I would say 21 but have to hunt with a member and allowed one deer. How many 16-21 year olds can come up with $1,000 $2000, $3,000 bucks? Now you put them in a spot where they can't hunt with their dad, grandpa or whom ever. Might be reason why hunter number keep going down. Ain't got no money to play the game.
Plenty, and almost all of the ones who want to bad enough. Hell if you really run the numbers it’s probably easier for a lot of people that age to pay for clubs then it is their parents. Yea they may be on a low wage job but most times they have zero bills as Mommy and daddy are supporting them under their roof. In a matter of a century we went from people starting families at 16 to now you’re on daddy’s insurance until you 26. We’re doing great for the future.
Clubs are too often wayyyyy crowded from “family” memberships. A club with 10 people on a thousand acres could essentially become a 30 person club if everyone’s man babies hunt with them too on that one membership
