How young is too young to hunt?

How young is too young to hunt?

Hunter education instructor Don Wakeley, right, works to remove a jammed blank cartidge from a rifle while Joshua Olson, 10, watches during a hunter education class at the Issaquah Sportsmen's Club in Issaquah, Wash., Thursday Aug. 7, 2008. The class is required to get a hunter's license in the state of Washington. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

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Story Published: Aug 20, 2008 at 2:03 PM PST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 11:57 PM PST

When Pamela Almli set out for a hike on a popular trail north of Seattle, she may not have been aware that bear hunting season had begun the day before.

And it's unlikely the 54-year-old from Oso, Wash., heard the gun go off when a 14-year-old hunter fatally shot her as she bent over to retrieve something from her backpack.

In Washington state, it is legal for 14-year-olds to hunt without adult supervision.   The boy was with his 16-year-old brother when he fired a .270-caliber rifle from about 120 yards away.

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Should the legal hunting age in Washington be raised in light of what happened?  Is 14 years old too young to be hunting?  Leave a comment below to get your two cents in on the topic.

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