A Change in the Age Structure of New Hunters in New Jersey

Most descriptive studies of active hunters report that few individuals begin hunting after age 20 (Davis 1967, Peterle 1967, Bevins et al. 1968, Klessig and Hale 1972, Schole et al. 1973). In a study of active and inactive hunters, I reported a significantly higher proportion of hunters being initiated after age 20 (Applegate 1977), and suggested that the difference resulted from desertion rates that are re-