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If you complete the online course you would need to attend a four hour skills evaluation session. If you take the traditional course, it will range from about 12 to 20 hours total class/field course/live fire time, depending on the instructor team.
Quote from: Bob33 on January 14, 2013, 05:25:58 PMIf you complete the online course you would need to attend a four hour skills evaluation session. If you take the traditional course, it will range from about 12 to 20 hours total class/field course/live fire time, depending on the instructor team.Ok wow I wasnt aware of that. So maybe an online course then field test would probably be my best bet. Thats "IF..... Like me and another gentleman discussed earlier, Me being a felon I cant be around firearms any way shape or form at the current moment. Not that im on probation or anything Ive been out for almost 3 1/2 years but... I was told that the hunter education courses mostly revolve around firearms and safety with firearms. Im not quite sure how that would work then If Im not legally allowed to be around them? I was given some great Ideas but Im interested in to what everyone else thinks...
Quote from: Smossy on January 14, 2013, 05:36:35 PMQuote from: Bob33 on January 14, 2013, 05:25:58 PMIf you complete the online course you would need to attend a four hour skills evaluation session. If you take the traditional course, it will range from about 12 to 20 hours total class/field course/live fire time, depending on the instructor team.OK wow I wasn't aware of that. So maybe an online course then field test would probably be my best bet. That's "IF..... Like me and another gentleman discussed earlier, Me being a felon I cant be around firearms any way shape or form at the current moment. Not that I'm on probation or anything I've been out for almost 3 1/2 years but... I was told that the hunter education courses mostly revolve around firearms and safety with firearms. I'm not quite sure how that would work then If I'm not legally allowed to be around them? I was given some great Ideas but I'm interested in to what everyone else thinks...You can still take and complete hunter education training. You need to tell the instructor that you are not legally allowed to handle firearms and they can accommodate you.
Quote from: Bob33 on January 14, 2013, 05:25:58 PMIf you complete the online course you would need to attend a four hour skills evaluation session. If you take the traditional course, it will range from about 12 to 20 hours total class/field course/live fire time, depending on the instructor team.OK wow I wasn't aware of that. So maybe an online course then field test would probably be my best bet. That's "IF..... Like me and another gentleman discussed earlier, Me being a felon I cant be around firearms any way shape or form at the current moment. Not that I'm on probation or anything I've been out for almost 3 1/2 years but... I was told that the hunter education courses mostly revolve around firearms and safety with firearms. I'm not quite sure how that would work then If I'm not legally allowed to be around them? I was given some great Ideas but I'm interested in to what everyone else thinks...
Thanks for digging up the information for me. Seems like its going to be quite difficult. Well see how it goes though I just hope I dont have to travel out of state just to get my hunter education course in. Being as I dont have that kind of money.
Quote from: Smossy on January 14, 2013, 05:58:57 PMThanks for digging up the information for me. Seems like its going to be quite difficult. Well see how it goes though I just hope I dont have to travel out of state just to get my hunter education course in. Being as I dont have that kind of money.You won't if you make it a priority now. The longer you wait in the year the harder it will be to get in a class. And most classes will be over by the end of August as instructors start getting ready to go hunting themselves.
Please don't take this as being rude, but anyone born after72 has to take hunter Ed or an online course with field time, this you already know, in my opinion EVERYONE should have to take a course, I just went through hunter Ed with my daughter and it was awesome, especially for young kids but there were also adults taking the class, the class ran from Monday through Thursday from 6:30 to 9:30 in the evening and then the field course was Saturday and that was all she wrote...I think it would benefit you a great deal to attend a class, you live in span away from what it looks like and Paul Bunyan isn't that far from you at all, and they are great instructors. Good luck
Open the link I posted earlier and search by location to find the courses closest to you.
keep watching the wdfw page. i dont think all the available classes are online yet.. also, try to take the actual class, much better than doing it online.
Not only that, but its a good opportunity to meet other hunters in your area.
I just barely got in to the early April class here in Spokane. I really wish they had more field days so I could take the online class but that wasn't an option. Is there a reason there are hardly any available classes? I have been fighting since December to get into a class that wasn't a 2 hour drive everynight.
Quote from: Treefiddy on March 13, 2013, 01:46:09 PMI just barely got in to the early April class here in Spokane. I really wish they had more field days so I could take the online class but that wasn't an option. Is there a reason there are hardly any available classes? I have been fighting since December to get into a class that wasn't a 2 hour drive everynight.Not enough instructors. WDFW does not actively recruit new instructors and does not offer any perks. If they gutted the Master Hunter program and used those incentive tags to recruit instructors, they would have lots of volunteers and a lot more classes.
Where are you taking it? Paul Bunyun has one starting April 8 and with all the drop outs you might be able to get in as a walk in...
you can do most of the course online, and then go in and take your test.
Quote from: huntingfool7 on March 13, 2013, 02:05:53 PMQuote from: Treefiddy on March 13, 2013, 01:46:09 PMI just barely got in to the early April class here in Spokane. I really wish they had more field days so I could take the online class but that wasn't an option. Is there a reason there are hardly any available classes? I have been fighting since December to get into a class that wasn't a 2 hour drive everynight.Not enough instructors. WDFW does not actively recruit new instructors and does not offer any perks. If they gutted the Master Hunter program and used those incentive tags to recruit instructors, they would have lots of volunteers and a lot more classes.Instructors already get.opportunities to draw tags much better than those available to Master Hunters.Furthermore we don't need another group of hunters to hate and complain about.
It can hurt to show up to PB, the class holds 24 people and the last two class only had 18 people show up....to me it might be worth showing up and hope to walk in. They are having problems with drop outs even if it shows full.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk