Well i had my mother dropping me off on public land at the age of 13 to go rabbit hunting.
But i did attend cub scouts,and boy scouts ,was taught proper gun safety,and first aid.
The laws in my state have changed sence then. Indiana now has hunting education courses that have to be passed in order to get a youth hunting liciense.But is better to have an adult close by in case of an emergience,or atleast a friend some where in the woods close by with a cell phone.