King, the age in NYS is 16 to hunt alone. If you're from the city, Queens, Manhattan, LI, etc., the age should be much higher than it is for us country folk. We grew up outdoors with guns in our hands from the second we could walk. I'm sorry (not very sorry)but the people from the city that come here to hunt cause 99.9% of the problems due to inexperience and cockiness.