License to hunt own land?

[Luke E.]

As a volunteer with the Fish and Wildlife service and getting to do ride alongs, yes the Wardens check cards when checking license of Federal property. Never had mine or my grandkids H/S cards checked by the state weanies.

 

Dave

 

 I've never been fooled with before but I've also never hunted public much less federal land so i'm sure that has spared me the meetings. I was just curious because one would think that if they really wanted everyone that hunts, to go through the course then they would require it to be able to purchase a hunting license. I've never even been asked if I had completed the course let alone asked to prove it. I reckon if i'm going to venture of of very private land then i'm going to have to request a new card because I can't remember seeing it since I was 11-12yrs old.

[Luke E.]

I was issued Colorado Hunter's Safety Card #000168 in 1970. Colorado is an odd one. They've always been tough on gun owners and hunters, yet hunting accounts for a large part of their economy and tourist dollars. That said, taking a 2-day in person course was not a bad idea, although, until later shortened and even more recently offered online, it was so time consuming, the requirement discouraged many new hunters. It was essentially the same as an HCP class with emphasis on long guns and shotguns. Range time was with a supplied 22. Age cut-off for Colo. hunters safety requirement is 1949. Again, sure happy to live in Tennessee.

 

 I agree, a two day class sounds to be quite extreme! Our "range time" consisted of being handed a 20ga shotgun and 3 shells for it, one of the TWRA officers had one of those red plastic handheld skeet slingers and we got to shoot 3 clays (or in a lot of folks case, got to shoot AT 3 clays  :rofl: ).