Free Republic

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...