My 16 yo daughter has escorted me on several hunts. She got here hunter safety class this year and her first license. She is 5'3" and slug guns are a chore for her, but she got better as the summer went on. I had told her that I did not really want her going past 50 yards the first time. As luck would have it, she had a 95 yard shot! Placement was not perfect, but did the job on about a 175# doe!
Once we found it, I would not have ever dreamed the reaction of a 16 yo girl and her first deer! She was giggling, crying and hugging the deer and telling it thank you for standing still! The old 870 has now been used for hunting by 4 generations of my family! And, she is completely hooked!!! The funniest part... she asked if she could shoot the deer! I just told her... what are we here for?