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Re: Hunt Ed Field Course Question
« Reply #30 on: June 10, 2014, 10:05:44 AM »
He knows all about firearm safety and can recite the major safety rules of firearms on command.  He has shot my ar-15 and seemed comfortable.  I don't think a 243 will be too much.  He doesn't have any experience carrying a firearm with a group of people though.  so we are gonna do a field course at the house every evening this week.  Just to practice the field course before the day of. I think hell do fine.  I'm more worried than he is I think.  I cant wait till he does pass it.  Even if its not on fathers day, it will be a time to cherish. 

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Re: Hunt Ed Field Course Question
« Reply #31 on: June 10, 2014, 11:48:40 AM »
If he knows what a muzzle is, and he knows what people look like, and he understands that he doesn't point (1) at (2), then he should be fine for the field course activities.
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Re: Hunt Ed Field Course Question
« Reply #32 on: June 10, 2014, 12:29:51 PM »
He knows all of what you stated.  But I think its not as easy as you make it out bob.  I mean yeah muzzle person don't point.  But when a group of people are in the field it he will be very unfamiliar to the situation.  He knows the rules to a t but how well can he demonstrate and utilize the safety rules while being scrutinized.  Like I said im sure hell be fine.  Well just get some group scenario practice in this week and by the field day he should be more comfortable.

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Re: Hunt Ed Field Course Question
« Reply #33 on: June 10, 2014, 12:40:02 PM »
He knows all of what you stated.  But I think its not as easy as you make it out bob.  I mean yeah muzzle person don't point.  But when a group of people are in the field it he will be very unfamiliar to the situation.  He knows the rules to a t but how well can he demonstrate and utilize the safety rules while being scrutinized.  Like I said im sure hell be fine.  Well just get some group scenario practice in this week and by the field day he should be more comfortable.
It really is about that simple. He can trip, he can miss targets, he can walk the wrong way. If he doesn't point a gun at someone, he should not fail.

Policy: Teaching of the eight basic handling skills is not to be treated as a pass/fall activity, with some exceptions. Those exceptions are:
 Failure to respond to training for the same handling skill on at least three occasions (three strikes and you are out).
 Student attitude.
 One occurrence of egregious muzzle-control (egregious is defined as blatant or outstandingly bad)
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Re: Hunt Ed Field Course Question
« Reply #34 on: June 13, 2014, 01:22:01 PM »
In classes where live-fire is offered, students may opt out. They may instead choose to go through the associated steps using dummy ammo. Select a firearm, select the correct dummy ammo and safely load and unload the firearm while exhibiting safe handling during the scenario.

Page 21 of instructors manual

Most all classes now use the WDFW provided firearms from Mossberg with orange stocks and no firing pins. There is a variety of actions that would be common in hunting; bolt, lever, break, pump and semi-auto.

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Re: Hunt Ed Field Course Question
« Reply #35 on: June 15, 2014, 08:45:52 PM »
So my son just passed his course in pe ell.  He got 71 out of 75 questions right on the written exam and he center punched the target twice with the .223.  For an eight year old id say he did good.

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Re: Hunt Ed Field Course Question
« Reply #36 on: June 15, 2014, 09:48:55 PM »
So my son just passed his course in pe ell.  He got 71 out of 75 questions right on the written exam and he center punched the target twice with the .223.  For an eight year old id say he did good.

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