Not mind boggling at all when you consider they even have to put the warning tag "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION" on a package of stink bait. [:'(]

By the way, I'd take both classes. Also, I don't think the classes should be combined, at all.While the hunting safety parts are obviously identical, there are enough differences in safe handling of crossbows vs bows to warrantseperate training.

For example, even the dumbest bowhunter can't shoot himself in the chest with a bow. An idiot with a crossbow can. Ref: the kid a couple of years back who was lowering a loaded crossbowon a rope. The crossbowwent off, bolt hit him in the chest,and killed him.

Not to mention theintellectual giantwho can't learn to keep his fingers out of the string's way.

I think the crossbow industry and it's activistsshouldwork towardgettingan organization like IBEP started that is dedicated to crossbow safety. I do NOT think the classes should be stuffed into IBEP.Mainlybecausehardly any IBEP instructors know a flippin' thing about crossbows, but also becausea great many IBEP instructorsare likely hardcore anti-crossbowers.

I better stop there before I get too high up on the soap box.