Ever since hunter safety was made mandatory, less and less new hunters are getting involved. The day is close, that we will be vastly outnumbered.
Most new hunters do indeed have a mentor who gets them involved in hunting or they wouldn't succeed or even get involved. These mentors are far more important than any class that is going to be forgotten about as soon as the kids leave the room. The teaching falls on us fellow bowhunters. Leading by example and teaching safe ethical practices. taking thesekids hunting and showing them the ropes. Any student from one of these class'es would learn far more there 1st season when hunting with another more experianced hunter. The key is they have to hunt with a safe mentor to learn safe hunting. They have to hunt with an ethical teacher in order to learn how to treat game with respect. Hunting with hunters teachs hunting... Not books.