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Old 12-08-2005 | 10:42 AM
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Default RE: How old to hunt?

Battle Buck is a fine example of the hunting parents who insist that they know more about hunting and children than the experts. They can't follow the laws as set forth, and to what gain?

Guys like that are precisely why I don't trust the "adult supervised" hunts, and I believe that kids should be a minimum of 16 years old. In my opinion, if Americans can't trust an infantunder the age of 16to safely operate a motor vehicle, why do people insist that we can trust those same infants to operate a highly deadly weapon?

Adult supervision isn't the answer, because even the adults can't follow the rules. See Battle Buck as a prime example. Sad, because there are plenty of responsible adults out there, and plenty of very responsible youngsters who are very capable of conducting themselves in a safe, responsible manner. A few bad apples, unfortunately, spoil the bunch.
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