I say yes. My father let me cut school for hunting when I was a kid. It was understood though, that if my grades slipped or I got in trouble at school, the time out of school for hunting was a no go. I think it's a necessary/valuable thing. Good quality time spent with your father and at an early age while you learn what an agreement with stipulations means. No grades = No Hunt. For me it's not a matter of right and wrong, it's a matter of tradition, and traditions, as well as hunting are a dying breed.