Taking your kids out hunting with you is a great idea.I started bringing my boys with me when they were around 7 or 8 years old. I didn't take them out on opening day, but I always planned ahead when they could come with me. Sometimes I'd take just one of them, and sometimes I'd take both of them.

You are right to worry about keeping them warm. The first timeI took one of them out with me we brought a sleeping bag, a Harry Potter book, a flashlight and a video game. It seemed like waaay too much to bring, but in our situation it worked out well. He actually spent most of the morning completely inside the sleeping bag (head and all) reading his book and playing his video game - both were done very quietly, and we had sides on our stand theat prevented any minor wiggling from being seen. Occasionally he would come up for air and see how things were going. Keeping them warm and comfortable is the ticket to keeping them interested. After that day, it just got easier.

Both of my boys have been along to see me take deer, and now my 13 year old has a couple of his own, too. Like your daughter, they've always shown great interest in the field dressing and have never been grossed out (with the exception of one gut-shot deer...).

I haven't gotten my daughter (now 11) to show any real interest in deer hunting, but I still ask her on a regular basis if she'd like to come out with me - but I make sure she knows what it will be like and what she may witness.

If your daughter is interested, by all means take her along!