Lone Star Bowhunters Association - View Single Post - TPWD~9, 10 & 11 year olds Will Be Able to Hunt Alone

Bullrdr82 · 02-22-2008, 06:31 PM

I have been thinkning about this alot here lately.

I guess I am against most of the people who have already posted. I can not get "a warm fuzzy" feeling with giving a hunter that young free reign to go out into the woods and carry a firearm around. Now before everyone jumps on me, let me explain....

While I know that most of the people around here have engrained the safety of hunting to their children. If you take the numbers from TPWD, bowhunters are a very small percentage of total hunters. I have met a bunch of people ( and these were grown men) who I did not trust to walk around with a loaded firearm. I think the majority of hunters that young will not understand all the repercusions of not handling a firearm correctly.

I hope this makes sense. I am in no way against getting younger people involved in this great sport, but there should be some boundries. I would not be against lowering the age to take hunters ed, but I do not agree with letting them hunt alone.

This is just my opinion.....

Brandon

02-22-2008, 06:31 PM	#7
Bullrdr82 LSBA Region 77 Rep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 224 Points: 730.00	I have been thinkning about this alot here lately. I guess I am against most of the people who have already posted. I can not get "a warm fuzzy" feeling with giving a hunter that young free reign to go out into the woods and carry a firearm around. Now before everyone jumps on me, let me explain.... While I know that most of the people around here have engrained the safety of hunting to their children. If you take the numbers from TPWD, bowhunters are a very small percentage of total hunters. I have met a bunch of people ( and these were grown men) who I did not trust to walk around with a loaded firearm. I think the majority of hunters that young will not understand all the repercusions of not handling a firearm correctly. I hope this makes sense. I am in no way against getting younger people involved in this great sport, but there should be some boundries. I would not be against lowering the age to take hunters ed, but I do not agree with letting them hunt alone. This is just my opinion..... Brandon __________________ -Brandon Ermis- Region 77 Rep I didn't do it... It wasn't me.... It was my evil twin brother!!!! "It's like flyin down some back road at midnight, with your eyes closed, and the headlights off!!!"