Apprentice hunting license established

A Families Afield bill that will help bolster the number of hunters in Maine has been signed into law.

Families Afield is a campaign established by the U.S. Sportsman's Alliance, National Shooting Sports Foundation and National Wild Turkey Foundation to urge state to eliminate unnecessary hunting age restrictions and ease hunter education mandates for first-time hunters.

The bill that Governor Baldacci signed into law will establish a one-year apprentice hunting license for persons 16 years and older. The apprentice will be required to hunt in the presence of a licensed hunter over 18 years of age.

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