Ontario County joins other counties in lowering the age for deer hunting to 12

JULY 22, 2021@11:42 AM| UPDATED: 1:13 PM

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Ontario County will follow suit with many other local counties in lowering the age for deer hunting this season.

The Board of Supervisors lowered the age from 14 to 12.
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Before counties made the decision to lower the age, New York only allowed 12 and 13-year-olds to hunt with a bow and arrow. It was the only state with those rules.

In order to participate, the kids under the age of 14 must be supervised by a licensed hunter 21 or older who has minimally three years of hunting experience, they must remain on the…