Josh David Keith (15) straddles a live boar. Josh and his father neuter some young hogs on land they manage in order to control the population and because it improves the taste of the meat. When the river floods they rescue hundreds of hogs from the island, ferrying them back to mainland pens until the waters drop.

Nick Yoast (9) skins squirrels hunted on his family's property. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter. Approved prey includes wild turkeys and other birds, rabbits and small mammals, and stags of a certain height. The removal of age barriers in hunting follows campaigns by some outdoor organizations to give young people the chance to discover recreations other than computer games.

Enrique Cordova (7) and his father David hunt elk. Enrique is the eighth generation Cordova to hunt this land. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter. Approved prey includes wild turkeys and other birds, rabbits and small mammals, and stags of a certain height. The removal of age barriers in hunting follows campaigns by some outdoor organizations to give young people the chance to discover recreations other than computer games.

Enrique Cordova (7), hunting for chipmunk and turkey, while on an elk hunt with his father. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter. Approved prey includes wild turkeys and other birds, rabbits and small mammals, and stags of a certain height. The removal of age barriers in hunting follows campaigns by some outdoor organizations to give young people the chance to discover recreations other than computer games.

Mary Dennis (10) goes deer hunting with her father and elder sister. She has been hunting since she was seven. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter. Approved prey includes wild turkeys and other birds, rabbits and small mammals, and stags of a certain height. The removal of age barriers in hunting follows campaigns by some outdoor organizations to give young people the chance to discover recreations other than computer games.

Will Freidburger (14) holds a pheasant he has shot. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter. Approved prey includes wild turkeys and other birds, rabbits and small mammals, and stags of a certain height. The removal of age barriers in hunting follows campaigns by some outdoor organizations to give young people the chance to discover recreations other than computer games.

Katie (8) and Nicole Walsh (13) show the birds shot after a morning of pheasant hunting. They have both been hunting with their father since they were three. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter. Approved prey includes wild turkeys and other birds, rabbits and small mammals, and stags of a certain height. The removal of age barriers in hunting follows campaigns by some outdoor organizations to give young people the chance to discover recreations other than computer games.

P.J. Senn (11) holds a pheasant he shot as part of a weekly youth hunt hosted by the United Sportsman's Youth Foundation. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter. Approved prey includes wild turkeys and other birds, rabbits and small mammals, and stags of a certain height. The removal of age barriers in hunting follows campaigns by some outdoor organizations to give young people the chance to discover recreations other than computer games.

Corey Bond (17) carries a rabbit shot in the coal banks. He has been hunting since he was 12. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter. Approved prey includes wild turkeys and other birds, rabbits and small mammals, and stags of a certain height. The removal of age barriers in hunting follows campaigns by some outdoor organizations to give young people the chance to discover recreations other than computer games.

Benjamin Reid (10) takes a break from a long day of goose hunting. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter. Approved prey includes wild turkeys and other birds, rabbits and small mammals, and stags of a certain height. The removal of age barriers in hunting follows campaigns by some outdoor organizations to give young people the chance to discover recreations other than computer games.

Benjamin Reid (10) sits in a goose blind. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter. Approved prey includes wild turkeys and other birds, rabbits and small mammals, and stags of a certain height. The removal of age barriers in hunting follows campaigns by some outdoor organizations to give young people the chance to discover recreations other than computer games.

Alyssa IIacoboni, who had just finished a run of chemo treatments, sits with a mule deer buck, taken at over 200 yards in the high desert. Alyssa was granted her wish of hunting mule deer through Hunt of Lifetime, a program that arranges hunts for children with terminal diseases. Alyssa has osteosarcoma and had her left leg amputated one year before the hunt. In some states it is legal for children under the age of 12 to hunt if in the company of a licensed adult hunter.

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