I want to go hunting for the first time with a friend a he says I can get a license without taking the safety course because I am POST certified. Has anyone heard of this before? I googled it and don't see anything relevant.
Well let me enlighten you on a dumb decision. You get your license and go hunting with your buddy....no problem, then take the hunters safety course anyway. I'm a 20 year Army Vet and a 32 year Enforcement person, a hunter safety instructor and a pro outdoor writer. Dont see the Hunter's Safety Course as a hassle you need it if you have never hunted. No doubt you think you know safe gun handling in and out of a patrol car....But you dont have the slightest idea about how to go up down in a tree stand, in and out of the field, when and when not to engage the safety, how far from a vehicle you should be before you load your gun ect. Cops and Soldiers carry their guns muzzle down, you dont do that quail hunting or in a duck blind, so this becomes a safety hazard and the new hunter finds it hard to understand. No I dont agree with this rule, take your hunter safety course and learn something.
Now so you dont get killed or embarrass yourself do some addition reading at www.foremosthunting.com on safety and hunter ethics.
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Well let me enlighten you on a dumb decision. You get your license and go hunting with your buddy....no problem, then take the hunters safety course anyway. I'm a 20 year Army Vet and a 32 year Enforcement person, a hunter safety instructor and a pro outdoor writer. Dont see the Hunter's Safety Course as a hassle you need it if you have never hunted. No doubt you think you know safe gun handling in and out of a patrol car....But you dont have the slightest idea about how to go up down in a tree stand, in and out of the field, when and when not to engage the safety, how far from a vehicle you should be before you load your gun ect. Cops and Soldiers carry their guns muzzle down, you dont do that quail hunting or in a duck blind, so this becomes a safety hazard and the new hunter finds it hard to understand. No I dont agree with this rule, take your hunter safety course and learn something.
Now so you dont get killed or embarrass yourself do some addition reading at www.foremosthunting.com on safety and hunter ethics.
Pass it on