RE: Ever hunt with a 6 year old?
Took my 8 year old nephew on a three-day backpack elk hunt last year. We hiked in 6 miles and camped and hunted our tails off. He's really a tough kid. The weather was perfect for cotton socks. The hunting part was interesting, we got a bull coming in and I peaked over my shoulder just treasuring the fact he was there to share the experience. When I looked back, he was hiding, not even looking for the bull. I could tell his idea of hiding was, "Please don't let the mean bully see me, he might get me".
We're going to try an antelope hunt this year. That will be a real challenge since those things can read newsprint at 50 miles and see through thin rocks.