Jeff, I haven't read all of the posts due to time restrictions(work and sleep related). Anyways here is my response: I agree that he should make the decision but based on what I have gone through with my son, I seriously doubt that the fenced hunt will ignite the "fire" anymore so than a regular hunt. Now I say this based on what I know about my son and our experiences together. Of course your son and mine may think differently. All I know is this..........it took several years for the fire to be kindled in my son, he is now 26 and shows much more enthusiasm for hunting now than when he was younger. He was also into the "dear" instead of the "deer" along with being involved into athletics.