They never too young if you can get them in the mountains before those video games take a hold of them you've won a big battle my 11 (hunter)year old was at bear trees and cougar trees when he was 1and2 years old. My 6 year (fisher)old was at a mountain lion tree 2 years ago that he still talks ...

I have hunted under one of his dogs and all I can say is that I would buy a dog from him any day of the week and twice on Sunday...... but go and hunt with him see for itself