I took my 7 year old boy with me while I bowhunted.He didn't hunt but he sat in the stand the whole time with me for 2 1/2 hours until dark only tapping his foot once. It really surprised me that he sat that long in the double standover looking the field. I didn't get to shoot but we saw deer at about 150 yards grazing in a field. Every 1/2 hour he would ask "when are they coming by" I had to tell him given the choice they would be fine at keepingthere distanceand that is what hunting is about.Around dusk a hawk grabbed a mouse in the field and I told him we were also like the hawk trying to get our mouse. After a while of looking at the does in the field he turned to me and said why didn't you put your camoflage tent (he meant blind)thing closer to the field so we wouldcould get a shotI told him I didnt know the deer would be in the field. Once we got home he told my wifeit was my fault wedidn't bring a deer home because I forgot to setup the blindin the field! I almost died laughing. He was so exited myMonday he begged my to let him bring a set of antlers into school for showans tell. I think I may have a new huntinpartner for life!