Originally Posted by
Jeff Ovington
Well the practical training should not only be based on identifying, safety and ethics it should also be marksmanship as well.
If people are consistantly missing their targets they have no business hunting or even passing the Practical exam.What B.S.
Well, sort of. Most of the students are pretty young, and not the best shooters yet.
The real focus of Hunters Education is safety. Learning the basic rules of safety, and ingraining them so that they follow them.
Marksmanship comes if the class can handle that training, and has the proper rifles to allow for that. When I went through hunters safety course I was glad the class was short on guns so I could use my Father's Ruger 10/22. I was the "best" marksman in the class because I had a gun I was familiar with, and the sights were set properly.
Leave marksmanship to later. Ingrain safety first, and then move on to the shooting mechanics.