i am 16 as well and this is my 1st year bowhunting too. i have learned much through you guys, magazines, the internet, and my father. Here in NJ you have to get a home study kit and watch the video. then fill out a huge packet (Like 20 pages) and then go and take a test. it has the "General" part and the "bowhunting" part. then you need to shoot 3 arrows out of 5 into a 12" circle at a distance not told to you (limited at 20 yards) THEN you need to take a "nature" walk and they have different targets set up and you need to identify the target and guess the distance, shot placement, and seasons. then i shot, it was like 40 degrees and windy as anything. i still put the 1st 3 into the 12" circle, and got a 100% on the written test. it was no easy piece of cake, but i think they are doing a good job in nj

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