Post by: jsharptooth91 on September 28, 2011, 08:27:59 PM
My question, do they have to take the hunters ed class to go out?
Do they have something like a mentor program. Where you can take the kid out a couple of times?
Post by: Sportfury on September 28, 2011, 08:46:29 PM
I would say that whatever you do make sure that she has fun the first time out. To bad you didn't ask earlier we could have gotten her out in the pheasant fields last weekend. Fun for both the young and old. My dad took his hunting buddy (who doesn't bird hunt) on Tuesday for the senior hunt. That night his buddy was calling him and asking if he was going out the next day. Good luck and get that kid out in the woods.
Post by: adamR on September 28, 2011, 08:53:50 PM
Post by: dscubame on September 28, 2011, 09:55:29 PM
Post by: Lcl 66 Tinner on October 09, 2011, 07:27:24 PM
Post by: duck stamp on December 02, 2011, 01:26:52 PM
Post by: dscubame on December 03, 2011, 08:47:50 AM
Post by: ICEMAN on December 03, 2011, 09:17:09 AM
I used to help my kids make plaster casts of game tracks left in mud.... Get her some binoculars so she can help to locate game. Make a picnic of it!
Post by: huntnphool on December 03, 2011, 10:06:29 AM
My grandson is going to take the hunter safety written test this next coming year, what do they do on the shooting part of the test???
At my daughters field test they had each student wait their turn. individually they were asked to go to a 5 gallon bucket and get the propper shell for the rifle they were shooting, in this case it was a bolt action .223. They grabbed 3 shells from the bucket, checking the bottom of each to make sure they were the correct caliber, and went to the shooting bench with the instructor, who made sure the student chose correctly. They then loaded the rifle and shot all three shells at the target down range.
Once this was done they went and waited their turn to do the same with a 20 gauge shotgun, although they only shot it once and also in a sitting position from the bench with the instructor right there next to her.
Then she moved on to the .22 ruger handgun, shot three times with it as well, also sitting at the bench with the instructor right there.
She took her class at Cabelas in the upstairs classroom, it was very well done. The field test was at the TRRC in University Place.
Post by: bearpaw on December 03, 2011, 11:12:56 AM
Hunters Education really should be renamed to Firearms Safety. Any kid that is going to be in a home with firearms would benefit taking it whether they end up hunting or not. Heck even when I am with an adult that is handling firearms that has not gone through the class it is apparent most of the time.
excellent idea.... :tup:
Post by: duck stamp on December 03, 2011, 03:43:53 PM
Post by: Bob33 on December 03, 2011, 03:55:59 PM
Sad to say, but I'm old enough to remember when it was. I don't know when it changed. The current curriculum, while obviously placing a heavy emphasis on firearm safety, also addresses other topics such as conservation, survival, sportsmanship and ethics, and other hunting related issues and thus the term "hunter education" seems more appropriate.Hunters Education really should be renamed to Firearms Safety.
excellent idea.... :tup:
Post by: Sportfury on December 06, 2011, 10:18:13 PM
Post by: 75johndeere on December 07, 2011, 06:54:43 PM
I took my son through the hunters safety course at Paul Bunyan in Puyallup. It was a great course. The kids went through 4 nights of book learning, videos, and hands on from some great people who give their time to teach this course. The Saturday course consisted of the test, simulated hunting on private land, having the proper tags (following the game laws), and hands on in archery, shotgun, rifle, and handguns. They were going to have muzzleloader also, but the volunteer who ran that portion ended up being sick. They even asked me to be the land owner for the simulation. It was a lot of fun and it really made the kids and adults think about what they were doing. I highly reccomend Paul Bunyan and I have heard that Tacoma Sportsman's course is excellent also.