Source: http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/env-res/minimum-hunting-age-statutes.aspx
Timestamp: 2013-06-18 05:33:08
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License Requirement Alabama Ala. Code §9-11-50
No child under the age of 16 is required to procure a hunting license; a licensed adult must accompany the individual. Alaska
C.R.S.A. § 33-4-117
C.G.S.A. § 26-38
Georgia Ga. Code §27-3-41
Makes it illegal for any individual under the age of 12 to hunt wildlife unless they are under the direct supervision of an adult. Hawaii
Hawaii Administrative Rules §13-123-2 Youth under fifteen may hunt with valid state license, but must be accompanied by a non-hunting, licensed adult. Idaho N/A
Residents 10 to 17, with hunter education course, may get license to hunt upland game birds, migratory birds, cottontail rabbits, and unprotected and predatory birds and animals, but not turkeys or sandhill cranes. They must be accompanied by a licensed adult. Turkeys and sandhill cranes may be hunted by youths 10 or 11 with additional license. Youths 12 to 17 may hunt turkeys, sandhill cranes, and big game with additional license.
License application requires any individual born on or after January 1, 1980 to submit a previously issued hunting license or Hunter Safety Certificate with their application. Indiana
N/A Jr. Sportsman License available to youths under 16. License application must be signed by parent. Children under the age of 12 are license exempt. Louisiana
M.G.L.A. 131 § 14 Minors 15 to 17 if accompanied by person 18 years or older or if minor has certificate of completion of hunter education course.
M.C.L.A. 324.43520
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-20.1
Various sections of Mont. Code Ann. §87-2
Hunters over the age of 12 may hunt most species, including big game, provided they pass a hunter’s safety course as required. Resident minors between the ages of 12 and 15 can fish and hunt upland game and migratory birds during the open season with just a conservation license, without completing a safety course. Nebraska
Neb. Rev. Stat. §37-413 and §37-452
Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. §502.010
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §207:2-a
Prohibits any minor less than 16 years of age to hunt using a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow and bolt except when accompanied by a licensed adult. New Jersey
N.J. Stat. Ann. §23:3-3
Authorizes the issuance of youth hunting licenses to individuals between the ages of 10 and 16 who have successfully completed a course in gun or bow and arrow safety. New Mexico
N.Y. Environ. Cons. Law §11-0929
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §1533.13
34 Pa.C.S.A. § 2705(2)
South Dakota S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §41-6-12
States that no person under the age of 12 may be granted any hunting license. Any person who is 11 and who will become 12 during the period September first through December thirty-first, may be granted any hunting license and be allowed to hunt beginning September first. Texas
Utah Code Ann. §23-20-20
Virginia VA. Code § 29.1-300.1
Although a resident under the age of twelve is not required to obtain a license to hunt, any person under the age of twelve, or an individual on his behalf, may purchase a Virginia hunting license or a junior lifetime hunting license pursuant to § 29.1-302.1, without completing a hunter education program as required in subsection A of this section, provided that no person under the age of twelve shall hunt unless accompanied and directly supervised by an adult who has, on his person, a valid Virginia hunting license. Washington
Wis. Stat. Ann. §29.592
A person who is at least 10 years of age may hunt when with a licensed hunter who is: 18 years of age or older and is the parent or guardian or is authorized by the parent or guardian to serve as a mentor. Wyoming
Source: NCSL Compilation, 2008.