Foster Kids and Hunting

by Steve Remington

In a forum that I visit often, there was a recent posts where a teacher of a high school here in Maine talked about one of his students.  This student is out of his birth home and lives with a foster family.  This foster family has a strong foundation and history of hunting and fishing as many families here in Maine.  However, this kid told the teacher that he was unable to hunt until he was 18 due to being in the “system”.  I am unaware of such law but I am investigating this.  If I find this to be a true statement, I will find it unreal.  If the kid demonstrates safety and the ability to hunt then he should be able to whether in “traditional” home or a foster home. 

I have an email into the warden service in hopes of finding out more information.  If anyone has information on this matter it would be greatly appreciated.

 I hope this is not the case.  If so, we have some work to do with laws around youth in the foster care program.