I think that is a key part of it, and I don't have an answer as to why but you see it time and again that people who shoot want to introduce it to the lives of youngsters. I guess its because we simply know the good it feeds our souls on so many levels. The joys of success, importance of self belief with dignity. The chance to really learn how our countryside works & how each species interacts with the other.
I think you can learn lessons that see you through life by being a shooter (driven, rough, pigeon, fox, wildfowl). And that is why I want my daughter to follow me & I'm also