Need Help from the Deer Gods!!!!

As stupid as this sounds, and I'm sure you've already tried this, but have your son sqeeze the trigger sllllooowwwly to the point where he doesn't know when it is going to go off. Also, have him keep the trigger to the rear and listen/feel the audiable click when releasing it forward. He should be squeezing it so slow that he cannnot anticipate the recoil of the rifle. Maybe try to talking him through the sequence while your in the stand with him. "Breath in, now out, in, now out and hold, acuire the target, slowly sqeeze the trigger and hold"

Like I said, i'm sure you have thought of this. But this is all the shooting advise that was taught to me many moons ago.

Lycanthrope Said:
What caliber is he shooting? Flinching can be tough to overcome and just about impossible if the recoil is hurting him ever time he pulls the trigger.

Walleye Whisperer Said:
 Take him out to the range and load the weapon for him, single rounds.  Randomly place a spent cartridge in there without his knowledge and let him pull the trigger.  If he flinches or moves at all have him keep firing and do it until he's solid.  That's how I was taught.

Lycanthrope Said:
What caliber is he shooting? Flinching can be tough to overcome and just about impossible if the recoil is hurting him ever time he pulls the trigger.

Geothermal Said:
I know a guy  who is classified as a High Master  and has won a lot of shooting matches and he still gets the  fever when shooting at deer.   If you catch deer out a long ways away from the stand and the wind is right so they won't spook have him dry fire a few times. Then  have him tell you where the cross hairs were when he clicked.        I am sure he will do just fine and the tough time connecting with these deer will only make him stronger in the long run.   Good Luck and make sure he is having fun even though he is missing deer.  


   What caliber does he shoot ?

walynut Said:
Chalking most of it up to nerves, just didn't know that mine would be tested that hard too!!! LOL

Enslow Said:
He might get another crack at that deer.  Maybe the trigger is too heavy for him. 

Lycanthrope Said:
Also have him shoot at the range like hes shooting when you are hunting. If you are using a monopod hunting, have him practice with it at the range instead of using bags. If you are having him shoot freehand, get him a bipod or monopod!