Online hunting course

[Sam Menard]

Thanks. I'll file my cert with the province later this week, and buy my license. I'm as excited to be heading out to scout as I am to start hunting again. :-)

Congrats and good luck!

[Bluebulldog]

Growing up it was almost a progression.

BB / pellet gun. Shhoting cans, paper targets, wandering around the woods near the cottage in Central ON shooting other things ( branches, old junk, etc.) refining shooting technique to the point where using iron sights you were able to hit a bottle cap at 40'.

Then .22, and shotgun.... same kind of drill, only now you had a thrower and a box of clays in the old pits, or junkyards....

By the time I challenged my FAC exam, and did my hinters safety, the ability to shoot wasn't in question. ( Army also helped immensely).

To this day, I refuse to hunt with anyone who hasn't re-zero'd their rifle. Typical drill, would be to re-zero, and then take a further 10 shots, from kneeling, off hand, sitting....

And I absolutely will not hunt birds with someone who hasn't burnt through at least a box of target loads busting clays. I will often set aside a day in late Aug, early Sept and invite a few guys to the club with me, for just that purpose.

Doing otherwise is irresponsible.

The days of bragging that you hunted deer with the same box of ammo 5+ years are gone.

[greatwhite]

When I got my first FAC there was no exam in 1985. Do you mean your PAL?
In NB the Hunters education was optional back them but most schools would put on the course as optional short course.

Growing up it was almost a progression.

BB / pellet gun. Shhoting cans, paper targets, wandering around the woods near the cottage in Central ON shooting other things ( branches, old junk, etc.) refining shooting technique to the point where using iron sights you were able to hit a bottle cap at 40'.

Then .22, and shotgun.... same kind of drill, only now you had a thrower and a box of clays in the old pits, or junkyards....

By the time I challenged my FAC exam, and did my hinters safety, the ability to shoot wasn't in question. ( Army also helped immensely).

To this day, I refuse to hunt with anyone who hasn't re-zero'd their rifle. Typical drill, would be to re-zero, and then take a further 10 shots, from kneeling, off hand, sitting....

And I absolutely will not hunt birds with someone who hasn't burnt through at least a box of target loads busting clays. I will often set aside a day in late Aug, early Sept and invite a few guys to the club with me, for just that purpose.

Doing otherwise is irresponsible.

The days of bragging that you hunted deer with the same box of ammo 5+ years are gone.

[DonnieR]

Can youth take the hunter safety course and not the firearms course or how doesnut work?

[greatwhite]

If you don't take the firearms course you can not purchase or posses a firearm

[Bluebulldog]

When I got my first FAC there was no exam in 1985. Do you mean your PAL?
In NB the Hunters education was optional back them but most schools would put on the course as optional short course.

FAC. 1994.

The PAL / POL system came in around 1998 or so if memory serves?

[DonnieR]

If you don't take the firearms course you can not purchase or posses a firearm

Okay correct me if I am wrong, but your PAL isn't good until your 18 anyway? So long as you take the second part of the course between the ages of 15 and 18 you should good?

[KyleBrns]

Okay correct me if I am wrong, but your PAL isn't good until your 18 anyway? So long as you take the second part of the course between the ages of 15 and 18 you should good?

As far as I understand your question, yes. PAL is available from 18 years of age. What second part of the course are you talking about? If you are talking about the Hunter Education Course, it is available from 12. I remember writing an introductory letter to an appointment, wondering how it sounded from the outside. I found this text-to-speech tool https://phdessay.com/read-my-essay/, and after listening, I realized that edits were needed. Since then, I have been using it to write documents, so if you plan to submit an application, I recommend listening to it first.

[Gilroy]

"The days of bragging that you hunted deer with the same box of ammo 5+ years are gone."

I think you might have missed the old IMHO part.

[greatwhite]

You still have to have a PAL if your hunting as a minor. My son has had his since age 12 he's 17 now and will get a regular PAL next summer.

As far as I understand your question, yes. PAL is available from 18 years of age. What second part of the course are you talking about?