RE: age for starting to shoot
I started taking my son turkey hunting when he was 4 (me shooting), but started him with a BB gun at 4 too. He had to learn and show me safety before we ever put BB's in it. He upgraded at 6 to a .223 and went deer hunting for the first time. Shot his first deer at 7. He's 10 now and shooting a 7mm-08. There's no set age, when they are ready, they are ready....Just don't ever make him, let it be fun!