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The Decline of Outdoorsmanship

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shooter:
 a lot of the kids just arnt interested, I bought my 3 grandkids fishing poles and a tackle box full of stuff. they went once, wouldn't go again. and there is a lake 200 yards from my house.   they do like to shoot,  keep trying to get oldest grandson to help reload, he will deprime cases at the gun show,

   kids just aint the same, unless they can set on there butt and play a video game or play with there phone, they arnt interested,

Mark B:
Now 66 I have 7 grandkids ranging from 7 to 15, all of them inseparable from their cell phones. After confiscating their phones, when camping (yes I have a cushy RV, but the kids sleep in a tent) I make sure that they build a fire without the use of charcoal fluid. The older boys are learning that cooking over a fire is both fun and challenging. Fishing will not keep their interest unless you have fish that bite every 30 seconds. Shooting with a 22 pistol at balloons has become the thing that has created a bit of competition between them which has led to the 2 oldest boys becoming deer hunters. There is hope for some. And yes, when they camp around Omaha they have pizza delivered to the camper.   

Edit to add. They know that when camping with us, if you can't cook you don't eat.

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