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Families Afield is a program developed by the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, National Shooting Sports Foundation and National Wild Turkey Federation to urge states to review and eliminate unnecessary hunting age restrictions and ease hunter education mandates. The ultimate goal of the program is to send more new hunters than ever to hunter education classes, and reverse the trend of declining sportsmen's numbers.
Families Afield Articles Nationwide
04/23/2008  New York Working to Lessen Youth Hunting Barriers
(New York)
03/25/2008  Legislation to Remove Barriers Introduces 87,000 to Hunting
(National)
03/18/2008  Wisconsin Senate Leader Kills Youth Hunting Bill
Sportsmen Want to Know Why (Wisconsin)
03/17/2008  Mentor Hunting Bill Signed Into Law by South Dakota Governor
(South Dakota)
03/12/2008  Wisconsin Debates While Michigan Recruits Young Hunters
(Wisconsin)
03/11/2008  Window for Youth Hunting Bill Closing in Wisconsin Senate
Sportsmen ask Senators for a vote that will spur increased hunter numbers (Wisconsin)
03/11/2008  Families Afield Success Continues
(Wyoming)
02/29/2008  Indiana Governor Signs Law Establishing Apprentice Hunting License
(Indiana)
02/26/2008  Families Afield Progress Continues
Recent and Pending Legislation
02/15/2008  Nebraska Governor Signs Law to Increase Hunter Recruitment
Families Afield Bill Enacted (Nebraska)
02/06/2008  Maryland Bill Establishes Minimum Hunting Age
Youth Recruitment Efforts in Jeopardy (Maryland)
02/04/2008  Youth Hunting Bill Moving in Four States
Families Afield Remains Successful (National)
01/28/2008  Youth Hunting Bill Passes Senate
Nebraska Families Afield Bill Must Be Voted On One More Time (Nebraska)
01/25/2008  Wisconsin Sportsmen's Alert: Mentored Hunting Bill's Fate to be Decided By March
(National)
08/17/2007  Sportsmen Applaud President's Order to Promote Hunting
President understands sportsmen are essential to wildlife conservation (National)
06/22/2007  Oregon Mentored Hunting Bill Becomes Law
Governor signs bill (Oregon)
06/08/2007  Maine Passes Law to Increase Hunter Recruitment
Families Afield Bill Approved (Maine)
06/06/2007  HSUS Knows Anti-Hunting Agenda Will Tarnish Mainstream Reputation
Sportsmen should continue pressure to make sure Microsoft ends support of HSUS (National)
05/25/2007  Oregon Mentored Hunting Bill Sent to Governor
Sportsmen excited about mentored hunting program (Oregon)
04/27/2007  Kansas Governor Signs Families Afield Bill
New apprentice license to be made available for older teens and adults (Kansas)
04/15/2007  Kansas Bill to Put More Sportsmen Afield Moves to Governor's Desk
Encourage governor to sign bill (Kansas)
03/26/2007  Maine Takes Steps to Increase Hunter Recruitment
Maine sportsmen should support Families Afield bill (Maine)
03/20/2007  Tens of Thousands Safely Join Sportsmen's Ranks
Families Afield makes its mark (National)
02/16/2007  Families Afield Partners Testify to Boost Hunter Recruitment
Bill advances out of Natural Resources Committee (Nebraska)
02/02/2007  Bills to Ease Hunting Age Limits Make Headway
Bills in North Dakota and Utah on the move (Utah)
01/28/2007  Families Afield Effort to Boost Hunter Recruitment Making Strides in Nebraska and North Dakota
Sportsmen work to ease hunting barriers (North Dakota)
01/19/2007  Effort to Boost Hunter Recruitment Gets Rolling in Five States
Bills being prepared and introduced in CA, NE, ND, SD, and WI (National)
12/15/2006  Kentucky Families Afield Regulations Open Doors for New Hunters
Kentucky hunting requirments modified to encourage new hunters (Kentucky)
12/14/2006  Families Afield Laws and Regs in 2006
12 states
10/09/2006  Thousands Prepare for First Time Afield After Hunting Barriers Eliminated
11,000 apprentice hunting licenses already sold in two states (National)
07/31/2006  Florida Governor Signs Bill Creating Apprentice Hunter Program
Florida legislation will boost hunter recruitment (Florida)
07/24/2006  Illinois Governor Signs Families Afield Bill
Illinois becomes the latest state to adopt Families Afield (Illinois)
07/10/2006  Michigan Governor Signs Hunter Recruitment Bills
Governor gives hunter recruitment a shot in the arm (Michigan)
07/07/2006  Louisiana Governor Signs Pro-Hunting Bills
Bills help protect future of hunting heritage (Louisiana)
06/20/2006  Michigan Legislature Approves Hunter Recruitment Bills
Families Afield Bills Ready for Governor (Michigan)
06/15/2006  Hunter Recruitment Bill on the Move in Michigan
Families Afield Bill Advances (Michigan)
05/24/2006  Michigan Senate Approves Bills to Lower Hunting Age Restrictions
Families Afield Bills Advance (Michigan)
05/17/2006  Michigan Moves to Ease Youth Hunting Restrictions
Families Afield Bills Advance (Michigan)
02/14/2006  Ohio Apprentice Hunter Program Becomes Reality
Families Afield bill signed (Ohio)
01/27/2006  Pennsylvania Holds Signing Ceremony to Celebrate Families Afield
Today's ceremony demonstrates support for Families Afield program (Pennsylvania)
01/24/2006  Ohio Families Afield Bill Approved by Senate
Bill goes to Gov. Taft's desk (Ohio)
01/18/2006  Families Afield Program Progressing in Ohio
Bill moves to Senate floor (Ohio)
12/27/2005  Pennsylvania Governor Signs Families Afield Bill
Pennsylvania becomes first state to pass Families Afield legislation (Pennsylvania)
12/16/2005  Families Afield Campaign Makes Huge Strides in Mid-December
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio bills advance (National)
12/16/2005  Families Afield Bill Passes Assembly in Wisconsin
Bill will move to Senate (Wisconsin)
12/14/2005  Pennsylvania Families Afield Bill Clears Legislature
Bill awaits governor's signature (Pennsylvania)
12/05/2005  Pennsylvania Families Afield Bill Awaits Floor Vote
Bill awaits floor vote (Pennsylvania)
12/02/2005  Youth Hunting Program Featured on CNN
Families Afield promoted on Paula Zahn NOW (National)
  2007 Families Afield Legislation
(National)

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