mole
Active Member
I see that the DNR has finally opened a youth turkey season
My question is, why limit it to 12-15 years of age? All of the studies on the declining numbers of hunters shows that the sooner we introduce kids to hunting the more likely they are to continue to hunt later in life.
I know many will say its a safety issue. Then why do we allow children to legally obtain deer/turkey tags for the other seasons? I don't understand the logic. We don't allow a 9/10 year to hunt the youth season, but if he wants he can hunt during the regular gun season with his parent. Seems to me that the youth season would be a better place for the young ones to be.
Does anyone know why the law was written this way?
mole
I know many will say its a safety issue. Then why do we allow children to legally obtain deer/turkey tags for the other seasons? I don't understand the logic. We don't allow a 9/10 year to hunt the youth season, but if he wants he can hunt during the regular gun season with his parent. Seems to me that the youth season would be a better place for the young ones to be.
Does anyone know why the law was written this way?
mole