I think it goes without saying that one of the greatest threats to bowhunting and hunting in general is the fact that fewer and fewer kids are being drawn into our sport. At some point in the not too distant future, anti hunters like PETA are going to outnumber hunters at the ballot box. When that sad day comes, the face of hunting as we know it will forever change. Most hunting equipment manufacturers are only giving lip service to the problem. Sure they talk about getting kids involved in their ads and at the shows, but how many of them actually afe taking a proactive role? Up until now not many. But recently some manufacturers and user groups have begun to see the writing on the wall. If the sport changes, who will their customer base be in 5, 10 , or even 20 years?

Some of the more far thinking manufacturers have banded together and created a program called "Saving Our Hunting...One Youth At A Time" They are purchasing, and then giving away free lifetime hunting licenses to kids who are 19 years old or younger and also to members of the military.

Its totally free to sign up for a chance to win one of these free lifetime hunting licenses. It doesn't cost anything to signup now, and it won't cost anything down the road. The contestants are notified via E-mail of the winner's name for each drawing. In order to sign up visit www.savingourhunting.com and click on the link called SIGNUP. You can also increase your chances of winning by using their "Tell-A-Friend" page to tell all of your friends about the program. Each time you notify a friend, your chances of winning a free license is increased.

Their goal is to create a huge list of hunters and supporters of hunting and at the same time get a dialogue going among everyone affected by hunting on ways to help get more kids involved with hunting.

A truly worthy program, sign up today.