More States Review Youth Restrictions With new family-friendly hunting laws in Pennsylvania and Ohio, more and more hunters are comparing their state's regulations to models identified in Families Afield research. As an example, see outdoor writer Bill Cochran's column exploring why his native Virginia isn't included on a new list of top states for families who hunt. Several states are considering changes that, while perhaps not strong enough to move a state to the "best of" list, are a step in the right direction. Utah and New York are among them.