let me first say i am not against the youth hunting season. however, could someone tell me what was wrong with the way most people i know learned to hunt. when i started at age 5 ( 43 yrs ago ) we were not old enough to carry guns but we went. we carried shells, helped with field dressing, checked on older hunters, and most importantly learned how to hunt, not necessarily just how to kill. In my opinion, and it is just an opinion, in today's world way too much emphasis is put on taking animals. I think it is becoming killing and not hunting.