Thanks for the feedback... she's still on cloud nine! A couple of the hunter ed. instructors said when we signed up, "Don't be surpised when your daughter fails the course." I didn't think that was all that encouraging and simply replied, "Well, don't you be surprised when she passes the course."
Although I will admit, for those of you trying to decide when to take your youngin' through the course, that 7/8 is probably pushing it, especially if you don't spend a bunch of extra time with them. Both my daughters took the course at that age and we studied the book inside and out every night for several weeks before taking the course and they both passed by only one point... but, I wouldn't trade it for the world!
A couple of instructors even said they thought kids should have to wait til they're at least 12 before they could take hunter ed. and/or hunt. I figured if my girls weren't hunting with me by 10 years old, they wouldn't even be interested by the time they were 12! And several of my buddies daughters have proved that (i.e. they really wanted to go hunting with dad when they were 6-10, but by the time they got around to getting them in hunter ed. at 12-14 they weren't interested anymore).
For those of you in that position, I'd rather be a little too early than a little too late!
Good Luck!!!
