When did you pass hunters education class, and go on first deer hunt?

[lonedave]

1968 - test and first deer hunt @ 10 years old
1972 - Mountain Goat on Kachess Ridge (first big game kill)
1973 - 2x2 Mulie within sight of Bickleton

[Rooster1981]

Took hunters ed in 1993, 11 years old
Shot first elk in 1994. Colockum cow tag
Shot first buck in 1995, 3x3 mule deer

[muleyslayer]

1. I passed hunters ed in 2002 at the age of 12.
2. Drew a youth any deer tag in 2003. Shot a doe in gmu 382
3. Rifle was a 243 win. Ruger Mark something  was the model

[Armstrong]

1. I passed hunters Ed in 2012 age 25
2. Killed a 3x3 mulie in swakane 2012
3.  Don't have a rifle yet. Started with a bow.

I'm officially obsessed with hunting, working on my first elk.

[Russ McDonald]

See a lot of dates here that tell me a lot about the folks that hunt in WA.
1.  A lot of folks apparently didn't grow up in a hunting family or were to slow to understand that guns kill.  Why else would anyone take a course that wasn't required?  Born before 1 January 1972 you don't need to take the course. So all you folks that took the course in the early to mid 70's at the ages of 8 to 13 and those that took it before that even DUH  figured things out yet?
Being born in the 40's maybe we didn't need a government class to tell us which end of a gun the bullet comes out of and how to handle firearms safely.
Killed first deer in 1962 fork horn in MI first Time hunting 1956 Pheasant 410/22 over under that I still have

Some states you need it no matter when you were born.Others like Col. 1949.So if you want to hunt such states you need it.Mine was MI.

Same in MN.

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[mossy8352]

See a lot of dates here that tell me a lot about the folks that hunt in WA.
1.  A lot of folks apparently didn't grow up in a hunting family or were to slow to understand that guns kill.  Why else would anyone take a course that wasn't required?  Born before 1 January 1972 you don't need to take the course. So all you folks that took the course in the early to mid 70's at the ages of 8 to 13 and those that took it before that even DUH  figured things out yet?
Being born in the 40's maybe we didn't need a government class to tell us which end of a gun the bullet comes out of and how to handle firearms safely.
Killed first deer in 1962 fork horn in MI first Time hunting 1956 Pheasant 410/22 over under that I still have

In the left wing state of CA even in the late forties and early fifties if you wanted to hunt (quail, dove, ducks, deer you had to take the all day class or no license! Not everyone of the forum was fortunate enough to be born in this state.

[Curly]

See a lot of dates here that tell me a lot about the folks that hunt in WA.
1.  A lot of folks apparently didn't grow up in a hunting family or were to slow to understand that guns kill.  Why else would anyone take a course that wasn't required?  Born before 1 January 1972 you don't need to take the course. So all you folks that took the course in the early to mid 70's at the ages of 8 to 13 and those that took it before that even DUH  figured things out yet?
Being born in the 40's maybe we didn't need a government class to tell us which end of a gun the bullet comes out of and how to handle firearms safely.
Killed first deer in 1962 fork horn in MI first Time hunting 1956 Pheasant 410/22 over under that I still have

In the left wing state of CA even in the late forties and early fifties if you wanted to hunt (quail, dove, ducks, deer you had to take the all day class or no license! Not everyone of the forum was fortunate enough to be born in this state.

I was born in this State and before 1972 and I had to take hunter ed in order to get my license when I was 10 or 11.

[ShadowHunter]

See a lot of dates here that tell me a lot about the folks that hunt in WA.
1.  A lot of folks apparently didn't grow up in a hunting family or were to slow to understand that guns kill.  Why else would anyone take a course that wasn't required?  Born before 1 January 1972 you don't need to take the course. So all you folks that took the course in the early to mid 70's at the ages of 8 to 13 and those that took it before that even DUH  figured things out yet?
Being born in the 40's maybe we didn't need a government class to tell us which end of a gun the bullet comes out of and how to handle firearms safely.
Killed first deer in 1962 fork horn in MI first Time hunting 1956 Pheasant 410/22 over under that I still have

Nothing quite like sticking your foot in your mouth is there? 

It WAS required back then "IF" you were under 18 and wanted to hunt.

Passed class in 1962, age 9
First deer, spike whitetail near Republic. 1963
Savage model 99, .308

[blindluck]

Took it in 1983 age 9 and failed it, couldn't read the damn test.
passed in 84
1986  killed a Mountain goat out of North Bend, then Killed 3pt whitetail
Winchester model 70, 30-06

[RadSav]

Being born in the 40's maybe we didn't need a government class to tell us which end of a gun the bullet comes out of and how to handle firearms safely.

No one with a responsible parent has ever needed the government for a class and education.  But, my parents and grand parents weren't about to make me wait another nine years to start hunting.  And if you wanted to hunt at age nine it was required.  No Hunters Ed certificate = No hunting license!  As with any mandatory test I didn't learn a dang thing I didn't already know.  But heck, I was hunting so I was thrilled to have an opportunity to take the test.

When we moved to Oregon I found out I was no longer old enough to hunt big game.  Had to wait a year to hunt deer again.  Was able to hunt birds though.  Dad and I took out our frustrations by putting a LARGE dent in the coastal grouse and quail population

[widgeonwacher]

2005 I passed my test, but the first hunt I ever went on I was 6 with my dad and he busted a 3x1. my first deer was in 2006 and it was a mulie doe with a .243 Winchester, shot it twice once at 300yrds. and second at about 30.

[Bob33]

"A long time ago."

And yes, there were far more hunting related shooting incidents in the 50s and 60's before hunter education became mandatory.

[Sagebrushwilly]

Took hunters ed in 1953---age 11
Hunted ducks for 4 years with my uncle.
Hunted deer first time in 1957

Still have the hunters ed patch on a shell vest.

[RadSav]

And yes, there were far more hunting related shooting incidents in the 50s and 60's before hunter education became mandatory.

When did the " 400 Square inches of Hunters Orange" become a rule? 

[jackmaster]

I went to hunters ed in 86 I was 11 and killed my first blacktail that year, a huge ole spike x2 pt I had been with my dad before that when he had killed a couple bucks, he always took me grouse huntn and band tail pigeon huntn.. I miss those days, grouse were everywhere as well as pigeons..