My son had been hunting with me since he was 3. At 4 he started sitting in my tree stands with me. Little to no hiking and our stands are homemade on private property. He has been in-stand with me the last two years when we harvested an deer each year. He knows how to stay quiet and watch me arrow the deer. Such great memories. He is 6 now. My dad started me hunting with him when I was 6. I give credit to his tablet for enabling him to sit quiet at such a young age. My son also bagged his first 2-night backpacking trip when he was 3. It was a 2 mile hike in, stayed two nights, hike out. Bottom line...take your kids out now! They are very resilient in my opinion.
This is my first post on Rokslide. Loving this site.