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This is in the 2016 Big Game brochure. New way for CPW to make more money.
» CHANGES TO HUNTER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS WILL BEGIN APRIL 2016... New changes to hunter education requirements in Colorado will begin on April 6, 2016. There will be a new test-out option available for the hunter education certification requirement as well as an apprentice license for new hunters. Hunters age 50 or older or U.S. military personnel defined as active-duty, reserve-duty, veteran and National Guard can test out of the hunter education requirements by creating a customer identification number and taking a one-time, online test that must be completed in a single session with a 90 percent pass rate. Hunters age 50 and older must wait 24 hours after successfully passing to purchase a license. Military personnel must take certificate of completion and their military ID to a CPW office for verification and/or license purchase. The cost of the online test is $25. Hunters who do not score 90 percent or higher on their test must attend a hunter education class.
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I just read the Big Game Brochure section on-line regarding hunter education. The new option which saddlesore mentions is there. The exclusion for people born before 1/1/1949 is still there too. Whew! So no real change for us old fogies.
Coincidentally, after fifty-five years of hunting safely, I finally (just last week) took a hunter safety course. I wanted to enjoy the experience with my grand-son and it was fun, just as I had hoped. BTW I aced the test. Anything less would have been a disappointment.
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Did not see the pre 1949 section. That is good to know
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I haven't gotten the new regs yet. If you've already done a Hunter's Safety and gotten it verified, do you still have to go through this?
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No, it's just a method for people who need the course to test out of sitting through it.
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Coincidentally, after fifty-five years of hunting safely, I finally (just last week) took a hunter safety course. I wanted to enjoy the experience with my grand-son and it was fun, just as I had hoped. BTW I aced the test. Anything less would have been a disappointment.
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Good for you! I took my first hunter safety course with my daughter ten years ago, when she decided she wanted to become an active hunter. I would encourage any older guy who's never taken hunter safety to consider doing so, and use it as an excuse to take one of your younger relations to the class while you do it. You might learn something, and you might help a new hunter get into our sport who otherwise might never get the start s/he needs.
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smokepole,
While I'll grant you the revenue bit of it, the money made is trivial. The impact on hunter safety, though, can be substantial. If you take a look at the hunter accident incident reports put out by each state, the bulk of the accidents and injuries aren't from newbies. It's those of us that have been hunting a long time that just get careless, or lazy, or frankly have been damned lucky for too long that end up getting hurt or killed.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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If you are a fool at 50, that stupid test will not change that.
You did not "seen" anything, you "saw" it.
A "creek" has water in it, a "crick" is what you get in your neck.
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If you are a fool at 50, that stupid test will not change that. You might just learn a few tips that change the way you do things, or one or two that might just save your ass. The only real fools are the ones that don't think there's anything else for them to learn.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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I miss the cut by a year but I've already got a Colorado CID and a hunter safety certificate tied to it so I'm good to go.
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smokepole,
While I'll grant you the revenue bit of it, the money made is trivial. The impact on hunter safety, though, can be substantial. If you take a look at the hunter accident incident reports put out by each state, the bulk of the accidents and injuries aren't from newbies. It's those of us that have been hunting a long time that just get careless, or lazy, or frankly have been damned lucky for too long that end up getting hurt or killed. Lots of guides I've hunted with say similar things, that the younger hunters have far better gun safety than the seasoned vets.
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smokepole,
While I'll grant you the revenue bit of it, the money made is trivial. The impact on hunter safety, though, can be substantial. If you take a look at the hunter accident incident reports put out by each state, the bulk of the accidents and injuries aren't from newbies. It's those of us that have been hunting a long time that just get careless, or lazy, or frankly have been damned lucky for too long that end up getting hurt or killed. I think you probably meant to direct your comments to Saddlesore (that cantankerous SOB), since I didn't say anything about revenue. PS, no need to convince me on the benefits of hunter education, I volunteer my time to teach the class here in CO.
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smokepole,
While I'll grant you the revenue bit of it, the money made is trivial. The impact on hunter safety, though, can be substantial. If you take a look at the hunter accident incident reports put out by each state, the bulk of the accidents and injuries aren't from newbies. It's those of us that have been hunting a long time that just get careless, or lazy, or frankly have been damned lucky for too long that end up getting hurt or killed. I think you probably meant to direct your comments to Saddlesore (that cantankerous SOB), since I didn't say anything about revenue. PS, no need to convince me on the benefits of hunter education, I volunteer my time to teach the class here in CO. When you get to be my age,you are granted a "Cantankerous SOB Card" so you don't have to suffer fools such as this forum seems to have a generous allotment of. Smokepole excepted of course. 
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My sons and wife tell me that I already play that card too much.....
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One can also get an accepted card from another state via an online course. Oregon has an online course for adults and I think it runs $25. One need not be a resident.
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The only real fools are the ones that don't think there's anything else for them to learn. Sound wisdom here.
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smokepole,
While I'll grant you the revenue bit of it, the money made is trivial. The impact on hunter safety, though, can be substantial. If you take a look at the hunter accident incident reports put out by each state, the bulk of the accidents and injuries aren't from newbies. It's those of us that have been hunting a long time that just get careless, or lazy, or frankly have been damned lucky for too long that end up getting hurt or killed. I think you probably meant to direct your comments to Saddlesore (that cantankerous SOB), since I didn't say anything about revenue. PS, no need to convince me on the benefits of hunter education, I volunteer my time to teach the class here in CO. When you get to be my age,you are granted a "Cantankerous SOB Card" so you don't have to suffer fools such as this forum seems to have a generous allotment of. Smokepole excepted of course. smokepole, You are correct; it was intended for saddlesore. I aspire to "Cantankerous SOB"dom one day. He sets a good standard. 
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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He sets the bar high, and sets the standard.
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After 40 plus years of hunting safely, being a NRA certified marksmanship instructor, I still haven't taken that hunter safety test. I refuse to take it too. [bleep]-em. I hunt states and parts of Canada where I don't need it.
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Good for you, that's showin' 'em.
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