Wisconsin Youth Deer Hunt

This coming weekend is the Youth Deer Hunt for Wisconsin youngsters. It takes place on Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th. On both days, kids who are 12 to 15 years old and have passed Hunter Safety can hunt for deer as long as they are accompanied by an adult hunter over the age of 18. The adult hunter cannot hunt with a gun for deer but may carry a bow. They also may carry a gun for other hunting like turkey or squirrels.

Mentored hunters also can hunt this weekend. A mentored hunter is a youth 10 or 11 years old who has not taken Hunter Safety. They must be accompanied by a mentor who is over the age of 18 and the mentor must be within an arms length of the hunter.

This gives the young hunters a chance to bag a deer before the opening of the regular season where there will be over 600,000 hunters in the woods. The weather looks to be perfect so if you know a young hunter who would like to give deer hunting a try, get them out there and have some fun. I guarantee there are many kids who’d love to hunt if only they had the chance. If you get them started…you’ll have a hunting buddy for life.

by: Dan Bomkamp
Author and host of "How's Fishing?"