A few of you will probably not agree with me... But, here is what I think. 1st of all stats show that bow hunting is extremly safe to begin with. Very few accidents. Lets compare it to driveing a car. Almost everybody knows someone or should I say several peoplewho were killed or severly injured in auto accidents. Yet most parents think nothing of tossing the keys to the 16 year old. But let him bowhunt? No way, he might get killed.
A while back I saw a study that proved by numbers that you were more likly to get killed going to a ball game than hunting, 100 to 1 more likly.(All hunting, not just bowhunting) Here is my point... Now that they are forcing hunter education class'es they are keeping alot of kids from trying hunting, or being able to try hunting, I know, there is no way my Dad would of had the time to take me if it would of been mandatory when I was a kid. I know several kids who would of loved to get involved with hunting but never did cause of the mandatory class.
If it has to be mandatory, it should be taught in our public schools[:'(]