Keith,
My daughter turned 10 just before Chrismas so she's elligible for the junior licence. (for any one reading this who's not from BC- a child between 10-14 can get what's called a junior licence which allows them to hunt under close supervision of an adult. But any big game they shoot the tag has to be cancelled off the adult's licence. They don't get a quota of their own.) She does shoot a 'curve but isn't strong enough to pull the 40# minimum required to hunt with. I bought her a T/C contender carbine last fall that she hunts with. We did some deer hunting after Christmas and was pretty cool to watch her on the stalk as the effects of adrenalin kicked in! She didn't get one but we came reaaalll close.
She's hooked
RC