Got my first .22 when I was 15 but I had been shooting other guns since I was about 13 or so. Always under his supervision though.
I bought my Son a 20 gage single barrel shotgun for his first birthday.I figured that if something happened to me before he was old enough to shoot it, at least his first gun would be from me.
I never pushed him to hunt but always took him with me dove hunting and a couple of times deer hunting.I figured that he would tell me when he was ready and I would know if he was ready.
When he was 9 he told me he wanted to dove hunt the next year so we broke out the 20 gage and went over and over gun safety and taught him how to shoot.He has shot several doves each year. He is always at my side and I monitor him very closely.
He is 12 now and is saving up for a pump shotgun.
Last year he told me he wanted to kill a deer.
New guns were pretty pricey so I bought a youth stock for a .308 I had and gave it to him.
He can easily handle the recoil and is pretty accurate as long as he uses a rest.
He killed a spike, 2 does and an 8 point with a 14" inside spread.
All were 1 shot, 1 kill.
You will know when he is ready.
One other thing you may want to consider is buying him a lifetime hunting and fishing license.
There is usually a pretty good discount in cost if you buy before age 12.
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