01
Flip the Safety Off
The session starts and the barrel camera begins recording. No live ammunition, ever.
THE JUNIOR HUNTER GUN · BY FLEDGE OUTDOORS
The future of hunter safety.
Safe habits, before the first shot. A training system that builds safe handling, proper form, and accurate aim before a beginner's first shot. No live ammunition, ever.
Free. First access to the first production run. Or pre-order for $499, ships early 2027.
Real prototype. Real field. Minnesota, 2026.
MN Cup 2026
Division Winner
Startup World Cup
Twin Cities Top 10
McNeely Center
Entrepreneurial Venture of the Year
Patent-protected
Training technology
460+ families
Signed up at events
WHY IT MATTERS
Most beginners learn to hunt with zero feedback.
Classroom hunter's ed teaches the rules. But rules don't build muscle memory.
There has never been a tool that gives a beginner the feel of real firearm handling with real, instant visual feedback. Until now.
MEET THE JUNIOR HUNTER GUN
Feels like a shotgun. Teaches like a coach.
Built from our engineering CADDrag to rotate. Pinch to zoom.Drag to rotate. Pinch or Ctrl + scroll to zoom.
SEE IT IN ACTION
Watch the Junior Hunter Gun in action.
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps. One safe rep at a time.
02
Pull the Trigger
The barrel camera captures a photo of exactly where you were aimed, with a 30-inch reticle showing your shot pattern.
03
Review It in the Field
Coach and student look at the shot together on the on-gun screen. No phone required.
RESERVE YOURS NOW, FIRST UNITS ESTIMATED EARLY 2027
Pre-Order the Junior Hunter Gun
Reserve your Junior Hunter Gun now for $499. Your reservation locks in your place in the first production run. We estimate first units will ship in early 2027, and we will email you with an updated date if that changes.
Reserved the moment your pre-order is placed.
Priority placement in the first production run.
First in line when units ship, currently estimated early 2027.
Secure checkout by Stripe. Cancel any time before your unit ships and get a full refund, no questions asked. If we cannot meet our estimated ship date, we will contact you with a revised date and you can choose to wait or cancel for a full refund.
One Junior Hunter Gun
Your reservation$499
Estimated to ship early 2027. Free U.S. shipping. Cancel any time before shipment for a full refund.
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IN DEVELOPMENT
Where we are taking it.
What we are designing into the Junior Hunter Gun for the field, the classroom and the backyard. Final features are confirmed before the first units ship.
Instructor live view
Designed so a coach can follow every rep in real time, right beside the student.
MODES
Upland. Waterfowl. Trap.
Designed to match practice to the hunt you are going on.
GAUGE
12 · 20 · .410
Designed to size the on-screen pattern to the gauge they will shoot.
RULES, EVERY SESSION
The four firearm safety rules
Designed to open every session, before the first rep.
SAFETY TIMER
6 seconds
Designed to sound an alarm if the safety stays off too long after a shot.
For anyone learning to shoot safely.
Families
Pass down the tradition without handing a first-timer a loaded gun.
Programs and instructors
Hands-on reps for hunter ed, 4-H, clubs and field days.
Join the waitlist as a programFirst-time shooters
Build safe habits at the range, the blind or the field.
“This would make my life so much easier.”
DNR FIREARM SAFETY INSTRUCTOR
RECOGNITION
Awards and press.
Photos: MN Cup
PRESS
In the news
Sept 29, 2026 · Frank Rajkowski
SJU graduate's entrepreneurial venture earning acclaim
Read the article
Aug 10, 2026 · Jeff Holmquist
Junior Hunter Gun, a new hunter training tool, inches closer to reality
Read the article
Sept 2026 · Jack O'Connor
Biz Buzz: St. John's grad aims for gun safety with company Fledge Outdoors
Read the articleTHE FOUR OUTDOORSMEN
Sept 6, 2026 · BOB Total Country radio
Junior Hunter Gun featured on The Four Outdoorsmen Podcast
Listen on SpotifyHLRBO NEWS
Apr 16, 2026
College student bringing his dad's shotgun training tool idea to market after a decade
Read the articleON THE ROAD
You might have seen us at
Outdoor Industry Summit
Bloomington, MN · Sept 2026
Snake River Valley Conservation Club
Minnesota · Sept 2026
Startup World Cup, Twin Cities Regional Finale
St. Paul, MN · Sept 2026
MN Cup 2026 Division Showcase and Grand Finale
Minneapolis, MN · Aug to Sept 2026
The Game Fair 2026
Ramsey, MN · Aug 2026
Minnesota State Trapshooting Championship
Alexandria, MN · June 2026
NWTF Youth Outdoor Experience
Harris, MN · June 2026
E-Scholars Pitch Night, CSB+SJU
St. Joseph, MN · Apr 2026
WHO'S BUILDING IT
Built by a hunter, for the next one.
I grew up hunting in South Dakota and watched new hunters struggle with the same thing every season: they couldn't see what they were doing wrong. The Junior Hunter Gun started as my dad's idea. Now it's a patent-protected device, built with a professional engineering team.
Conner Couet, Founder
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