I think theres a lot of ways you can influence people even if they show no interest in taking up hunting themselves.My inlaws are a good example.Most of them own no guns/bows, do no hunting, and dont really understand how anyone could "kill bambi".Thier kids then have no understanding of hunting, shooting, are taught guns are bad, and they should stay away from them.

Ive tried to show them what I do in a indirect way without shoving my ideals down anyones throat and it seems to be working ok.Ive introduced several of my nephews and a couple of my oldest sons friends to hunting and fishing.Ive introduced them all to shooting, thier kids no longer fear guns and have a good understanding of how to safely shoot them.Ive showed them that bows are perfectly legimate weapons for hunting and are both accurate and humane ways to kill animals.I started taking meat to family gatherings, a few deer steaks here and there and pretty soon they were all eating venison everytime I got it out, they know it more then just killing animals for the sake of killing them.Thier kids have all watched me process my own deer, by the end of the job instead of being grossed out they were helping to skin them and asking questions about what I was cutting off.Ive taken the kids along to help hang stands or to sit and watch a hunt without them actually having to take part in it.Ive taken them along to help track and recover deer.

You dont necesarily have to get them directly involved to promote the sport, just giving them a better understanding of it can go a long ways.My niece who was deathly afraid of guns is now one of the best shots Ive ever seen for a kid, I had her shooting quarters one day at about 20 yards with a pellet gun.My sons taken two deer, another nephew that grew up in a non hunting family got a pellet gun for his birthday with his parents approval, his parents also bought fishing licenses this year to take him out.My sons friend was hunting with me the day he got his first rabbitt, his mom called and thanked me for taking him and cleaning it for him to take home, she cooked it for him that night, she doesnt hunt and is single.The niece I talked about earliers considering taking a hunters safety course this year so she can go on her first hunt.Its win/win for everyone, they now understand what i do and why I do it, they tell people that dont what they know, thier kids are more likely to take it up at some point, and I get to take them out when thier ready and watch them take thier first animal.