If you were truely a bow instructor you should know that anyone who has hunted with a bow from any state is not required to take a course.


Check it out as I did.

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/license...waffidavit.cfm

Aren't those something like rocky mountain oysters?

You'll need an x-acto knife and 1/4 teaspoon of seasoned flour........

Fieldrat,
Like I said, it depends on your age. Even if you have hunted archery in another state, if your birthday is after January 1, 1975 the course is required. And if I am in the kitchen during elk season then you are invited to dinner. Hope you like Decon.

First sign you know you win the arguement they start the name calling and threats.

I guess I have to correct you once again. There is nothing stating you need an Archery course if born after July 1, 1975. The laws states all "NEW" hunters must have a hunters safety course if born after July 1, 1975. If you aren't a new hunter you don't need the course. If you have held a valid Archery only liscense in another state, you don't need to take the course you just need to fill out the above affidavit regardless of your birthday. BTW I quallify on both fronts.

If you care to learn your own hunting regs:

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/hunt/rules/bg/info.pdf

To think all this over my opportunity for an Idaho Elk Hunt.

I believe that "other state" has to have the requirement of a safety course. I had to state that when I got my ID license a couple years ago, that NH required it.

I guess I didn't see any name calling. Fieldmouse you are right, for this year anyway. If have a current out of state bow only hunting liceence then yes you can hunt Idaho. But that is going to change. The IDF&G are talking about making everyone in state and out of state alike that has never taken a arhery education cource take one. No matter how old or how long they have hunted with a bow. Not sure when or if they will inpose this rule. But it is on the planning board. With that said Idaho is a very restrictive state. In Idaho it is unlawful to hunt with a expanding broadhead, unlawful to hunt with a bow set at more than 65% let-off. Unlawful to hunt with a arrow less than 400 grains, and unlawful to hunt with any electronic or tritium-powered device attached to an arrow or bow. There are more rules but these are the big ones that get people into trouble every year! I know my wife (hikchick) might not know the rules by heart, but I assure you that she teaches archery education with me. If you don't believe me go ahead look at our proflle for our names and call the IDF&G at 208-525-7290 (Idaho Falls office) and ask them yourself. She was not trying to start a war but she like me worries about your hunting ethics or lack thereof.

I guess you missed the Fieldrat comment.

Before you choose to accuse me of no hunting ethics, expirience the mid-atlantic hunting first. Just as you would consider a mouse or a rat to be a nuisance, we concider deer to be far worst. The are over populated by far and are a threat to humans. They spread disease and distruction. You can't even begin to imagine how bad it is here. My connection out west was shocked when he saw how bad it is..

As far as hunting regs. It would seem I pass with flying colors except my Red Dot Scope. I take it that it is illegal. I don't like expandables, my bow is 65% let off and I'm sure I'm covered for 400gr. arrows. I will be sure to verify before my trip out there. Thank you for the help.

I looking forward to a new animal to hunt.

Rodents should stay with rodents, I say. And we aren't questioning your ethics. You put them out there for all to see and we all saw that you have none.

That's an opinion coming from an instructor unfamiluar with the very regulations your suppose to be teaching. What you can't back up is with the facts. No where is there a post that I say take a bad shot, don't do all you can to track a shot animal, hunt before or after hours and so on. What I can point out is that there have been several post from people in the mid-atlantic area sick and tired of the deer. Several members hunt year round because the land owners consider deer to be Rodents. They call demanding the bow hunters kill more deer. If we don't the snipers do it in the middle of the night.

You got pissed because I stated I don't care for the shoulders. There has been other members who also don't care for shoulders. One shoots 25/yr and feeds his friends dog with the shoulder. I also stated that for now on I will make it a point to donate all my shoulders to Hunters for the Hungry, just like I have done with several deer. How many have you donated?

To recall those post lead to the following conclusion:

If you are totally ethical you eat everything Balls and All.
If you are a little less ethical you stop at the heart and liver.
Next level you eat hind qtrs, shoulders, back straps, tender loins and neck.
Just below that you don't harvest the neck and so on.

So where do you stand chick? How much do you harvest. Do the Balls taste like chicken?

To conclude I don't hold a grudge. You and/or your husband should expirience this first hand. This fall why don't you all take a vacation to the DC area. It's a nice family trip and I will take one of you hunting in one of my honey holes. You will see a minmum of 4 dozen deer with 2 dozen with in 25 yrds. Several 130 - 140 class bucks and atleast one or two monsters. I should also include about 4 dozen dead deer on the side of the road hit by the cars daily.

The last thing I will close with, I will be in Idaho in the fall of 2005 shooting one of your big bulls with my bow. No I don't plan on eating the meat (though I do like Elk) but I do plan on donating the whole thing to Hunters for the Hungry.