On March 1, 2011, MUCC orga­nized a rally at the Capi­tol in Lans­ing. The main topic of dis­cus­sion was the pass­ing of the Hunter Her­itage leg­is­la­tion. This would cre­ate a men­tored youth hunt­ing pro­gram and elim­i­nate Michigan’s arbi­trary min­i­mum hunt­ing age. This month the Michi­gan Nat­ural Resources Com­mis­sion approved the new youth hunt­ing pro­gram and a new Men­tored Youth Hunt­ing license will go on sale one year from the date of the rally, March 1, 2012

The Men­tored Youth Hunt­ing license will cost $7.50 and it includes spring and fall turkey (pri­vate /public), two deer tags (any deer), small game, a furbearer trap­ping per­mit and an all-species fish­ing license. The fol­low­ing are the guide­lines on the program:

• An adult men­tor must be at least 21 years old, have pre­vi­ous hunt­ing expe­ri­ence and pos­sess a valid Michi­gan hunt­ing license.
• No limit on the num­ber of youth a men­tor can have with him or her in the field, leav­ing it at the dis­cre­tion of the mentor.
• A limit of two hunt­ing devices – bow, cross­bow or firearm – per mentor.
• The youth in pos­ses­sion of a hunt­ing device and engaged in the act of hunt­ing must be within arm’s length of the mentor.
• The men­tor shall ensure that the hunt­ing device is sized appro­pri­ately to fit the phys­i­cal abil­i­ties of the youth to ensure safe and respon­si­ble handling.
• The men­tor will be held respon­si­ble for the youth’s actions.
• The issued deer tags under the Men­tored Youth Hunt­ing license can be used for either sex (antlered or antler­less), are not sub­ject to antler point restric­tion reg­u­la­tions in cer­tain parts of the state and can only be used on pri­vate land, con­sis­tent with cur­rent state law.

If you want to read a more detailed report visit MUCC’s page.

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