RE: PGC staff drops an important ball for our youth
 

Not really, I really respect most of what the PGC does. But just like a good kid who does something stupid once in awhile (like mine do) and needs corrected so does the PGC staff need to be corrected when they miss an opprtunity to do something this good with minimal effort.

RE: PGC staff drops an important ball for our youth
 

A good time might be right in concurrent with the current early youth/senior three day antlerless season. The weather is mild and that season has worked well for those paticipating thus far.

RE: PGC staff drops an important ball for our youth
 

I kind of like the idea of having it the Friday and Saturday before rifle opens. :)

Sorry, couldn't resist. My apologies.

I do like the idea. We already have several youth-only seasons. Why not add one more?

RE: PGC staff drops an important ball for our youth
 

Seriously Frank, that would be a great time. Kids are off school. Many parents would be off as well and it doesnt step on much in the way of other hunting. Small game could still be in concurrently and many folks head "to camp" then anyway. I could only add one improvement. Legalize Sunday hunting and give the kids all three days. All those scouters on Saturday and Sunday would put on some nice drives for the kids.Then on Monday, deer season starts as usual.

RE: PGC staff drops an important ball for our youth
 

BT,

My suggestion was half in jest and half seriously. The jest part was because I would have been interested to see how many folks would be in favor of it so close to the regular rifle season. It has been my personal experience that some folks are "all for" youth only seasons provided it doesn't interfere with their own hunting opportunities.

I make no attempt to hide the fact that I am less than pleased with the current overlap of so many seasons during October and its subsequent affect on archery season. However, I realize that there are other hunters with other interests out there and the current arrangement of seasons benefits the largest number of people.

I am just waiting for someone to say "Lets have a youth-only archery season the week before regular archery starts." :)

Iposted my original comment half seriously because there really isn't much going on in the hunting world during those two days. Yes, small game is still open but the number of small game hunters in my neck of the woods on those two days is actually quite small. It has been my experience that hunters aren't mutually exclusive to one hunting activity or another. Most of the small game guys rifle hunt and vice versa. Most hunters are getting ready for rifle season during that time anyway. One of the goose seasons is also open during that time frame but the number of folks that partake in that activity is usually pretty small as well from my experience.

Crazy Horse,

I am looking for clarification. Are you saying that the pheasant program was a big blunder of losing the pheasant program would be a big blunder?

RE: PGC staff drops an important ball for our youth
 

Frank,

We're on the same page. I really think that at least one of the suggestions was intended to start another archers vs gunners flame war so I knew exactly where you were coming from. But actually, I cant think of a better time for a couple of extar youth days.

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how many "Kids Only"days would all you be satisfied with? Kidscan be taken hunting and eithercome out liking it or notunder the seasons present. How does giving them special days make them like it more? I'm asking this legitimately, I honestly don't understand how giving them special treatment is going to lead to them being a hunter more than the opportunities already present?

RE: PGC staff drops an important ball for our youth
 

I agree 100%. Take a kid hunting during the regular season leaving your weapons home as their mentor = youth hunting day!

RE: PGC staff drops an important ball for our youth
 

youth [ yooth ]



noun (plural youths)



Definition:



1.time when somebody is young:the period of human life between childhood and maturity



2.time of being young:the state of being young



3.young man:a boy or young man in his teens or early twenties




4.early stage:an early stage of something

I can take a youth of under 18 out and let him or her shoot a deer and notags would be required for them. I wouldn't have to purchasetags for my children who are 15 and under then. Save me a few$$ and get free venison for the price of my adult tag to make it legal for them to huntwithout a tag. Sounds like a good idea to me. They just saved me $$ from not have to buy 3 jr tags. Free turkeys also. Now that is a great idea they came up with.

RE: PGC staff drops an important ball for our youth
 

Is that you Jim?;)

JLP, why don`t you just tell us what your "last" username was here?