Michigan Lags In Hunting Age But Now Playing Catch Up
March 22, 2006
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Michigan’s current minimum hunting age is 14. That’s the age when you can legally go into the woods and hunt big game, ie. deer, elk, bear, etc. At that age you also must be accompanied by an adult.
A new bill just passed by the Michigan House would lower that age to 12 and require the Department of Natural Resources to institute a mentor program for kids between the ages of 12 and 14.
A similar bill last year got stalled in Congress over concerns with safety expressed by Governor Granholm. The bill now goes before the Senate for a vote.
Tom Remington
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[...]  I was reading Tom Remington’s post over at the Black Bear Blog about Michigan’s bill to lower the hunting age from 14 to 12. http://mainehuntingtoday.com/bbb/?p=403  This is important to encourage young folks to participate in the sport. Currently there are 20 states that are considered family friendly for hunting according to NSSF. [quote] Lawmakers in Ohio and Pennsylvania recently eliminated legal barriers—minimum age restrictions and coursework mandates—that once prevented some families from hunting together. Those two states now join Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia as safe, family-friendly oases for residents of everywhere else.  [/quote] [...]