kids and hogs

took our daughter when she was about 9 or ten . Happend to strike a whole herd of hogs, I had the catch dog, I went to the bay, the bay broke after I sent the catch dog, turns out they got the stopped a pretty good ways off back the way we had come, My husband heard the catch dog was caught and knew he was the closest along with a rally of hogs chattering. Thomas stuck my daughter up in a tree to be safe, and went to take care of business, my daughter was freaked out listening to all the sounds sitting alone in the dark for her what seemed an eternity! you could here the scared little voice calling "momma?"
needless to say it was a few good years before she was wanted to go again walking. She could go on the ATV and feel safer, but I have friends that have had their ATVs rocked by being ran into by hogs also.
I would try to limit the dark hunting until the kids can handle being left alone for a bit and handle themselves if things get bad, just in case.
Afterall the gioal is to have them enjoy the woods with us.