Definitely take the kid hunting--would start in state if you haven't already. Did take three kids along (usually one or two at a time) from around 5yrs old. Out of state--one at a time.
Maybe it's just me, but out of state hunts were compellingly easy until actually going. Then the pendulum moved to the opposite end of the arc. Hogs or antelope sound good, though--something where the kid (and you) can see a lot of critters.
Nailing something was always more important to me than to the kids
The first thing I learned with the eldest was to simplify everything I could and dial back on my personal indifference to difficulty for the sake on success. Way back...take it easy and it will be fun--and that is the part they talk about as adults, today.
