Oh trust me, I am probably more excited about it than he is. I talked to my sister and it sounds like he needs a rest of some sort, and an arm guard...she said the guard that came with it was just a cheapo one. So I am gonna get him a nice camo one. I am going to ask them if it would be alright if he came out and sat with me hunting a couple times this year. I think him being able to see the deer in the wild would really spark an interest in hunting, and he is mature enough where he would just sit there for quite a while with me. It amazes me how mature he actually is for his age. I am so darn excited, looks like I will have a new hunting partner in a couple years...now if his dad would just get the patience for bowhunting