Calif. Hunter
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I took my 10-year old son to the state hunter safety course this weekend. It is 10 hours minimum - this course ran from 6-10 PM on Friday night and it ran from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday. It's much more involved than the course I took 30 some years ago, since it includes archery, muzzleloading rifles, conservation, info on funding, etc. That's a long time for an antsy 10-year old.
He was nervous about going, and convinced that he would not pass. I told it was no big deal - if he didn't pass, he can take it again and again until he does.
I sat through it with him, and was pretty impressed with the quality of the notes he took. He even drew pictures of a 20 ga shell in a 12 ga barrel, the chamber and rifling in a cut-away view of a rifle barrel, etc.
He was really shook up when they announced that it was a 100 question test and that you had to get 80 right to pass.
The instructors let me sit with him and explain the words he did not understand on the test. I didn't give him any answers, though. He scored 93 out of 100, better than most of the adults taking the test!
Of course, we had to run right out and buy him a hunting license. He is on cloud 9 and tells everyone about his license. I'm pretty proud, too.
He was nervous about going, and convinced that he would not pass. I told it was no big deal - if he didn't pass, he can take it again and again until he does.
I sat through it with him, and was pretty impressed with the quality of the notes he took. He even drew pictures of a 20 ga shell in a 12 ga barrel, the chamber and rifling in a cut-away view of a rifle barrel, etc.
He was really shook up when they announced that it was a 100 question test and that you had to get 80 right to pass.
The instructors let me sit with him and explain the words he did not understand on the test. I didn't give him any answers, though. He scored 93 out of 100, better than most of the adults taking the test!
Of course, we had to run right out and buy him a hunting license. He is on cloud 9 and tells everyone about his license. I'm pretty proud, too.