Families Afield Bill Passes Assembly In Wisconsin
Sign In SHOPPING CART:0 ITEMSTOTAL: $0.00View Cart

Helping You Get the Most From Your Hunting Dogs


Families Afield Bill Passes Assembly In Wisconsin





(Madison) - Wisconsin residents who wish to take up hunting are one step closer to an apprentice hunter program that will ease restrictions that may have otherwise kept them from getting started in the sport.

Yesterday, the Wisconsin Assembly passed AB 586 by a vote of 74-19. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Scott Gunderson, R-Waterford, originally created an apprentice hunter program for hunters ages 10 years and older. He later amended the bill to lower that age to 8 years and older, giving parents more control over when a young person starts hunting.

The bill will now go to the Senate for consideration.

“The success of this Families Afield legislation is being made possible by the dedication of Speaker John Gard, Natural Resources Committee Chairman Scott Gunderson as well as Representative Scott Suder,” said U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) Vice President for Government Affairs Rob Sexton. “These legislators understand the importance of hunting in Wisconsin and are doing their part to safeguard its future.”

Families Afield is part of a national effort by the USSA, National Shooting Sports Foundation and National Wild Turkey Federation to bring new hunters into the sport. Studies show that youngsters are less likely to take up hunting in states that have more restrictive requirements for youth participation. However, states that have removed barriers to youth hunting have a much higher youth recruitment rate.

In Wisconsin, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is working with a coalition of sportsmen’s organizations that includes the state chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Wisconsin Bear Hunters, Wisconsin Chapters of SCI and the National Rifle Association.

For further information about the Families Afield program, call Rob Sexton of the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance at (614) 888-4868, Tammy Sapp of the National Wild Turkey Federation at (800) THE-NWTF; Steve Wagner of the National Shooting Sports Foundation at (203) 426-1320.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussportsmen.org.
US Sportmens Alliance on Target

We want your input:
Logo
Copyright ©2024   - All Rights Reserved