Originally Posted by WeaselKeeper

Thanks for the info! I looked up a basic hunting class. I believe there is one about 50 miles from me in March that I might go to. So, once I go through this class (and I'm guessing the teach you safety as well as hunting basics, right?) I can get my license to hunt? YES


Do these classes also count as a gun safety class or would I need to take one of those separately? They do count and you can apply for your concealed weapons permit with a photocopy of your hunter safety course completion certificate.

As far as how much meat we would go through JUST for our animals, we would need close to 15lbs/week. And if we eventually get a large breed dog, it would go up even more. Right now just the ferrets are on a raw diet and we go through about 7lbs a week with the four of them. I believe if you live in an area with a lot of deer and squirrels, that you could probably get about 3-4 months of meat every year if you bowhunt or gun hunt.

Would I need a license to tag along with a hunter but not actually shoot anything? As long as you do not have a weapon I believe you can just tag along. Just make sure you are not in possession of anything that was killed by yourself. My grandfather hunts on occasion (he might go one more time this season) and I might try and go with him if he goes again. I'm not sure if I want to go with guns or bows.

Bows interest me more, but they do require a lot more skill and with me being a beginner, I wouldn't want to start off on something like that.