AG&F Youth Field Course Complaint

[Redman]

This isn't the first I have heard of this either. I understand that the people that do these field days are volunteers (and I'm grateful for their service). But if the state is mandating that anyone 10-14 years old take this course, shouldn't they offer some legitimate and more convenient ways to get it done. As apache12 said, we are all busy enough, then to have to schedule something like driving to Tucson or scheduling something I don't know how many months in advance!!! Sheesh. I know it's important, but let's face it, we get busy and lose track of these things until the weather cools down and we are reminded that hunting season is here (maybe that makes me a bad father, or poor hunter, I don't know).

Don't get me wrong, I know it is a privilege to hunt, but it is because we hunt that these agencies exist.

My kids are getting close to the age to have to take this course. If the state agencies won't provide a more convenient way to abide by their rules, then maybe somebody could make a dang good business out of running these clinics as a non-volunteer and make a lot of people real happy by doing it.

Sorry for the rant, it is either too late for me to be up with a new baby, or I just had a bad day at school. Not sure which one.

Buenos nachos!

 

What did we do before internet? Oh wait, kids attended a 8 or 10 week course in person.... now they can take the course on-line and show up for a half day to pass the field course (that has always been mandatory).... seems like a the game and fish has done all they can to make it easier.

 

Great idea....you should make it a dang good business running a hunter ed clinic...what would you pay to send your child to a hunter ed clinic...when they are offered for FREE now? (if you are complaining about having to OPTIONALLY drive to Tucson for a half day because of poor planing...imagine what people would say if they had to pay)

 

I been through it with my son and about to do it again with another....just need to make it a priority. The time on a hunt with my son has been well worth the class

[luvdemcoues]

Redman, I hear you. I remember taking the one week course about 20 years ago and actually enjoyed the field day (I remember a lot from that course, like have to pay the instructor an extra 50 cents a day for talking too much to a buddy, though I still think he just wanted a cola). I think it is great that G&F offer the online courses for free now... very convenient. My beef is with the availability of field days. Yes, I would pay to have a more convenient field day that I didn't have to schedule months in advance, or travel 2 hours for (not to mention gas money). I have no problem running my kid to a local school or someplace like that everyday for a week to take the class if I knew that would automatically enroll him into a field day course. I actually think I would prefer my kids to have the in person experience with a live instructor versus the computer. I think they would take it more seriously. It is when he takes the class online and then it's a crap shoot to try and get into a field day. I guess I am still ignorant on this issue (as I don't even know if the in person classes are still offered and what that entails). Just writing about the frustrations that friends and family have had with the field day course.

I don't ever remember the courses being an 8 to 10 week course though. That's like a hole law school class. I guy could probably run game and fish after a course that lengthy. If that is what it was then that's interesting.