Age ten!!

[ellevold]

I picked up my boy a deer license and he is only 9 and it printed it out no problem. Now i found out its 10. Then they should make it so you wouldnt be able to get a license then. I dont care he shoots a gun better than me and very safe. One gun in the stand he will be right next to me and he is going to do the shooting

[vitalshot5]

Or maybe you should have checked the regulations BEFORE you bought the license....ignorance isn't an excuse.

[Archerysniper]

You can go back and get the fee refunded before the season starts.

[ellevold]

The license is free for kids but the funny thing is i called the St.

Paul DNR office and the lady said it was fine as long as he is right next to me,but its not fine i guess. So yah i did my research but not good enough. Shouldnt of taken the DNR's advice

[jay83196]

Right on....bang bang!

[kentuck_ike]

I think it states in the regs, that when a child is ready to hunt is up to the parents. I also think that it is legal for them to be with a parent & shoot a deer on stand. The way I understood it was that they aren't suppose to get their own tag until 10.

[LakeoftheWoods]

i literally read this in the regs less than a minute before logging on. to be honest....I thought the age was still 12. LOL. looks like my boy will be out with me in 5 years!!!

[snapcrackpop]

I think it states in the regs, that when a child is ready to hunt is up to the parents. I also think that it is legal for them to be with a parent & shoot a deer on stand. The way I understood it was that they aren't suppose to get their own tag until 10.

No they're saying is that he can shoot at age 10, but its up to the parent when the kid is mature enough AFTER THAT DATE.

I'm sure its not legal before age 10.

[Dave]

"Ten and 11-year-old residents are required to obtain a free license before hunting big game."

If I understand, at age 9, they charged you for his license?

[tritonman]

Ellevold, Your only chance is to let the kid have the gun... I've seen you shoot!!!

[Musky Buck]

My kid at 10 is ready, but no he's not going yet, making him wait and I don't feel the least bit sorry for him or any other, he needs to go through gun safety training etc. 1st the way it should be not just another pool of license $ for the state. I don't like the 10 year old whatever law whatever, I feel it great they come with an adult for 2-3 years before it's on them to make a great shot with a high powered weapon. I'm ok with the law but think it's kind of a crock.

[LakeoftheWoods]

My kid at 10 is ready, but no he's not going yet, making him wait and I don't feel the least bit sorry for him or any other, he needs to go through gun safety training etc. 1st the way it should be not just another pool of license $ for the state. I don't like the 10 year old whatever law whatever, I feel it great they come with an adult for 2-3 years before it's on them to make a great shot with a high powered weapon. I'm ok with the law but think it's kind of a crock.

I wish this would have been around when I was a kid. I could have sat on stand with my dad for a few years to learn a thing or two. The way I did it, i was set in my own stand at 12 years old in the middle of the state forest scared [bleep]less. Granted I did take gun safety, and read a bunch of things about deer hunting before hand. but its still not the same as learning with someone

[BoxMN]

My oldest grandson is 14, and this is the first year we had to opportunity for me to take him deer hunting (hockey, schedule, etc.) and even thouhg he has shot rifles, and he duck hunts, we will be sitting togehter in blind with one rifle. I'll let him shoot, and he has the $13 license and all, but I agree that some time with experienced hunter is a good thing before letting kids hit the woods for big game. He's gotten big, and so have I so it might be tight fit, haha! Good luck!

[Musky Buck]

Hey good luck guys, that's just it there isn't a glass slipper for this subject, it will work for some and not for others, there is no magic age, we just all have to do it right by our own situations. When kids hit 10 they sometimes are torn between growing up and living in that make believe world known as being a kid. Still love there cartoons or whatever but yet are out helping cut wood an hour later, safety first and second, proof of being ready, and our observations will help us decide readiness. T Minus 18 hours.

[bemidjibasser]

Not quite the same as hunting deer, but I shot my first duck by my dad's side when I was 5 years old. I used a side by side .410 to do the deed. I sat in the stand with him or my grandpa since I could walk...ya gotta start kids out on the right foot and show them the ropes for a few years before just turning them loose in my opinion...