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From what I have gathered there is no way around taking the damn hunters safety course? I am a transplant and didn't need it where I'm from. I have been hunting both archery and gun for years but now I need to take some BS class? I get a kick out of the "since we started making hunters ed mandatory deaths have dropped by X" when the case is fewer and fewer people are hunting due to a lot of reasons regulations being one of the bigger ones so of course accidents are going to be reduced.
I had to find my little HSC from MO 1987. You can take part of it online I think? It sucks , but I only hunt on private land, because people are stupid.:) good luck. [Beer]
No way around it unless you were born before 1940something.
I have no problem taking the online class if it was offered more often, like on Sundays or at least in N CO more often. A couple of hours of "home study" and a couple more hands on is fine by me. Might have to just knuckle up and take a Saturday off and miss out on some OT to take the class.
I need to take it as well, i think it is dumb, but i am also from a state where 90% of the population grew up hunting...Alaska.
bottom line is if you were born after Jan 1st 1949 you have to take it. tom
Colorado will recognize proof of completion of a hunter safety course from another state but if you were exempt for some reason in another state but were born after 1949, you will have to take it to hunt in Colorado.
I teach some courses in the Brighton Recreation Center monthly that occur over a weekend.
We even try hard to make sure that there is some useful information even for the old know-it-alls...
Myself and my 11 year old daughter just took the class and it was great! Lots of good info.
I took my original class several years ago. Last year I sat through another class when my son took it, it's not that bad. You might even learn a thing or two.
fewer and fewer hunters?
not exactly, hunter numbers are higher than in the past. just take the class, it is not a big deal and you might actually learn something. most states require a hunter safety class. every state i have hunted in requires it.
This is what I thought. If you've been hunting for a long time, I'm assuming it was in another state? Did you have to take a hunter's ed course there?Quote:
Originally Posted by spqrzilla
Once you take the class, do you have to take it every year after that?
No, once is all you have to take it, unless you get violations.
Cool thanks. I found someone who wants to take me hunting, and I want to take him up on the offer. Can't wait.
You'll probably enjoy the class, they usually try to make it interesting for everyone. I think I liked it better than CCW class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Once you complete the class and receive the card make sure to go to the nearest DOW office so they put it into the system; then you do not have to carry the card with you all the time and can buy a license with the hunter ed card on you.
Only in ColoradoQuote:
Originally Posted by CO Hugh
if you still go to other states you still have to carry it.
That's what I've been told. I looked on the Sportsman's Warehouse site and it looks like their class spans over three days, is that correct?
Nope, I took mine in another state and went to the HQ and registered with them. Now I don't have to carry it.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnTRourke
You misunderstood what I saidQuote:
Originally Posted by CO Hugh
If you have a Colorado's hunter safety card and you go to Texas or Idaho or where ever, you still have to carry your card.
All states and Canadian provinces require hunter safety to my knowledge.
It's a requirement. The majority of hunting related deaths in Colorado are due to hypothermia; this should be emphasized in the safety classes taught in CO.
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Originally Posted by mpatch
If you want to hunt in Colorado, suck it up and take the class. It's not that big of a deal. There are night classes that span over three or four days. Even the online class requires some actual classroom time and a mandatory live fire class.
Yep, I discuss it. Unfortunately, as much as people complain about the length of the class, there is so much material that is required and should be taught that we can't get into the depth we'd like to.Quote:
Originally Posted by barney fife
I think it depends on the class type. I thought it was 2 full days for the "sit down" class. I took mine a few years back when they just started the online/home study course. For me the 1st class was in Wheatridge, took about 3 hours. Over the next week or so you do the online home study. Went to the DOW office in Denver for the final written test and firearm/shooting safety test. I remember the website said to print out the homestudy results to take them to the instructor but he said they were changing that rule and didn't have to do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
internet course info link
http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/...EInternet.aspx
home study link
http://homestudy.ihea.com/
I think it is a good thing, I still remember some of the stuff I was taught in 1980. The wife took it before we got married and she enjoyed it.