Students put down books, pick up guns and credits

[awndray]

Students at the University of Manitoba are putting down the textbooks and picking up guns as part of a mentored hunting course this fall.


The Environmental Field Investigations course gives students hands on experience hunting and harvesting geese and deer in southern Manitoba — as well as university credits.


Professor Rick Baydack said it's important for students in the Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources to get a well-rounded understanding of the issues they study, and that includes the role hunters play in conservation.


"We learn much more, I think, when we take students into the field than in a traditional university classroom," he said.


"Hunting is one of the tools that wildlife managers use in their arsenal as we try to manage and maintain and preserve wildlife populations. So, hunting is something I feel, and many of my colleagues feel, students need to be aware of and understand and take part in to experience exactly what hunters, and people who are in the hunting community, are all about."

More - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...urse-1.3777468


Props to the University of Manitoba. This needs to make its way to Ontario schools - nay, to all Canadian schools.

[Bluebulldog]

Well, my early years I was usually out in the field during school hours anyhow......

[patvetzal]

Our Northern Outdoor Studies class only gives high school credits, but a lot of classes are held down at Trent U.

[MikePal]

How does something like that work if they don't have PAL's or a Hunters Safety courses...would the University have to supply fully licensed 'Hunters' for one on one supervision ?

Would be a great part time job

[Badbuzz]

I would agree MikePal (about the job)

I would think that it would be a semester course which would include hunters safety and a PAL. Though I could be wrong. If you take the course, lets say in January, by the summer you have credentials needed, by fall you are hunting. I imagine if you already had requirements needed you would get credit for that.

W.

[blasted_saber]

More - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...urse-1.3777468


Props to the University of Manitoba. This needs to make its way to Ontario schools - nay, to all Canadian schools.

Many of the professors at Fleming College are hunters and will hunt with students in a non-educational manner. Props to the Uof M for making it an actual course.

[greatwhite]

I remember when in high JR High back in NB we use to be taught hunter Safety as an optional course. In High School I use to bring my shot gun or the 22 to school to go hunting after last class.