Mainehunt,
Like you, I have wanted my kids to follow my interests and love the hunting, fishing, shooting, etc. For quite a few years my two boys did just that, be it, deer hunting, duck hunting, fishing etc. Then one year my oldest said with much trepidation "Dad, I don't want to go". He knew how much it meant to me and didn't want to disappoint me. My response - "It's my job as your Dad to expose you to all the things I hold dear. If you don't want to do some of them, THAT'S OK. I won't feel differently about you just because you don't." As I look back on it now, I was giving him permission to be his own man. And, isn't that what we want for our kids, to be their own person? At 31 years old he is again 'thinking' about getting back into some of the things we used to do.
None of my kids hunt or fish on a regular basis right now because they need to take care of their own families but they still have fond memories of the times we shared when they were younger.