Man my son when 3 was really crazy about the rodeo especially bull riding to the point I was the bull coming out of chute number 8 with him on my back spurring me out. Man am I thankful he didn't fall in love with it. But he did fall for deer hunting and hard. He is now 20 and lives to hunt. He didn't get to shoot every deer he saw like a lot of kids ,which had to be boring to him but he hung in there and is way more selective than many a man. Hunting is not for every kid. Even though your kid may not like hunting he does like something find out what it is and enjoy it with him.