Does the adult mentor have to be a family member?
NO. For a youth, a parent or guardian, or another person 21 years old or older authorized by a parent or guardian, who is licensed to hunt that game under a license other than an apprentice license can accompany the minor child. Q: At what age are apprentice hunters required to take hunter safety? Age is not the determining factor; the number of license years is. A person may purchase an apprentice license for only two license years. After two license years, a hunter-safety certificate is required. The two license years do not have to be consecutive. Q: Does the mentor need to be licensed for the same game? YES, but not necessarily the same hunt (example: for the youth deer hunt, the mentor would have to have some type of deer license to go afield with the apprentice.) Q: What are the requirements/responsibilities of a mentor? The mentor must be 21 years old or older and also be licensed for the same game to accompany the apprentice. Accompany means to go along with another person unde
