Ryan outfits 10 yr old daughter with deer-hunting gear (gave her rifle as gift at age 9)

[lynne]

21. You don't get the gun until age 11 in my family -

- The hunting rifle was given to my uncle at age 11 ca 1927. He handed it to my Dad at age 11. Down the line it has come, handed over to every boy at age 11. It's too much of an antique to shoot now, we just care for it as a family heirloom. But, it has put dinner on the table for several generations of my family.

I have no problem with taking daughters to hunt at age 10. My father took me hunting about that age. I also have no problem with the daughters and sons at that age learning how to dress the kill and cook it. It's all part of the hunting-to-table process. I'd much rather my children know where their food comes from and how it gets to the table instead of shielding them from it. And my children - and grandchildren - do know.

Lot's of reasons to bitch about Ryan. This isn't one of them.