in my state to bow hunt it' s 14 and to gun hunt its 16 but my family being a bit outside the law because of our heritage and needs we hunt alone at 11... we are Native American (as if you couldn' t tell by my signature) so by our beliefs you hunt when you come of age so to speak.. being native american my family are also all expert trackers so they were never too far behind me on my first hunt when i was learning to track on my own