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As a pre 1/1/49er I have taken the Hunter ED twice. First time with my youngest son. Just to see what they were teaching them. And again when I got a CCW, the first HE had "expired" (10 years) 1 month before I applied for the CCW. I would suggest that no matter how much experience one has it is a useful course to take. Still working on that cantankerous moniker. Wife thinks I getting too close.

I assume they take Hunter Ed cards from other states? It's been a long time, but I seem to remember getting one.

Yep.

I am open to mentoring or tutoring if needed.

First lesson.Expect everyone you meet to be an a$$hole. Then if they prove you wrong, it is rewarding. If not,you won't be very disappointed. You will find that the rewarding part does not happen often.

Glad to see that they kept the 1949 and older exemption.

I do not have a hunter safety card, but took the course with my oldest son and then became a certified instructor in Washington State and taught my two younger sons along with others.

But I have no desire to pay $25.00 to take an on-line test.

As a 10 year HS instructor, I would be more than willing to help out our older campfire brothers. Just say the word. Nearly all states have reciprocity

I got mine years ago when KY first began requiring one even though I was exempt because of age. I actually think this is a very good idea in a day when a large % of young people are raised by urbanites and or single mothers who may or may not have exposed them to firearms and training. Actually I wouldn't oppose owning a hunter safety or firearms safety card before being eligible to purchase or own a firearm.

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The right to own a firearm has nothing to do with hunting. Talk to people in IL that have to have a FOIDs card before they can purchase a firearm and see how they feel about that and then check how many people are murdered in Chicago every day

True but if it makes you feel better call it a firearms safety card but I'm just saying it isn't a bad idea to have someone learn a bit about firearm safety before selling them a firearm.

I'm not saying that I couldn't learn something and I agree that there is good info in these classes, especially for young hunters or someone who hasn't spent very much time in the woods.

About 35 years ago I sat in one of the classes with my son. The instructor for that portion of the class wasn't as well trained as he should have been. I remember several things that he taught that were wrong. Like when he told the kids that a .308 was larger than a .30-06 because 8 was larger than 6. I had a little discussion with him after the class.

Having just turned 70, I guess I'm entitled to one of Saddlesore's "Cantankerous SOB cards. I started hunting deer in Colorado in 1965 and have hunted almost every year since in a half dozen states along with multiple hunts in Africa, Canada, and New Zealand without having ever taken a Hunter Education Class.

Then a few years ago I was looking into a hunt in Hawaii, where they require everyone to have a Hunters Ed certificate. So I found an on line Hunter Education Class, and without reading the class material, I just took the test, aced it, paid the fee, and a couple weeks later got a certificate in the mail.

Why, the nerve of that guy. You know what really would've taught him a lesson?

If you'd signed up and volunteered your time to teach the class so that kids like your son could get their cards and go hunting. Like he was doing.

That would've showed him.

Took the test in 1967 and had a hunters lic every year in ca. Lost my card with no proof as no computers at that time. To hunt Colorado 3 years ago one needed a physical copy of HST. Did an online course and finished up with a 4 hr class, oldest guy in class @58 . Proof now recorded with Ca F and G in case I lose my card again. All in all just several hrs of my life.
In Ca now you have to have a firearms safety card to purchase a long gun. $25.00 or have a hunting lic. Hand gun card $25.00 . Both renew every 5 years. Just another way to raise money no doubt.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciated him volunteering his time and teaching the class. My concern was the mis-information or wrong information that he was telling the class.

Don't believe I did.

I took hunter safety as a kid in Wyoming, even though I made the year cut. Took it again with my son a few years ago.

Same here, took 3 young ones not to long ago to class. I thought may as well go through myself, since I had to keep an eye on them anyway.

I kinda wanted to get in the modern system anyway. I have an old card from MI, which could of worked for most.

I may of learned a thing or two. Some crazy accidents out there. If one just followed the basic safety rules they wouldn't happen.

Got my hunter safety card years ago and verified. Then went with my kids. After that I went with grand-kids.

What's it take to join the Cantankerous SOB club? I'm a card-carrying member of the Grouchy Old Bastards club and this one sounds right up my alley.

I've taken Hunters Education in 2 states. Once as an 11 year old kid, and twice as an adult with my children.

I could produce certificates of completion from both states, and to what avail? Still gotta take Colo's test if I want to hunt there.

I guess it's their state, and their rules.