JsOnline- Ten-year-olds can carry guns into Wisconsin's woods for the first time next week under a new law that reduces the state's minimum hunting age.
Wisconsin. Gov. Jim Doyle signed a bill earlier this month that allows anyone at least 10 years old to hunt with supervision. The law takes effect Tuesday.
Supporters say the change will draw more children into hunting earlier, preserving Wisconsin's rich hunting traditions. Critics counter 10-year-olds can't handle firearms
and someone inevitably will get hurt.
and someone inevitably will get hurt.
"Absolutely not a good idea," said Kathryn Nichol, a retired Madison pediatrician and a former member of the American Academy of Pediatrics' board.
Wisconsin's new regulations allow anyone 10 or older to hunt with an adult mentor without taking a safety course.
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