What difference does it make? At least the kid will learn as they go. Arkansas just passed and age limit this season for kids. They must be at 6 years old to harvest big game. The thing that I disagree with is a 3 or 4 year old standing over a deer and the parent claims that he/she shot it all by themselves with a 270 or some big caliber rifle. I know some who fix their blinds in such a way that the kid can rest the rifle and shoot on their own.
If we are to hand down the tradition of hunting to our children, then we should be able to let our kids hunt whether or not they can drag it out or not, or even clean them, as long as they meet the age requirements of the state regulations. My kids started hunting at 14 or 15, but it was more because they just wasn't interested until around that age.
We all have our own opinions. I just wonder if maybe someone is jealous of a kid taking a nice deer?
I agree with Ballistictip...we all had to learn sometime.