4 year olds first deer hunt

Solid advice above. Hand warmer are a hit with the little ones also. Welcome to the board and happy hunting!!

I have a 3 and 5 year old, and don't plan on taking them in the deer stand for a while.

I do however take them on mini 'hunts', they last about 15-30 minutes, there is zero chance anything is shot or killed. But it is about all they can handle, no one is cold, no one is hungry, and they love it.

I didn't take my kids on their first hunt until they were 7-8 yrs old. In addtion to good points already mentioned:
-WARMTH!! It's not possible to keep a kid warm, but try your best. Their feet ALWAYS get cold. The best thing I ever did for their feet was to buy a pair of "Arctic Shield" insulated overboots Keep their feet dry walking in then put on the overboots when you get in the stand. Don't try buying nice insulated boots for a child. You can't find well insulated boots and if you do they'll cost $$$$; then 2 mos later your child's foot will have grown 2 sizes!!
-PM hunts>>>>>>>>AM hunts. For my kids, AM hunts were a tribulation.
-Do NOT expect to kill anything. You minght, but don't count on it. If you can't accept this YOU'RE not ready to take your child hunting.
-Keep the hunt SHORT. Once they get bored and fidgety, the hunt's over.

You're doing a good thing by taking your child hunting. The main thing is you need to do everything you can to ensure an enjoyable experience for you child. A bad experience can be ruinous for your child and maybe cost you your future hunter.

A small pair of binoculars will add 30 mins in hunting time. Make sure if you hunt out of a box stand that they have there own chair tall enough that they can actually see out the windows.

Be flexible - if he gets bored then thats it, be ready to walk around and teach him some stuff or go get breakfast. Bring plenty to keep him warm and comfortable. Sounds like most here are on the same page and you have some solid advice - but number one priority - Enjoy Yalls Time Together!

Here is my first hunt with my daughter many many years ago - early am cold and squirrel hunting. walk to bottom and get situated and turn off light - silence and she whispers "Dad, its really dark out here, can I turn on my light as long as I keep it pointed down?"...."Sure". 10 min later she is shining in the trees saying the squirrels need some light too and maybe this will wake them up. First light comes and we see some and she proceeds to "tell" me each time she sees something using her outside voice. 30 min later the sun is up and she says "you know what would be great - donuts" so we ended up sitting in a local donut shop in full camo eating donuts and drinking milk with no squirrels to show for our efforts. About 20 years later and still one of the best hunts we had together.