jgraffaz Report post Posted June 10, 2015 So this is kind of a greay area in the law from what I can find.....Any one know what the law is on minors hunting with firearms and shooting under the age of 18 without an adult? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Explorer Report post Posted June 10, 2015 Look up the child handgun safety act. It has most of the info you need as far as possesion of a firearm by a minor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJMauro12 Report post Posted June 10, 2015 I know i hunted solo for quite awhile before I was 18 with a rifle. Never carried a pistol though. No idea what the law is other than I never got in trouble for it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Sparky Report post Posted June 11, 2015 Look up your state hunter ed laws. Usually target shooting under the supervision of an adult is not a problem. However hunting any species, even coyotes, they usually have to have passed a hunter ed course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Sparky Report post Posted June 11, 2015 The purpose of Arizona’s Hunter Education Program is to promote safe, knowledgeable and responsible hunter conduct, to emphasize the importance of wildlife management, laws and regulations, and to encourage the safe handling of firearms and bowhunting equipment. Any individual nine years of age or older may complete a hunter education course offered through the Department. To hunt big game youth under the age of 14 must complete hunter education. While you must be 10 years of age to hunt big game you may complete Hunter Education at the age of 9 however, the hunter education completion card and certificate does not become valid until the child’s 10th birthday. The Arizona hunter education program is not just for children or hunters. This educational program is a valuable experience for anyone who enjoys the outdoors and has an interest in conservation. Parents are encouraged to participate in the course with their child. For veteran hunters, the course serves as an excellent refresher. So I guess as long as they are over 14 they do not have to have a hunter ed class and only between 10-14 to hunt big game. They can buy a hunting license without passing a class. Here in NM it is anybody under the age of 18 has to have it to purchase or hunt with a firearm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted June 11, 2015 In Arizona the kids can hunt small game without taking Hunt Ed. Just big game and if they are between 10-14 they have too. I use to run around out in the hills when I was young (in the 80's) with sks, shootgun, 22's, with no one around. I never did get hurt and I was safe. Mind you i was around 8 or 9 when I use to do this. But of course I knew the consequences if I did something wrong. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted June 12, 2015 The way I always under stud it was that from 10 to 14 you had to be accompanied by an adult, and at 15 you could hunt alone. Well that's what my kids did. 18 to own but not posses . And 21 to own a hand gun and 18 to posses I could be wrong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotebuster Report post Posted June 12, 2015 I find this so sad that it even has to be asked. No offense to the OP but firearm safety is a personal matter IMO that should be dealt with on a family basis not a govt basis. I shot my first deer with a bow at 7 only because they wouldn't let me rifle hunt. I had taken 8 deer with a bow before the state deemed me fit to rifle hunt! I shot my first pheasant and duck at 5, I was safer at that time then most of these cargo pant wearing AR toting jack arses you see at the range these days. Same as any parenting topic, it boils down to one question. Are your mom and dad deadbeat losers or not? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted June 12, 2015 Couldn't say it better! Similar for myself.y dad always bought me an adult license. He said it gave more rights, not sure if it was true or not but never had an issue hunting alone as a kid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost85 Report post Posted June 12, 2015 I killed one of my biggest bucks by myself at 13 years old. Went on a lot of "drop you off here and pick you up over there" hunts on my own from about 11 years old and on. Soon as i got a driver's license (16), i hunted a lot on my own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couescrazy33 Report post Posted June 12, 2015 Ars 13-3111 explains everything u will need to know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted June 12, 2015 2010 Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13 - Criminal Code 13-3111 Minors prohibited from carrying or possessing firearms; exceptions; seizure and forfeiture; penalties; classification 13-3111. Minors prohibited from carrying or possessing firearms; exceptions; seizure and forfeiture; penalties; classification A. Except as provided in subsection B, an unemancipated person who is under eighteen years of age and who is unaccompanied by a parent, grandparent or guardian, or a certified hunter safety instructor or certified firearms safety instructor acting with the consent of the unemancipated person's parent or guardian, shall not knowingly carry or possess on his person, within his immediate control, or in or on a means of transportation a firearm in any place that is open to the public or on any street or highway or on any private property except private property owned or leased by the minor or the minor's parent, grandparent or guardian. B. This section does not apply to a person who is fourteen, fifteen, sixteen or seventeen years of age and who is any of the following: 1. Engaged in lawful hunting or shooting events or marksmanship practice at established ranges or other areas where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited. 2. Engaged in lawful transportation of an unloaded firearm for the purpose of lawful hunting. 3. Engaged in lawful transportation of an unloaded firearm between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. for the purpose of shooting events or marksmanship practice at established ranges or other areas where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited. 4. Engaged in activities requiring the use of a firearm that are related to the production of crops, livestock, poultry, livestock products, poultry products, or ratites or in the production or storage of agricultural commodities. C. If the minor is not exempt under subsection B and is in possession of a firearm, a peace officer shall seize the firearm at the time the violation occurs. D. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates subsection A shall be subject to the following penalties: 1. If adjudicated a delinquent juvenile for an offense involving an unloaded firearm, a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars, and the court may order the suspension or revocation of the person's driver license until the person reaches eighteen years of age. If the person does not have a driver license at the time of the adjudication, the court may direct that the department of transportation not issue a driver license to the person until the person reaches eighteen years of age. 2. If adjudicated a delinquent juvenile for an offense involving a loaded firearm, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, and the court may order the suspension or revocation of the person's driver license until the person reaches eighteen years of age. If the person does not have a driver license at the time of the adjudication, the court may direct that the department of transportation not issue a driver license to the person until the person reaches eighteen years of age. 3. If adjudicated a delinquent juvenile for an offense involving a loaded or unloaded firearm, if the person possessed the firearm while the person was the driver or an occupant of a motor vehicle, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and the court shall order the suspension or revocation of the person's driver license until the person reaches eighteen years of age. If the person does not have a driver license at the time of adjudication, the court shall direct that the department of transportation not issue a driver license to the person until the person reaches eighteen years of age. If the court finds that no other means of transportation is available, the driving privileges of the child may be restricted to travel between the child's home, school and place of employment during specified periods of time according to the child's school and employment schedule. E. Firearms seized pursuant to subsection C shall be held by the law enforcement agency responsible for the seizure until the charges have been adjudicated or disposed of otherwise or the person is convicted. Upon adjudication or conviction of a person for a violation of this section, the court shall order the firearm forfeited. However, the law enforcement agency shall return the firearm to the lawful owner if the identity of that person is known. F. If the court finds that the parent or guardian of a minor found responsible for violating this section knew or reasonably should have known of the minor's unlawful conduct and made no effort to prohibit it, the parent or guardian is jointly and severally responsible for any fine imposed pursuant to this section or for any civil actual damages resulting from the unlawful use of the firearm by the minor. G. This section is supplemental to any other law imposing a criminal penalty for the use or exhibition of a deadly weapon. A minor who violates this section may be prosecuted and adjudicated delinquent for any other criminal conduct involving the use or exhibition of the deadly weapon. H. A person who violates subsection A is guilty of a class 6 felony. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted June 13, 2015 Sounds formelure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
