Hi, Don. I am an instructor for Idaho. I'll try to answer as best as I am able.

1) My husband and I only teach the NBEF program, it is all that is required for the students to then earn their certificate of completion. However, my husband does offer to anyone in the class further instruction on bowhunting if they ask for help. He will help anyone. (Since he has more experience than I do, I gladly let him do this!)

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All I know about it being governed is that our local Fish and Game suck horribly about supporting us as instructors. I refuse to work through them anymore to obtain any help or support. I go straight to the top for this.

2) The only funding that our state gives us is our supplies for the students. Any time that we put into it is volunteer work on our part. Because of a love for the sport and wanting others to be as educated as possible we continue to teach this course, despite the difficulties with our Fish & Game department. (Unfortunately, they give us more of a headache than the students do!!)

3) The only cost to the students for our class is $8. It helps to cover the cost of the supplies for the state. I know it doesn't cover all of the supplies, but it helps.

4) We currently have 23 students signed up for a class this weekend and another list being signed by more students. Getting a class going has never been the problem. Rather, we can't seem to teach enough of them.

5) Our problem with this course are as follows. First, I think it needs to be a longer course. We are supposed to have it finished in 12 to 13 hours. Too short for the amount of information that I feel needs to be included in the class. Second, we have received new manuals 2 years ago. However, our test has never been updated to follow the current manual. So it is difficult to teach from both manuals.

6) I firmly believe that even with the problems that we have had with this program, it is extremely beneficial to our students. I always tell my students that if they come away with 1 new bit of information that they didn't have before, then I've done my job. I am a strong believer that the ethics that are taught in this course should be learned by all. I believe that it makes the student think about their choices. I alsohave found that when you teach the part of your state's laws, most people never had a clue as to what they would have needed to do to be a legal hunter. Most of our students are older teenagers and adults. So this is information that is reached a much needed audience.

Hope any of this helps.