Even if the youngsters have an interest in hunting, it is unlikely to get far if their own parents aren't part of the culture.
If not in all cases, then in many cases this still is serious factor frequently, and blame is on traditional and conservative hunting community.
At my place, a young man with fresh hunters certificate and without parents or family in this sport, or good friends in this sport, has serious problem of joining any local hunting club.
Traditionally run hunting club expects at least a recommendation from club member, or family member (father) who is already in the club before taking new club member.
So, by coming from non hunting family, creates another type of obstacle.
Another problem is high percentage of divorces, when kids stay with mom, and women are rarely hunters to pass tradition to their kids. And this group of young people from divorced families, have even harder start in hunting.
My start, for example, was different, but I was lucky, I guess.
My grandfather was hunter, he thought me to shoot, but he stopped hunting by the time I was 10 or 12, I lost father early when I was a kid. So there was a generational gap, and community connections lost.
So, I first made sport shooting license, and started target shooting competitions.
By visiting local range frequently, and being very active at it, I was helping on occasion (non skilled) hunters zeroing the rifle, explaining the range rules, etc... This made me a circle of friends, who later helped me joining my first club after I made hunters exam. This was the only range in the county, so everybody who needs to come to the range, comes there from time to time. But this is how I got into hunting for real, Regardless, it has to be very well noted, it was my grandfather who planted a hunting bug into me, before age of 10, and ever since I never lost that bug, and hunting was always in my focus and in my vision till I finally got to there.
What goes around, comes around, I guess.
But, not many can follow in a same way, for numerous reasons.
