Post by: RemingtonMike on April 04, 2011, 08:46:27 PM
Post by: Tman on April 04, 2011, 08:51:25 PM
http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=13243 (http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=13243)
Post by: bobcat on April 04, 2011, 09:37:33 PM
Post by: Bob33 on April 04, 2011, 09:51:22 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 04, 2011, 09:52:21 PM
Post by: Alan K on April 04, 2011, 09:55:54 PM
Post by: BoomWhop on April 04, 2011, 10:23:21 PM
Post by: bigtex on April 26, 2011, 07:54:21 PM
If you go on a youth permit hunt you have to be accompanied by an adult, I know that.
Same with youth hunts for birds such as the youth waterfowl hunt.
Post by: DeerThug on April 26, 2011, 08:52:57 PM
There is no minimum age: it was changed some years ago.
So feel free to give a youngster a gun and turn them loose. Not that most would do that, but would seem to most reasonable adults that there should be rules for the idiots.
Post by: RemingtonMike on April 27, 2011, 03:30:15 PM
This came up a couple of years ago with a buddie and I. Seemed to us that years ago it was 11 with a shotgun and 14 rifle. one day he was going by an minimart and there were 11 wdfw enforcement trucks. (yeah 11 in one place - good use of our $) NONE of them new the answer. A few days later the seagent called him and the answer is :
There is no minimum age: it was changed some years ago.
So feel free to give a youngster a gun and turn them loose. Not that most would do that, but would seem to most reasonable adults that there should be rules for the idiots.
So are you calling me an idiot?
And I'm not clueless I know what I'm doing I dont even hunt with a round in the chamber, its on safety, the barrel is always up or down and I've always waited until I know what I'm shooting at before I pull the trigger
Post by: h20hunter on April 27, 2011, 04:00:17 PM
Post by: DeerThug on April 27, 2011, 04:14:18 PM
Point that I was making is that it would be reaonable for there to be some sort of rule on such a thing. Surely you would agree that there are parents that do not monitor their kids - whether it is hunitng or anything else, they are out there. At least if it was in the hunting rules it sets a base-line. Afterall if it was in the book, you would not have had to ask the question in the first place. Not that I am for a bunch of rules, but this one seems to be reasonable.
Post by: RemingtonMike on April 27, 2011, 04:26:45 PM
Post by: WA hunter14 on May 22, 2011, 08:46:33 PM
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Post by: pianoman9701 on May 24, 2011, 03:06:31 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on May 24, 2011, 03:09:18 PM
This came up a couple of years ago with a buddie and I. Seemed to us that years ago it was 11 with a shotgun and 14 rifle. one day he was going by an minimart and there were 11 wdfw enforcement trucks. (yeah 11 in one place - good use of our $) NONE of them new the answer. A few days later the seagent called him and the answer is :
There is no minimum age: it was changed some years ago.
So feel free to give a youngster a gun and turn them loose. Not that most would do that, but would seem to most reasonable adults that there should be rules for the idiots.
So are you calling me an idiot?
And I'm not clueless I know what I'm doing I dont even hunt with a round in the chamber, its on safety, the barrel is always up or down and I've always waited until I know what I'm shooting at before I pull the trigger
I think you must've have misunderstood his response. I don't think anyone is calling you an idiot.
Post by: rock on May 27, 2011, 12:10:38 PM
Post by: WA hunter14 on June 01, 2011, 05:28:35 PM
Post by: longknife on June 01, 2011, 06:16:36 PM
same here, whenever i bring my friends hunting all i can think about is how loud they are
LOL a making of a great hunter there!! I have said the same thing since i was 12!
I think alot of people got a bad tase in their mouth after the 2 youths that got dropped off by grandpa, and they shot a lady on top of Darrington. No law, but common sense,,, :twocents:
Post by: WA hunter14 on June 01, 2011, 07:00:46 PM
Post by: sebek556 on June 01, 2011, 07:10:02 PM
Post by: pat riotic on August 03, 2011, 09:22:19 AM
No minimum age if you have your hunter safety card.good to know i didnt know that :tup:
Post by: YellowDog on August 03, 2011, 09:56:53 AM
No offense but that is a pretty distasteful remark given the fact that an innocent person was killed by a young hunter who mis-identified his target.same here, whenever i bring my friends hunting all i can think about is how loud they are
LOL a making of a great hunter there!! I have said the same thing since i was 12!
I think alot of people got a bad tase in their mouth after the 2 youths that got dropped off by grandpa, and they shot a lady on top of Darrington. No law, but common sense,,, :twocents:
Did she have a nice rack? Two-point or better unit? This could have been justifiable.
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 03, 2011, 10:01:12 AM
Post by: Elkaholic daWg on August 03, 2011, 10:10:52 AM
No minimum age if you have your hunter safety card.good to know i didnt know that :tup:
True, but keep it quiet. This is Washington and the nannies could be getting bored!
Post by: steen on August 03, 2011, 02:11:53 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 03, 2011, 02:14:47 PM
It is pretty clear in the regs. at least for deer, 14 on the eastside and 16 on the westside. I'm not sure about waterfowl.
I can't find age requirements anywhere. Please tell me which page of the regs this is on and where on the page.
Post by: GoldTip on August 03, 2011, 02:31:08 PM
Post by: Elkaholic daWg on August 03, 2011, 02:48:35 PM
Post by: bobcat on August 03, 2011, 10:58:29 PM
It is pretty clear in the regs. at least for deer, 14 on the eastside and 16 on the westside. I'm not sure about waterfowl.
You're joking, right?
Post by: winshooter88 on August 03, 2011, 11:42:19 PM
Post by: pat riotic on August 03, 2011, 11:48:31 PM
I gotta be honest, I hate any more hunting regulations than we already have, and no offense to any of you out there whom are very responsible parents or are very responsible kids. But there are way too many out there who are not either, and I strongly believe there should be a minimum solo hunting age required by the state. If you want to have your kids take hunters safety at age 5 or 7 or 9 or whenever you think they are ready for it, I have no qualms with that. But having them solo hunt alone with a rifle should have some sort of minimum age. Otherwise we might as well turn kids loose with a car whenever the parents deem they are responsible enough to be out driving. Not any significant difference in my mind. :twocents:im 15 turning 16 in a couple days (august 7th) and i actually have to agree with you because in my first few years if i had gone alone i would not have half the knowledge i do now. but now that im moving to the vancouver(wa) area i have no one to hunt with so i will be on my own for a little while but im joinning a local shooting club so hopefully i meet some future hunting partners there. however i would rather hunt alone then not hunt at all.
Post by: GoldTip on August 04, 2011, 06:20:52 AM
I gotta be honest, I hate any more hunting regulations than we already have, and no offense to any of you out there whom are very responsible parents or are very responsible kids. But there are way too many out there who are not either, and I strongly believe there should be a minimum solo hunting age required by the state. If you want to have your kids take hunters safety at age 5 or 7 or 9 or whenever you think they are ready for it, I have no qualms with that. But having them solo hunt alone with a rifle should have some sort of minimum age. Otherwise we might as well turn kids loose with a car whenever the parents deem they are responsible enough to be out driving. Not any significant difference in my mind. :twocents:im 15 turning 16 in a couple days (august 7th) and i actually have to agree with you because in my first few years if i had gone alone i would not have half the knowledge i do now. but now that im moving to the vancouver(wa) area i have no one to hunt with so i will be on my own for a little while but im joinning a local shooting club so hopefully i meet some future hunting partners there. however i would rather hunt alone then not hunt at all.
And at 16 years of age I have no qualms with you hunting alone, and your right, better to hunt alone than not at all. My sense is simply in a state that has no MINIMUM age at which you can begin to hunt as long as you've passed hunters safety, then there should be a minimum age at which you can hunt solo. That's all. For me I would say age 14 would be a reasonable minimum age for solo hunting.
Post by: Swannytheswan on August 04, 2011, 06:55:20 AM
Post by: predatorpro on August 04, 2011, 06:59:42 AM
Post by: lokidog on August 04, 2011, 08:10:01 AM
As a kid, a long time ago... it was really annoying that I could drive myself to go hunting but could not buy ammo for myself to do it.
Post by: Swannytheswan on August 04, 2011, 08:15:29 AM
As a kid, a long time ago... it was really annoying that I could drive myself to go hunting but could not buy ammo for myself to do it.
:yeah:
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on April 09, 2019, 10:50:55 PM
I remember cars passing me by with guys hanging out the windows hollering "Yeah...Go get them!" ( They must have thought I was headed for City Hall or something.)
Those times of tromping through the swamps to the fields by myself made for some good memories.
Doug
Post by: Rob on April 10, 2019, 07:01:11 AM
As soon as I hit 14 years of age, I headed right down main street, shotgun slung across my shoulder and headed for the river to hunt ducks.
I remember cars passing me by with guys hanging out the windows hollering "Yeah...Go get them!" ( They must have thought I was headed for City Hall or something.)
Those times of tromping through the swamps to the fields by myself made for some good memories.
Doug
Love your posts... Wish these days were still around! Very cool.
_______
I do not support a legal minimum age for kids hunting - I feel that should be up to the parents. The problem is - I have very little faith in most adults on making a good decision on topics like this!
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 11, 2019, 10:45:16 AM
Post by: jstone on April 11, 2019, 12:07:27 PM
Post by: boneaddict on April 11, 2019, 12:13:30 PM
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I do not support a legal minimum age for kids hunting - I feel that should be up to the parents. The problem is - I have very little faith in most adults on making a good decision on topics like this!
pretty much spot on where I am at :yeah:
Post by: Birdgetter on April 11, 2019, 01:05:10 PM
Post by: Jason on September 15, 2019, 06:12:55 PM
My youngest boy who is 17 is wanting to hit the first two weekends for deer during modern, I will be chasing moose in BC so he will have to go solo.
Post by: Bob33 on September 15, 2019, 06:20:43 PM
With all the new gun laws here in Washington can a boy who is 17 years old legally take a rifle and go solo deer or elk hunting?Yes he can.
My youngest boy who is 17 is wanting to hit the first two weekends for deer during modern, I will be chasing moose in BC so he will have to go solo.
Post by: Jason on September 16, 2019, 05:50:47 AM
Thanks for the info. :tup:With all the new gun laws here in Washington can a boy who is 17 years old legally take a rifle and go solo deer or elk hunting?Yes he can.
My youngest boy who is 17 is wanting to hit the first two weekends for deer during modern, I will be chasing moose in BC so he will have to go solo.