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From the draw booklet

A person must be at least 10 years of age to hunt under the authority of a Youth Game Bird licence

.A person must be at least 12 years of age to hunt under the authority of a recreational licence.

Before obtaining any licence, all first-time hunters must successfully complete the Alberta Conservation and Hunter Education course.


Eleven-year-olds may apply in the draws if they meet the above requirements, and the season where the special licence may be used does not close before the applicant is 12 years old. If you can still do the first time hunter course online, I would have your son do so, in order to apply for the draws.


The fourth line seems to be stating that a person must meet the first time hunter requirements before being eligible for the draws.
All persons under 16 years of age must have the written permission of their parent or legal guardian to purchase a recreational hunting licence.
hunt with a firearm, a youth hunter (12 to 17 years of age) must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or by a person 18 years of age or older who has written permission of the parent or legal guardian. See Federal Firearms Regulations below for more requirements

.If a youth who has purchased a youth licence turns 18 years of age after purchasing such a licence and hunting seasons are still open that year, they may still hunt under the youth licence for the remainder of the open season.

According to the fourth line, your son may not be eligible for the draws. If doing the course online is still an option, he still has time to get it done before the draw deadline.