Thirty states — including Vermont this year — have passed youth-friendly hunting legislation since 2004, according to National Shooting Sports Foundation spokesman Bill Brassard. Families Afield and the sports foundation began lobbying states in 2004 to create more opportunities for young hunters. Some states, including Montana, already had some form of young-hunter program, Brassard says.
Families Afield's latest report showed that since 2005, more than 418,000 apprentice hunting licenses for deer, upland birds, turkey and waterfowl have been sold in the USA. The report was based on 24 states and found an increase of 100,000 apprentice hunting licenses in 2009.
'Most people today in (state) departments of conservation and wildlife and parks realize that youth are the future of our sport,' says Jack Moore, president of the National Youth Hunting Association. 'They are truly the future of wildlife and habitat conservation in America.'
Some wildlife advocates argue against sending younger children out in the field. - USATODAY.com
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