Transcript AGSC - 381 Hunter Education What is Hunter Education? • the movement to improve sport hunting • started in the early 1900’s • in 1928,

AGSC - 381
Hunter Education
What is Hunter Education?
• the movement to improve sport
hunting
• started in the early 1900’s
• in 1928, Seth Gordon wrote the code of
outdoor ethics stressing safety, respect
for others, wildlife and property rights
What is Hunter Education?
• in 1972, the state hunter education
coordinators organized the North
American Association of Hunter Safety
Coordinators (NAAHSC – renamed
Hunter Education Association in 1989)
What is Hunter Education?
• the Association oversees the goals of
hunter education
• it is the responsibility of each state to
certify students and instructors
• ensures a promising future for all
hunters
Main Goal
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safety
knowledge
responsibility
involvement
skill
attitude
Mandatory Requirements in
Texas
• Who must attend?
– hunters whose date of birth is on or after
September 2, 1971
Mandatory Requirements in
Texas
• When did the program start?
– The program started June 1, 1988
Mandatory Requirements in
Texas
• Who is exempt?
– hunters whose date of birth is on or before
September 1, 1971
– hunters who have been certified in the voluntary
Texas Hunters Safety (education) program
– hunters who have been certified through another
state’s resource agency (check with Texas Parks
and Wildlife)
Mandatory Requirements in
Texas
• Successful Completion
– must attend a minimum of ten hours in two or
more days
– must be evaluated by instructor as acceptable in
knowledge, skill and attitude
– must have a minimum 70% score on exam
– certification is good for life and accepted in other
states as well as Canadian provinces
– proof of certification must be carried at all times
with firearms and archery equipment
– Course fee is $5.00
Hunting Leases
• Private hunting opportunities
– about 96% of Texas hunting lands are privately
owned
– landowners play a key role in your opportunity to
hunt
– Texans are able to hunt these private lands
because
• they own the land
• the hunter receives permission to hunt
• the hunter pays for the privilege
Hunting Leases
• A hunting lease is private land where a
landowner provides access to hunters after
certain arrangements are made
– leases provide a family the chance to have their
own place to escape
– can provide many quality moments
– gives hunters a sense of ownership and promotes
responsibility
Hunting Leases
• How to find hunting leases
– Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Deer
Hunting Lease Register)
– Soil Conservation Service (Hunter’s Clearinghouse)
Lesson Activity
• Select a partner
• On a poster or paper (use markers) briefly
explain the most important areas of…….
– Hunter Education
– Hunter Education in Texas – Mandatory
Requirements
– Hunting Leases