Hunters First Animal

[Colorado Cowboy]

It is really wonderful to see the posts and pictures of someone's first animal taken, no matter what species. I am really impressed with the last 2 posts, each one a young ladies first Elk and Bear. It gives me hope that we are leaving our sport to some great young hunters who will follow along behind us oldsters!

 

[JimP]

One problem that we are experiencing is that most western states bend over backwards for the youth hunter. Special seasons, numerous tags, and a few other things. They have it great for a number of years until they are considered a adult.

Then they are thrown into the tag game with the rest of us. Tags start becoming hard to draw and once drawn the have to hunt the crowded general seasons. They quickly become discouraged and give up hunting.

I have seen this in my family and others, it turns into a no win situation

 

[dan maule]

I agree CC, one thing that I have found over the past couple of years is that there are some truly wonderful young people in the latest generation, all the craziness that we see on television doesn't represent all of them. Hopefully in month or so I will be posting my daughters first elk picture.

 

[mallardsx2]

Thanks for the kind words CC.

I wish you all could have been there with us. She was so incredibly happy. The look on her face will be something I will remember forever.

 

[Hilltop]

One problem that we are experiencing is that most western states bend over backwards for the youth hunter. Special seasons, numerous tags, and a few other things. They have it great for a number of years until they are considered a adult.

Then they are thrown into the tag game with the rest of us. Tags start becoming hard to draw and once drawn the have to hunt the crowded general seasons. They quickly become discouraged and give up hunting.

I have seen this in my family and others, it turns into a no win situation

Just my opinion... Western states helping youth isn't the issue. Demand far exceeding supply is the issue. If we are to encourage youth to hunt long term, the answer is in small game, waterfowl, and local deer hunts. Western hunts will be a special treat a few times in their life if they choose to jump through the hoops.