ORIGINAL: Bob H in NH
If it's like NH you are talking about a few hundred deer tops, not all of which will be doe. I say let the kids have their weekend of "brown its down", its a good way to get them interested and hooked on hunting. The joy I got out of watching my son take his first button buck was priceless!
Maybe for their first few years hunting, but technically a kid can participate in youth day through age 16. If a kid starts hunting at 10, should he really be allowed "brown it's down" at 15 or 16?