Veterans hunting pre season

It is Veteran AND active duty. It was passed last year. if I understand it right, some states are putting it with youth day, but that isn't required.
 
Alabama also started allowing vets (maybe active duty too?) to hunt the youth day.
 
Kansas has Vets and active duty the same days as youth. We head out in the AM with 1 youth and 1 active duty. Talked to a rep from the State today. He said that in the zones that already had the youth/vet/active duty weekend were 20% youth hunters. We have electronic check-in here in all the marshes and that is how they are tracking it. There has already been some concern about the youth hunters not getting the opportunities that were previously available. I'm not really sure how I feel about it, but I will probably have some thoughts after tomorrow.
 
I believe the USFWS authorized it last year but only a few states could implement it last season. Obviously more states are offering it this year. States are monitoring and will evaluate it.
 
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