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Community => Advocacy, Agencies, Access => Topic started by: JJD on June 27, 2015, 09:02:33 AM

Title: Hunter Ed suspension coming?
Post by: JJD on June 27, 2015, 09:02:33 AM: Got an e-mail from the Hunter Ed management informing me that if a budget deal was not reached by June 30, all hunter ed classes were to be cancelled as it is not an essential service. Reason; because instructors are "agents of the state".
WTF! Hunter Ed instructors are not paid, so why does it make a difference if we teach as long as we have the course material?
We may have to inform the students that their card may be delayed.
Only thing that makes even a lick of sense might be a lapse in instructor liability insurance coverage if that bill is not paid on time.
I would venture to guess that the main reason is to make as many people as possible, miserable till the budget is passed, so they can later point a finger and proceed with the ABC's (affix blame and criticise).

What a bunch of male bovine feces >:(
Title: Re: Hunter Ed suspension coming?
Post by: Rainier10 on June 27, 2015, 09:33:46 AM: Interesting. Our next class isn't until the end of July so they better have it figured out by then. :bash:
Title: Re: Hunter Ed suspension coming?
Post by: jay.sharkbait on June 27, 2015, 09:41:50 AM: Legislators did have time to give themselves a 11% pay raise, and many found the time to go to the US open last weekend.

That said they did approve a 2 year deal last night.
Title: Re: Hunter Ed suspension coming?
Post by: ndcasla on June 27, 2015, 09:52:47 AM: Ya, ain't that a piece of crap? Bill Montgomery, my Regional Coordinator told me about the "shut down" when he was out to monitor our June class. in one sock. Hopefully the Chosen Ones in Oly town will have their s*^# in one sock. Trying to reschedule that class will be tough.
Title: Re: Hunter Ed suspension coming?
Post by: JJD on June 27, 2015, 09:55:25 AM: Good to hear a deal was struck.
It's enough work as it is to set up and put on a class let alone having to cancel one.
I personally did not have a class scheduled for July, but I would have been down right pissed to have to cancel one.
Title: Re: Hunter Ed suspension coming?
Post by: arrowflinger on June 27, 2015, 02:43:50 PM: Just to let you know, I talked with the Reg 6 coordinator and he told me it was because of the insurance....just in case there was an accident. Looks like it is a go for at least 2 more years.

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Title: Re: Hunter Ed suspension coming?
Post by: jasnt on June 27, 2015, 03:06:20 PM: Quote from: arrowflinger on June 27, 2015, 02:43:50 PM
Just to let you know, I talked with the Reg 6 coordinator and he told me it was because of the insurance....just in case there was an accident. Looks like it is a go for at least 2 more years.

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glad to hear it. I was just looking in to getting my daughter signed up. She has been begging me for at least two years. I'm not sure if she is ready but it would prob be good to go threw any way. She is nine
Title: Re: Hunter Ed suspension coming?
Post by: RadSav on June 27, 2015, 03:09:51 PM: Someone probably thought they could use the 50% FET money to be used for hunter education and target ranges for something else like the hiring of more love gurus. :o The grizzly bears will need some love too, don't you know :chuckle: