Let them know that there is a good possibility that they could loose the deer and go from there.
Should it not do the job... Owell.... it is the experience and time spent you child, and they will learn from it either way. They will learn your ethics in time, just make it the best experience you can.
Learn ethics later. Ok, how much later. After 10 or 20 wounded, possibly dead, deer are "practiced" on? I totally disagree withyou.
You say, "they will learn from it either way" and you are exactly right, but what would you be teaching them? That deer are nothing more than"live practice?"If you wound or cripple one, don't worry about it there are plenty more deer in the woods??
I think ethics should be taught
first and if not first theethics must be taught
along with our heritage of hunting!