Reaper, we are coming at this from to different directions.To me being able to shoot a bow has nothing to do with how you would do as a hunter.I am nobody special and when they set my bow up I was hitting a passable target before I left the shop.This does not make me a hunter.

The issue that got me involved was the suggestion that there should be mandatory testing for competency.I simply don't agree,there are to many variables that come into play when shooting in the field and to simulate that type of environment would be next to impossible.

I have through out my working career have had to take multiple competency tests.Not in any case is it ever reflective of actual working conditions.They are simply robotic walk throughs to satisfy some "there ought to be law" idea.Most "idiots" pass these tests with flying colors.In my eyes a waste of time and money and no real measure of competency.

If you want to incorporate a shooting phase into the safety course, be my guest.Be sure to sign up and see how effective it is.