I don't think seeing a dead animal will scar a child! If anything it gets him ready for hunting and doing the shooting himself! I took an ex-gf's boy hunting a couple seasons and he had never even seen a dead animal! He knew I hunted and that we ate wildlife quite often! I'll never forget the first time he went in the woods with me! He was about 8 yrs old, and we were grouse hunting! Well about an hour into the hunt we come around a corner and there's one running down the trail. I throw up quickly and get a good shot! The bird starts the death flap and bouncing around! I look back at the boy and he's white with his jaw about touching the ground! I'm just about to ask him what's up and he say,and I quote,"OMG what did you do to that bird!" So we sat there and had a 5 minute talk about hunting and such! So we go to get the bird and he says "can I carry it to the car!" He was clearly not ready for what happend, but it all worked out good! He is a hunter!!!