Charlie, thank you, and from your post I can tell you are an excellent parent.

As far as PA having a mentoring program, Not really. We have a new Mentored Youth hunting program where an adult can take one youth small game, spring turkey and deer hunting if they are under the legal hunting age of 12 but there is no mentoring course to match up adults with youths who want to get into hunting. I wish there was something like that, I do not have children of my own, but when I was coaching basketball and baseball, I always made a point to try to intruduce some of the youngsters who wanted to into archery and the outdoors, or even volunteer to take them to their hunter ed courses if their parents did not want to or couldn't. They are the future of your sport and we need to do everything we can to keep them interested in it. My GF has 2 young daughters (6 and 8) who are already asking me all about hunting and archery and asking if I will take them hunting. And honestly I cannot wait to be able to do so. Actually this spring I think im gonna have 2 very excited young hunting buddies in the turkey blind with me.

Here is the link to FAQs about the PA Mentored Youth Hunting Program: http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/v...a=460&q=168353