Lamping With My Daughter

[kieran222 0]

My 11 year old daughter has been asking me for a while if she can come out lamping with me so I decided the other night to take her out. I thought that she would get fed up after about half an hour so planned my route accordingly. I took out the 222 as we don’t have many rabbits around (think that it is all of the Buzzards) and I only shoot what I eat.

Anyway we set out and we were out about 10 mins and we could hear an owl so used the WAM Fox call and managed to get two of the owls to come into the trees above us, so she was delighted. I have seen this before with the WAM, where I have had 3 or 4 owls come in. Anyway we went on a bit further and saw a rabbit, which I didn’t shoot. By this time we had been out about a half an hour so I asked if she wanted to go back. She said that she wanted to stay out a bit longer.

She was now working the lamp and got excited every time she picked up some sheep’s eyes in the distance. We kept going for about another 45mins and hadn’t seen anything else. We were just back near my house when we spotted some eyes, I new it wasn’t a sheep or a fox, it was a badger. Anyway we kept the light on it and it came within 15 yards of us before disappearing through the hedge. She was delighted having seen the badger. Headed back after that as it was 9:45 and she had school the next day. Got back had a drink and she was asking about going out the next night? My wife and other daughter also said that they would be interested in coming out as well.

I normally shoot on my own but I might have somebody to come out and hold the lamp in future.

[airbourne 128]

My 11 year old daughter has been asking me for a while if she can come out lamping with me so I decided the other night to take her out. I thought that she would get fed up after about half an hour so planned my route accordingly. I took out the 222 as we dont have many rabbits around (think that it is all of the Buzzards) and I only shoot what I eat.

Anyway we set out and we were out about 10 mins and we could hear an owl so used the WAM Fox call and managed to get two of the owls to come into the trees above us, so she was delighted. I have seen this before with the WAM, where I have had 3 or 4 owls come in. Anyway we went on a bit further and saw a rabbit, which I didnt shoot. By this time we had been out about a half an hour so I asked if she wanted to go back. She said that she wanted to stay out a bit longer.

She was now working the lamp and got excited every time she picked up some sheeps eyes in the distance. We kept going for about another 45mins and hadnt seen anything else. We were just back near my house when we spotted some eyes, I new it wasnt a sheep or a fox, it was a badger. Anyway we kept the light on it and it came within 15 yards of us before disappearing through the hedge. She was delighted having seen the badger. Headed back after that as it was 9:45 and she had school the next day. Got back had a drink and she was asking about going out the next night? My wife and other daughter also said that they would be interested in coming out as well.

I normally shoot on my own but I might have somebody to come out and hold the lamp in future.

Its a good feeling when they want to come out with you, my wife and daughter come out with me from time to time and it keeps the younguns off the streets

Edited April 9, 2011 by airbourne

[dafmla 1]

very handy

[dc5 0]

I took my daughter out lamping once and I won`t be doing It again

 

She spent most of the night farting and then giggling for about 5 minutes after

 

Needless to say I shot nowt that night

[stabba 10,745]

I took my daughter out lamping once and I won`t be doing It again

 

She spent most of the night farting and then giggling for about 5 minutes after

 

Needless to say I shot nowt that night

[cookey 1]

welll after reading your post i took my daughter out today for sum target shooting now she is a good shot with my ruger 10 22

so she was harping on about shooting my 223 she is a bit young so after listening g to her for an half hour whining i sed ok .

went up back set a target up i took 3 shots to make shoure it was zeroed ,

she got a five shot grouping of an 1 inch at 100 yards mine was 1.5

in all she put 40 round out and did not miss every shot

[airbourne 128]

welll after reading your post i took my daughter out today for sum target shooting now she is a good shot with my ruger 10 22

so she was harping on about shooting my 223 she is a bit young so after listening g to her for an half hour whining i sed ok .

went up back set a target up i took 3 shots to make shoure it was zeroed ,

she got a five shot grouping of an 1 inch at 100 yards mine was 1.5

in all she put 40 round out and did not miss every shot

 

I take it youv'e got the job of holding the lamp from now on