mine was pretty useless except for the simple fact i had to have the little orange card to get my liscense...my dad took it with me even though hes been hunting all his life just to get the little orange card incase he ever wants to go out of the state...he thought it wasa waste of 12 hrs i think it was when we took it..now its 15 or more i dont know what it went up to...i passed the test with eaze and only missed one which was something senseless about how do you help game on your property..i put plant trees and bushes..i guess there was a better answer...i dont even remember anything they covered in the course..i know there wasnt much thats useful..just comon sense stuff..they really should have a good course and teach you more than what most people know..then again i guess if i never touched a gun and never seen a deer or anything i guess it would have all been new to me...and i agree they should teach you kill zones on game and a bit on tracking...