New outdoors card. (No T on the front of the card)

[Noseyarentcha]

Well...they do teach us to look down the barrel of the gun.
Did they teach that 20 years ago?

[mark270wsm]

i do not know .. but what i am saying is people that have not taken the turkey course as of now will be grandfatherd in we were told from the start of turkey hunting that it needed its own course. now its being taught as of 2017 hunter saftey course . so anyone with a hunting lic can now buy a turkey tag in spring. we were basicaly scamed and paid big money and a day off work for some guys to hunt..

[mark270wsm]

AS i have said in the past the hunter course is a joke.. its usually a Friday night and all day sat and sunday. how can you absobe all that information in 2.4 days. when i took mine it was 2 or 3 hours a night for about month we had time to study the books we had to pay for now they have to buy books but can never read them.

[SaginMerusan]

What took from the turkey course, the prime point, was to position yourself to protect your back, stay in one spot and call the turkey to you. This is the keys point to safe turkey hunting, protect your self, and stay stationary, and don't pursue the birds . Until it is part of the new hunter education course, there is a possibility that those who have not taken the turkey course and have their hunting licence already may attempt other ways of hunting turkeys, e.g. stalking them by honking in on birds that are calling to one another.

Point taken and noted. Thanks for this tidbit. Surely there will definitely be veteran hunters doing this, while newbies may be stalking them or some such. And those newbies may be getting themselves into the line of fire by moving around like that. Who knows what kinds of accidents are waiting to happen?

Thanks for the info, Gun Nut. It's info like this why I want to hunt down that DVD.

[Noseyarentcha]

i do not know .. but what i am saying is people that have not taken the turkey course as of now will be grandfatherd in we were told from the start of turkey hunting that it needed its own course. now its being taught as of 2017 hunter saftey course . so anyone with a hunting lic can now buy a turkey tag in spring. we were basicaly scamed and paid big money and a day off work for some guys to hunt..

I hear you Mark270 and I understand where you are coming from.
I wouldn't go out turkey hunting by myself, especially after reading the information here.
Personally, I think that there should be a seperate course for deer and turkey and duck/bear (everything we hunt)that includes proper shot placement, blood trailing, gutting, tree stand stand safety, proper baiting techniques etc.
The courses should be expanded for us newbies.
It is a darn good thing that I have experienced hunters to learn from.
What about the guys that don't?

[mark270wsm]

the whole system needs a over hual... i like the fact that it can be done online in some other provinces and in most USA states then you do it at your own pace and then meet the instructor for the final (hard ) test, years ago when i got my course it was very time consuming and very knowledge based and there was something hard when a CO was walking up the isle while you did the written test and when you did the practical having him do the test. there was no opps there is a mistake it was automatic fail. Hunting is becomeing more popular and we need it to be better looked after. Things are going to get dangourse in the spring.

[Noseyarentcha]

AS i have said in the past the hunter course is a joke.. its usually a Friday night and all day sat and sunday. how can you absobe all that information in 2.4 days. when i took mine it was 2 or 3 hours a night for about month we had time to study the books we had to pay for now they have to buy books but can never read them.

I completely agree with you Mark. We should be taught more.

[Noseyarentcha]

I can honestly say that I learned much more doing observation sits, tracking, trailing, constructing blinds, sitting there freezing my butt off on a game trail, reading this site and shootin' the breeze with my mentor, than I ever did in that hunting course.

[greatwhite]

When I first started hunting 30 years ago or so, there was no hunter safety course and to obtain your FAC (Firearms Acquisition certificate) you just had to apply for it. Back then you could apply 3 months before your 16'th birthday. I received min on a Friday my birthday. Back then there was no course. When we changed to the PAL system (Guns are actually illegal to won now a PAL is a license to own a firearm) 20+ years ago I had to do the course because I forgot to renew before the Grandfather period for FAC holders was up. The course was 4 hours Friday, 8 hours Saturday and 8 hours Sunday. To be honest I think they covered everything. Be safe with a gun should be common sense. Number 1 thing is be sure of your target and your surroundings doesn't matter if you are hunting deer, bear, small game or turkey.

[rick_iles]

When I first started hunting 30 years ago or so, there was no hunter safety course and to obtain your FAC (Firearms Acquisition certificate) you just had to apply for it. Back then you could apply 3 months before your 16'th birthday. I received min on a Friday my birthday. Back then there was no course. When we changed to the PAL system (Guns are actually illegal to won now a PAL is a license to own a firearm) 20+ years ago I had to do the course because I forgot to renew before the Grandfather period for FAC holders was up. The course was 4 hours Friday, 8 hours Saturday and 8 hours Sunday. To be honest I think they covered everything. Be safe with a gun should be common sense. Number 1 thing is be sure of your target and your surroundings doesn't matter if you are hunting deer, bear, small game or turkey.

I think you are confusing the Hunter Safety training Course and the Canadian Firearms Safety Training.
Some 48 years ago when I started hunting, I had to take the Hunter Safety Course to get my hunting licence. Hunter Safety Training was made mandatory in 1960.