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Texas boys i need an answer!!
4dog:
well in Cali i hear swattin skeeters is illegal...or soon will be...lol truth be told you get caught hunting snakes most times your told to carry on...lol
k-hat:
yeah this whole hunter ed thing bugged the crap outta me. I hunted quite a bit with my dad as a youth, but since i was born after 1971, had to take the course to hunt. Been putting it off all these years for many reasons, finally got round to it this year. I was able to do the 100% online version (YES!), with no field day requirement. Just to experiment, i skipped all the modules straight down to the test, and it let me take the test. I got an 88% (minimum is 70-something for credit). BUT I STILL HAD TO PLAY THROUGH ALL THOSE MODULES TO GET A CERTIFICATE. I know i know, don't cheat the system Kevin. But doggonit what kept eating at my craw the whole time i was fast-forwarding through those modules and wingin those quizzes >:D (all of which, cept one, i scored round 90%), was 'WHAT DOES A 45 YR OLD KNOW ABOUT HUNTING THAT I DON'T KNOW JUST CUZ HE'S 45!!!!"
Riddle me that, batman. Let me solve it for you... it ain't REALLY about making hunting safer (at least not in practice). I tell ya, if i'da wasted 2 days of my life a few years ago before the online version, this rant would be a LOT longer!
Sorry for the hijack, but it's relevant! ;)
4dog:
no hijack...it does seem rediculous that a 35 yr old person isnt considered "mature " enough to not go into the boonies and shoot at every rustle of leaves, bow or gun, but ya know,,look at the mess up in washington,, those are the same type of folks in austin makin laws that make no sense, what ya gonna do??
k-hat:
Same thing i do when i look at washington.... grumble while i do what i gotta do >:( ;) :D
Bearded Mountain Man:
I almost got a hunting license a few years back while living in WA, but I found out it would cost me about 5x as much as it does in NC. I just couldn't bring myself to pay it out. I'm glad to be back in NC where I can pay $40 for big game, small game, hunting on game lands, and fresh water fishing.
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