Youth Hunting In Ohio Legislation to bolster hunter numbers has cleared its first hurdle in Ohio. The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee last week unanimously voted in favor of HB 296, a bill that creates an apprentice hunting license as well as new opportunities for youths to try hunting. The bill now goes to the House for a floor vote. Like similar bills in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, the Ohio measure is part of the Families Afield program. NSSF, the National Wild Turkey Federation and U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance introduced Families Afield last year in an effort to stem the tide of hunters lost to other interests and increase hunter recruitment throughout the country.