they say they won't mess with hunting weapons, but said nothing about messing the hunters...
Posted on 04/16/2009 4:30:04 PM PDT by neverdem
ONE of the high notes this past hunting season was the success of the new Junior Big-Game hunting license authorized by Gov. David A. Paterson, which allows 14- and 15-year-olds to hunt big game for the first time.
State Senator Liz Krueger (D-N.Y.) is trying to undo the positive steps taken by the state legislature last year by introducing Senate Bill 3598, which would raise the hunting age across the board.
Specifically, the bill increases the minimum age for obtaining a hunting license from 16 to 18 years of age, and would require anyone under the age of 20 to be accompanied by a parent, guardian or relative.
Additionally, the bill raises the junior hunting license range to 14-16 years old from the current 12-14 years old, while also increasing the age of the mentor accompanying a junior hunter from 21 to 23. The bill also increases the junior archery license age bracket limit from 14-16 to 16-18 years old.
The bill, which was referred to the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, would reverse last years legislation lowering the youth hunting restrictions, which was based upon the Families Afield initiative.
The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, National Shooting Sports Foundation and National Wild Turkey Federation began Families Afield in 2004 as a national effort to lower the barriers and restrictions preventing newcomers from experiencing hunting.
Records indicate that 15,651 junior hunters participated in New York's hunting season last year, harvesting about 3,900 deer.
"The first year of the junior big-game hunting license has been a success -- one of the biggest developments on the state hunting scene in recent memory," New York's DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis said.
On July 23, 2008 Gov. Paterson signed the bill allowing both 14- and 15-year olds to hunt big game with a firearm -- as long as...
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“Specifically, the bill increases the minimum age for obtaining a hunting license from 16 to 18 years of age, and would require anyone under the age of 20 to be accompanied by a parent, guardian or relative.”
What nonsense. This is simply a back door ban on hunting to discourage new hunters.
Democrats show their love of guns once again. The funny part is they always claimed that the 2nd Amendment was all about hunting and sports shooting.
Just when I think I couldn’t loathe living here anymore than I do, a new day dawns.
Killjoys.
Yep DemoCRAPS at work it’s the best they can do.
Twelve is a good age for kids to start hunting. Eight is a good age for kids to start shooting. Seventy-five is a good age to start having others pack the game out.
When I was a kid (7-15), you could hunt & fish (unaccompanied) in CT, MA,NY, and ME without any kind of license. A bunch of us 8-9 year olds were always out hunting squirrels and groundhogs (and deer in season). It wasn’t till you were 16 that a license was required.
they say they won't mess with hunting weapons, but said nothing about messing the hunters...
The Zumbo effect continues !
Liz is showing her stupidity again. Show her the door.
I’m sure NY has the same ;problem as many states - exploding deer population due to lack of predation and hunting. Get those kids out there in the woods - ti’s good for them!
“Just when I think I couldn’t loathe living here anymore than I do, a new day dawns.”
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You can say that again and again and again, in fact you can say it a thousand times! I don’t know how old your son was when he went in the Air Force but when I walked across the stage to receive my high school diploma I had just turned eighteen and was already on the Navy payroll, I went in under the minority enlistment program just before my birthday and they gave me two weeks leave to go home and graduate.
Under this bill I would have already served two years in the United States Navy before I would be allowed to hunt without another adult to accompany me. Is that ridiculous or what? Fortunately I never had to go into combat but can you imagine a nineteen year old combat veteran with a chest full of ribbons coming home on leave to be told that he cannot hunt without adult supervision? Truly this nation is in the control of madmen.
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She wants to undo one of the few good things Paterson has done.
Yep.......
so an 18 year old can hunt terrorists in Afghanistan ALONE, but needs mommy or daddy to hunt deer in NY state? priceless
That would be a great point for some veteran to make in Albany in person. Maybe, just maybe, some idiot politician would see the incongruity of it all.
Well, he won't be alone. He'll be with a fire team at least, if not his squad or platoon in a rifle company. It's teamwork. If he's alone, something bad happened, like a Sen. Kruger.
Thanks for the ping!
but if he IS alone, it is not illegal.....just bad news.
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