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Post by DEERTRACKS on Jul 19, 2007 13:33:25 GMT -5
Good thing I am old enough to be exempt! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by dbd870 on Jul 19, 2007 14:46:59 GMT -5
I'm long exempt as well, but I decided I wanted a HE number so I looked at the material over lunch one day and took the test - got a 93 (I was pushed for time that day or I wouldn't have missed a few I did, didn't read close enough). I don't like it so much for kids or brand new hunters but for those of us in the second half of our lives, OK.
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Post by tickman1961 on Oct 27, 2008 13:53:35 GMT -5
Anything that makes it easier or more conveinent for our youth to get involved in the sport is fabulous, I mean anything.
The simple fact someone has to take a course to hunt does nothing to recruit todays youth to the sport I have been enjoying since nine years old.
In the end, it is about getting out in the woods and enjoying nature, not every sport has you take a written exam to become part of the crowd.
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Post by lugnutz on Jan 26, 2009 20:32:57 GMT -5
I think it would be better if you could study online, and take the test elsewhere,,courthouse or a DNR area duing the regular business hours. This should eliminate most of the cheaters.
I'm real lucky that our school system still teaches this class in school.
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Post by inrecordbookbuck on Sept 4, 2009 16:13:22 GMT -5
Why is everyone so concerned with cheaters? The place I looked at for my nephew, you did not pay until they pass. so, why cheat?
As far as wanting to make someone look like an idiot in a classroom, "get a life"
Why would you need to take a class anyway, I went with my son. Didn't learn anything that was not already taught to me by my father and grandfather. It was a total waste of time, as I had already taught my son the same way I learned.
All common sense, and you are still going to have the idiots shooting there kids on the weekend cleaning there assault rifles.
As we all know you can teach someone the proper way to handle a gun or bow to make it safe for them and all around them. But, you can not make them follow thru with what they have learned.
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Post by firstwd on Sept 4, 2009 20:40:43 GMT -5
Why would you need to take a class anyway, I went with my son. Didn't learn anything that was not already taught to me by my father and grandfather. It was a total waste of time, as I had already taught my son the same way I learned. A couple of years ago I had a mother, 2 sons, and a daughter come to one of my weekend camps. They were from the west side of Indy and drove more than an hour on a Friday afternoon to get the the camp. The Dad was no longer with the family(didn't ask details) and only one uncle hunted. The mom was almost an anti-hunter when she arrived. She really didn't mind the idea of it that much, but didn't see any reason for her kids to be subjected to it. The kids and the uncle pushed her enough she allowed them to come and decided to see for herself what it was all about. During this camp we had terrible weather (range time was spent in a moderate ice pellet shower), we included trapping (everybody earned their trappers ed too), we skinned animals inside the building while lunch was being fixed in the kitchen, and we managed to change the lives of a few people. Our teaching team received a heartfelt thank you card and a picture CD from that family about how much differently they look at hunting and the outdoors. And that fall, even mom went hunting. I understand the frustration for "country kids" and ones that have parents, uncles, grandparents and the such teaching the the way of the outdoors. But those who are fortunate enough to have that need to realize that the majority of the youth in this State are urban kids and a far too many of them do not have fathers or a male role model in their lives, let alone one that is capable of teaching about the outdoors. The law is what it is. I would ask you to please help in the efforts to recruit more kids and teach them the proper things by becoming a Hunter Ed Instructor and hold as many classes as you can. The more recruits we can get the better we will be. |
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Post by discgolf94 on Nov 21, 2009 22:24:52 GMT -5
I truely hate the online testing every page has a timer on it so when ur done u have to want for the time to go off. i have about 7 hrs into this test and im only 2/3rds thru the test
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Post by discgolf94 on Nov 22, 2009 20:40:55 GMT -5
after 15 hrs i now get a card wooohoo
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Post by shaynster on May 10, 2010 22:08:12 GMT -5
I'm 39 years old and just did the online course just in case I go out of state hunting. I not sure what other states laws are, so I thought I would go ahead and get it. It took me 4 or 5 hours.
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Post by INDeerhunter on Oct 28, 2010 12:00:15 GMT -5
Firstwd, Thank you for sharing that story with us, I totally agree with the way you put it, there are far too many kids and new hunters that do not have family that hunts in order to pass along the tradition ! I took the online version of the hunters ed just for my benefit I wasnt required to take it, I thought it to be a good test for a person that has already been hunting, but not so much IMO for a new hunter or youth. I can see the benefit of it if a person cant get to a class there arent alot of them held in my neck of the woods or very often, but I agree the classroom setting would be best !
I have thought about gettin more into helpin youths get started in hunting and I recently have started taking my wifes cousin who is 15 he got an apprentice license and we plan to take him to hunters ed soon, I told him about the online version but i also told him I would be more than willing to take him to the course !
How would a person go about becoming a hunters ed instructor ? I am interested but have no idea where to start in gettin the proper info to do such a thing ? If you could help I would like to see what all it involves ! Thanks so much and thanks for all you do for helping get our youth involved in the sport and the outdoors !
Thanks again
~ INDeerhunter ~
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Post by tenring on Oct 28, 2010 18:10:27 GMT -5
Call your local CO or the District Headquarters of the area you are in and ask for an application. Don't expect and instant reply. It took 6 months to get feedback when I did it. Seems there is a bunch of people who say they are interested but never seem to follow through. That's the answer I got when I saw our CO one day and jumped all over him about the delay in responding.
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Post by firstwd on Oct 28, 2010 21:38:46 GMT -5
Firstwd, Thank you for sharing that story with us, I totally agree with the way you put it, there are far too many kids and new hunters that do not have family that hunts in order to pass along the tradition ! I took the online version of the hunters ed just for my benefit I wasnt required to take it, I thought it to be a good test for a person that has already been hunting, but not so much IMO for a new hunter or youth. I can see the benefit of it if a person cant get to a class there arent alot of them held in my neck of the woods or very often, but I agree the classroom setting would be best ! I have thought about gettin more into helpin youths get started in hunting and I recently have started taking my wifes cousin who is 15 he got an apprentice license and we plan to take him to hunters ed soon, I told him about the online version but i also told him I would be more than willing to take him to the course ! How would a person go about becoming a hunters ed instructor ? I am interested but have no idea where to start in gettin the proper info to do such a thing ? If you could help I would like to see what all it involves ! Thanks so much and thanks for all you do for helping get our youth involved in the sport and the outdoors ! Thanks again ~ INDeerhunter ~ The quickest way I could tell you is get in touch with other instructors. We make the pitch at every class we put on. The application requires a copy of a test with at least a 90 score. The State does back ground checks that can take some time to get completed, I don't know if all checks do, but mine went through the FBI. There is an Instructor course every year the last weekend of August at Ross Camp outside of Lafayette. it is not a requirement, but it is highly recommended. Good luck and hope to see you in a class some day. |
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Post by magnum500 on Nov 25, 2010 12:40:22 GMT -5
I just finnished taking the online course. I passed with a 96%, I believe. It took me maybe 5 or 6 hours total. I liked it fairly well, but I can see what y'all are talking about (cheating and what-not). I didn't enjoy the timers on the pages either. I'm a fast reader and a quick learner, so that annoyed me quite a bit. Most of the course is common sense that I had learned already just as well in the field as well (actually better, even in the short time I've been shooting and hunting). Also, my computer is a piece of junk, so I couldn't watch any of the short movies in the course (they have about 3 videos on tree-stand safety), so that might hinder someone else if you have a bad internet connection. However, I would reccomend it to those who can shift their own learning techniques, and RESPONSIBLE kids and parents, all because of the availability, and because of the short amount of time you can do it in (compared to driving to and taking a class at a different location). Follow-up teaching is highly recommended too (but y'all already knew that  ). |
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 9, 2010 5:34:11 GMT -5
Congrats on getting it done. This weekend looks ugly (if you want to try it we'll be around), can you come down the last weekend of ML season?
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Post by mmaddox on Oct 13, 2012 14:03:51 GMT -5
Couple of different issues here. Remote learning verses hands on. Feedback and interaction. Material adjusted to local needs. Support after the course. All the stuff regardless of the subject material. The other problem is in this case, the actual course. Some things are just wrong, some misleading, some un-clear, and some not suited for local applications. Have to think it is very hard for a younger potential hunter, with little experience and/or support to aquire the needed knowledge and attitude from a computer screen.
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