Taking The Kids Hunting? Consider A Quail Hunt For Something Different
Written by John Wren|
A love of the outdoors and hunting usually starts early in life, with fond memories of family getaways, bonding over shared responsibilities, basking in the sounds of nature and observing animals in their native environment . Many adults look forward to their children growing old
Key takeaways
- There are many reasons why people find quail hunting enjoyable. Here are a few possible explanations:
- To hunt quail effectively, your child will need the right firearm. Many hunting experts recommend a 20- or 28-gauge shotgun for hunting quail.
- There are formulas you can use to calculate the right sized shotgun for your child, but it’s often easier to simply bring them with you to purchase their first firearm.
A first quail morning with a kid is boots that will take briers, a pouch you opened at the table, and a pace the youngest person can still grin through — not a limit you counted because a listing said tradition. The short answer: start on a walk, often without a firearm in the adult’s hands, wear Irish Setter Wingshooter-class upland boots, blaze you can see, and leave the youth shotgun at a licensed dealer until the muzzle lesson is already boring.
Short version. Upland boots is the longer boot page. Kids outside is the hour you write. Public land if the access is already a walk. Pair with responsible ownership. Check live prices.
This page is a covey walk with a child. A competitive buddy hunt is a different brain. A turkey decoy Saturday is a different bird — turkey decoys. This is the boot, the pouch, the pack, the briefing.
The kid sets the pace. A limit is a later brain.
Many first days, the adult leaves the shotgun at the truck or does not bring one. That is not a failed hunt. That is how a child still wants Thursday. First deer thinking scales: briefing, water, a sit, a snack that does not crinkle like a fire alarm. Family days.
Write the hour you will come in. A dusk covey with a tired six-year-old is a sit. Leave some gas. Fall leaves if the other Saturday is already a pile. This walk still wants orange you can see from a parent’s eye.
Briers are the class. A fashion hiker is a shin story.
The Irish Setter Wingshooter 9" waterproof upland boot is the live boot we named. Confirm size. Check live prices.
Do: the same boot on a yard walk before the field. Don’t: a first covey in a new last. Upland boots. Women’s hunt boots if that last is the one that fits. Tape heat. All-day shoes if the other hour is already a trail, not a brier.
A pouch you opened. A pack a kid can still carry.
A 150-piece mini kit covers a blister and a bleed. Open it at the table. Check live prices.
M0-Piece Mini First Aid KitCheck price on AmazonThe Osprey Daylite is the live pack we named for water, a quiet snack, a spare layer. Check live prices.
First aid is the long page. Hike kit thinking scales to a covey. Life-saving skills if nobody on the walk can say bleed or a sting.
A youth shotgun lives at a licensed dealer. This page does not sell one.
20-gauge and 28-gauge youth guns are a shop fit: length of pull, a mount they can repeat, a safety they can find with gloves. Pump shotguns and tactical shotgun are other pages — a quail walk is not a tactical class. We do not put gun or ammo ASINs here. If you buy a firearm, buy it from a licensed dealer, then lock it — a quick-access box and an in-wall safe are the storage fork. Ownership is the habit page.
Muzzle, action, orange, a line you can see. The lesson is boring on purpose. A game that awards points for muzzle direction beats a lecture after a scare. Night hunting is a later, different hunt. This page is daylight and a walk.
Find birds on a map you can explain, not a private club you named from a video
Bobwhite country is a state, a season, a public tract or a place you were invited. Public land. Florida hunting if that is already your regs page. Woodland animals if the other hour is already watching, not a flush. Read the regs. A closed season is a walk without a gun, which is still a good first day.
Dogs are a different class. A kid, a new dog, and a loaded gun is three lessons. Pick one. Dogs on trips thinking scales: water, shade, a sit. Duck decoys is a different bird and a different Saturday.
| Want | Honest tool |
|---|---|
| The first walk | Hour on the fridge, orange you can see, often no gun |
| Briers | Wingshooter-class upland boot, sized |
| A scrape | 150-piece mini kit, Daylite |
| A youth shotgun | Licensed dealer, then a safe |
Write the hour. Check live prices.
Quiet food. A wrapper that sounds like a rattle is a flush you bought.
A snack. Banana, a soft bar out of the noisy sleeve, water in a bottle you already own. A canteen if that page is already your water. Pack it out. Etiquette thinking scales to a fence row.
If you keep a bird, the kid helps in the kitchen or they don’t hunt the next one yet
That is the whole argument. A clean thinking scales: sharp, slow, a table. Hunt knives if you already own the blade — we are not adding a knife circus to morning one. A first day can be zero birds and a successful walk.
Boots, a pouch, a pack, a briefing, an hour
That is quail with kids. Check live prices on the Wingshooter, the 150-piece mini kit, and the Daylite we named. Come home wanting Thursday, not a limit you hated. Upland boots. Kids outside. Public land.
Guests will try to make it a buddy hunt
Sit. One kid, one adult whose job is the kid, not a covey rise they will miss anyway. Elk is a later, different hunt. Regs. First aid. Tell someone the tract and the hour. A quiet field is still a search. Solo habits thinking scales to a fence line.
Blaze is clothing you can see, not a hat in a pack. Layers. Winter warmth if the other month is already a coat. Wet briers are ice with better publicity. Same boots. Snow manners thinking scales to a slick two-track.
Orange you can see from a parent’s eye. A hat in a pack is a shrug.
Blaze is clothing. The kid and the adult wear it. Public land. First deer thinking scales: briefing, water, a sit. Kids outside is the hour you write. This walk still wants a time on the fridge.
The Wingshooter we named still wants a yard walk before the brier. Check live prices. Confirm size. Upland boots. Women’s hunt boots if that last fits. Tape heat. A fashion hiker is a shin story.
The 150-piece mini kit we named still wants an open at the table. Check live prices. First aid. A thorn and a palm are ordinary. The Daylite we named still wants a quiet snack. Check live prices. A snack. Wrappers that rattle are a flush you bought.
Many first days, the adult leaves the shotgun in the truck. That is not a failed hunt. Ownership. A youth 20-gauge lives at a licensed dealer after the muzzle lesson is already boring. No gun or ammo cards here. A pistol box if storage is already the other job. In-wall for long guns.
A season and a tract you can explain. A video club is not access.
Regs. Public land. A closed season is still a good first walk. Woodland animals if the other hour is already watching. Duck decoys and turkey decoys are different birds, different Saturdays.
Dogs are a class. A kid, a new dog, and a loaded gun is three lessons. Pick one. Dogs on trips. Water, shade, a sit. Leave some gas.
If you keep a bird, the kid helps in the kitchen or they do not hunt the next one yet. A clean thinking scales. Hunt knives if you already own the blade. Morning one can be zero birds and a successful walk. Family days.
Guests will try to make it a buddy hunt. Sit. One kid, one adult whose job is the kid. Elk is a later hunt. Night hunting is a later, different hunt. This page is daylight and a walk. Layers.
Wet briers are ice with better publicity. Same boots.
Snow manners thinking scales to a slick two-track. Winter warmth. A cancel is allowed. Plan B. Tell someone the tract and the hour. A quiet field is still a search. Solo habits.
Pack it out. Etiquette thinking scales to a fence row. A canteen if that is already your water. The Daylite we named. Check live prices. Hike kit.
Muzzle, action, a line you can see. The lesson is boring on purpose. Points for muzzle direction beat a lecture after a scare. Pump shotguns is another page. A quail walk is not a tactical class. Tactical shotgun stays a dealer conversation. Lock it before the story. Why a safe.
Come home wanting Thursday. Check live prices on the Wingshooter, the pouch, and the Daylite we named. Upland boots. Kids outside. Public land. Zero birds still counts.
A line you can see. A kid ahead of the muzzle is a sit, not a story.
The briefing is boring on purpose. Orange on, water in the Daylite we named, a snack that does not rattle. Check live prices. Kids outside. Hike kit. First aid. The 150-piece mini kit we named. Open it. Check live prices.
The Wingshooter we named still wants briers you already walked in a yard. Check live prices. Upland boots. Tape heat. Layers. A dusk covey with a tired kid is a sit. Leave some gas.
A youth shotgun stays a licensed dealer. Ownership. A box you bolt. Why a safe. No ammo cards. Public land. Read the season. A closed tract is still a walk. Woodland animals.
Zero birds still counts. Come home wanting Thursday. Family days. First deer is a later checklist. This page is still a kid, a boot, a pouch, an hour. Check live prices.
Quiet food. A rattle wrapper is a flush you paid for.
The Daylite we named still wants water and a banana. Check live prices. A snack. Etiquette. The Wingshooter we named. Check live prices. Upland boots. Kids outside.
Zero birds still counts. A youth gun stays a dealer. Ownership. Public land. Come home wanting Thursday. First aid. Check live prices on the pouch we named. That is quail with kids.
Empty the briers from the boot. Then the bin.
The Wingshooter we named still wants a dry. Check live prices. Upland boots. Kids outside. Public land. Come home wanting Thursday. Zero birds still counts. That is enough.
Also in the magazine
Keep going with upland boots, kids outside, ownership, and public land. Check live prices.
Frequently asked questions
Should I bring a gun on a kid’s first quail walk?
Often no. The kid sets the pace. A youth shotgun lives at a licensed dealer after the muzzle lesson is already boring.
Which boots?
Irish Setter Wingshooter 9" waterproof upland boots we named. Confirm size. Briers are the class.
What goes in the pack?
Daylite with water, a quiet snack, a layer, and a 150-piece mini kit you opened at the table.
Where do we find quail?
A season and a tract you can explain — public land or a place you were invited. Read the regs. A closed season is still a good walk.
What about dogs?
A kid, a new dog, and a loaded gun is three lessons. Pick one for morning one.
Do we need a limit to call it a success?
No. Zero birds and a kid who wants Thursday is the win.