I don't know about other states but here in maryland we are lossing hunters at an alarming rate. I know several young friends of my kids that would have loved to try hunting, but because they have to take a hunter safty class before they can even a company me as a nonhunting obsever they never got the chance to even see if they would like it or not. I have tried to get them to take a course but, it not that easy to find the time for a young person working full time and going to school. the class my son and I attended took five nights .these young men are now in their 20s and more than likely will never take up the sport of hunting .it is ashame that we may some day lose the privilege to hunt simply because hunters will be out numbered and to small a minority to hold our own.this may not happen in my life time but i beleive that it will happen