Originally Posted by Dude270
My boy was the same way at that age. I'd just laugh but kept on taking him.

I always did my best to make it a fun experience for him so he always wanted to go to the woods.


Thats the thing to do IMO. If he doesnt wan to or isnt enamored with hunting, then you still make the trip fun. There's 3000 ways to do that, but you still make it fun. Make him wanting to go. Play up the sword fighting... carve a better stick. Build a "hide".

Its like bringing little kids fishing... some like to fish, most like to play with (or catch) bait. So what... its supposed to be fun not work. Kids got his whole life to do have peopel telling him what to do.

You're training him and getting quality time. It ain't really about the hunt. I mean, how many hunts are really about the hunt?

Originally Posted by Archerhunter

Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.