I just took my shot at the course a couple of months ago at the ripe young age of 30. In the state of Florida, I was grandfathered in and did not have to take the class but in Kansas, where I was going to hunt, you have to have it if born after '57 I think.

Imagine my surprise walking into the class and there being 80 high school kids in the class. I believe there were only two or three parents accompaning there kids and it was disappointing to me. When my little girl is ready to go, I will be right there with her. I will get the chance to take my nephews before then and I am ready to go again.

The presenters in our class were volunteers as they are in many cases. But, they presented a well-rounded view of the good practices and laws and really stressed hunter's ethics. We were required to learn the ten commandments of hunter's safety and take a 100 question multiple choice test and I am proud to say I got 100% correct (much better than I ever did in college). The next day, we went to the range and shot skeet and bolt action 22's to make sure we could handle the weapons.

I was able to get friendly with some of the kids that were in the class and it was fun to be around the younger bunch for awhile and I thouroughly enjoyed the whole experience.

I have evn contacted the teachers and inquired about the possibility of volunteering myself to help teach the class. The pay isn't much but it would be a great time.