re: 4 year olds first deer hunt

All really good advice. Just tell him to put his fingers in his ears when a deer walks out. Hopefully he has at least heard a gun go off before. Just be sure to have a heater (if it's cold), some sort of electronic device (kids these days), and a small blanket. My kids would curl up and sleep on the floor when I first started bringing them. The guy that mentioned the binoculars was spot on as well. The first deer my kid killed, he was playing with some cheap binocs and saw 2 deer in the woods that I hadn't even seen.

I wouldn't even plan on it being a short hunt. Maybe before you go out, tell him we are hunting until "x" time. That way he knows what to expect. Just get ready for a bunch of " what time is it's"