Hi Power,
For sure it is a lot of pressure for an 8 year old and that is why i am hesitant to push him. He did great last year shooting and he did hit a nice buck. But i want it to be fun for him and not a job, so i am trying to back off a little bit and let him set the pace. Maybe a miss for him is not a bad thing but a wake up call to see for himself how much it sucks. I think i am pushing him so much because i know how mcuh the miss feels on a big buck and i don't want him to go thru that, but that drive and motivation is making him hate shooting. So i told him, you let me know when you want to shoot, this is not for me but for you, if you feel ready so be it, he is now in the driver seat, miss or hit, i have no dissapointment or angry, it happens to every hunter. I just want him to enjoy the experience. So tough.