"Hunter Education" and TWRA dove fields

[ExMachina]

New hunter here...

Is there any hope in heck that I'm going to be able to fulfill the Education requirement before opening day?

This regulation got me by surprise and this is perhaps the first time in recent memory that I wished I were older

[kb4ns]

I dunno. This time of year, with deer season around the corner, most classes are purdy near filled up. I believe there is a permit you can buy that allows you one year from exemption from the hunter safety class so long as you're hunting with someone who has attended it and is in a position where they can immediately take control of your weapon if need be. Might wanna check into that on the TWRA website.

[kb4ns]

Found it. Most of the way down under "TWRA Apprentice Permit Hunter Education Exempt (Type 012) - Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency- Hunter Education

[ExMachina]

thank you kb4ns!!

that will work for now.

what a strange regulation, eh? guess it means that i should look upon everyone 42y.o.and older as being "uneducated";)

[DaveS]

I had to take the hunter education course when I hit 50. Fort Campbell required it. Had to get it! It's dumb I know....been hunt'n since I was about eight. Ain't shot nobody yet. Unlike one of our vice presidents!

[kb4ns]

Haha, so true WD! I was talkin' to a feller a while back that must have been 65 years old. He was telling me that he was getting ready to take the hunter safety course even though he's been hunting his whole life. After asking him why, he informed me that he was going on a hunting trip to Colorado and they require it for hunters of all ages.

So for all you older-than-required hunters, next time you know of a youngin' in your life that needs the course, why not sign up with them and sit through it? I'm sure they'd enjoy it more with a familiar face in the crowd. You might learn something, and who knows, you might be glad to have it one day when your hunting plans lead elsewhere.

Good luck in the dove fields, ExMachina!