly tie swivels and hooks. They can now line a spool and set up a rod/reel on their own. Ive been taking them to streams to point out the best places to cast out, and where to expect the best activity. Ive also taken the opportunity to teach a little tracking.
 
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