Fyi Hunter education courses added today

[liquidskin 3]

Spots are now available. Plenty of openings.

 

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[Destinydog 9]

TY!

[bad64chevelle 0]

Thank you! signed up.

[Vzguy 13]

Talking mine at the NJ Expo this weekend at Colliers Mills.

[bry@n 195]

Talking mine at the NJ Expo this weekend at Colliers Mills.

 

did you have to sign up for this ?

[Vzguy 13]

Yea I signed up when they had some openings.

 

https://www.nj.wildlifelicense.com/ALS/course/course_report.php

 

They do take walk ons also. Usually won't turn anyone away, so i hear.

 

I went last year to the expo and it was great.

[bry@n 195]

I didn't see colliery listed. It's on 10 minutes from me, so I would prefer to go there. Maybe ill stop up and. See if I can just walk on.

 

What time/ day are you going?

[Vzguy 13]

It was listed. Usually when the test is full and its close to the date they pull it off the site. It starts at 8am, shotgun and bow only. The testing is sat and sun.

[Iggyort 44]

Do we have that many new hunters?

[liquidskin 3]

Do we have that many new hunters?

Yep, certified newbie here. Swore I'd never hunt, but it's grabbed me somehow. I think I "get it" more now... And I've yet to harvest an animal..

 

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[ReadDude 0]

Thanks! My teenager son is all excited about air gun hunting! He is signed up for the 20th of October in Clinton. Ironically, We were out at Clinton WMA sighting in an airgun with said son and noticed a posting that said the range would be closed on OCT 20th, but I knew it is not yet posted on the NJ FW site as of yesterday! you saved the day!

 

PS: to those prospective air gunners out there, I have a Avanti 853 (CMP surplus) target air gun that we love and it is "whisper quiet" without any suppression technology, but it is not sufficient for small game hunting.

 

I just purchased a Umarex Ruger .177 Magnum (high velocity) spring air gun for the hunting purpose. It is a nice accurate and powerful gun. Be forewarned, it is NOT a quiet gun!  No need to worry about those noise suppression rulings. But it will get the attention of all the ears around you human and 4-footed alike.

[bmfenn 0]

I've rescheduled my rifle class 3 times this year due to work. Looks like I will finally get it done at Range 14 on Oct 6th

[ReadDude 0]

Do we have that many new hunters?

Airguns are bringing out a number of teenagers that haven't hunted before. My son is excited about squirrel/rabbit/woodchuck. He has assisted me with Deer retrieval for years, but feels he is not "ready" for taking a deer. He thinks he wants to start small. So the airgun option was a big hit for him!  BTW, at least 2 of his 15 year old friends are in nearly the same place. All are signing up this fall.

[db1775 4]

I completed the shotgun course at Black River today. Top notch people are running this program, thanks to all of the volunteers!!!!

[denisl 0]

Anyone know why there are 2 day courses?

For example the Hackettstown on 9/22 is 2 days. What do you get in the 2 day vs the 4 hr class?

[liquidskin 3]

Anyone know why there are 2 day courses?

For example the Hackettstown on 9/22 is 2 days. What do you get in the 2 day vs the 4 hr class?

The two day courses are for trapping

 

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[ElmerFudd 0]

What is the cost associated with these courses?  I'm also not sure if they differ by location and time.

 

Thanks

[Shawnmoore81 623]

Free

 

 

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[Shawnmoore81 623]

I think next sat ill be at one in quinton. It's all 3 disciplines

 

 

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[ElmerFudd 0]

Free

 

 

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Thank you

[BlueLineFish 615]

I need to get to one of these but my schedule sucks

[liquidskin 3]

I'll be at the Chester one this Sunday. Workbook is done, I'm ready for my license! Excited.

 

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[bry@n 195]

What's involved for the rifle license?

 

I did the work book but what is the field part?

[ReadDude 0]

show up, do a field instruction on firearm safety and game retreival. then go to the range and demonstrate that you are capable of shooting a .22LR without hurting yourself or anyone else. finally take the test and pass it with i think a 70% grade.

 

if you are going to do rifle, do shotgun as well, nothing additional except shooting a shotgun as well and taking additional questions about shotguns.

 

if you are proficient with a bow, do it too. but that has an actual proficiency requirement, you need to hit a pie plate at 15 yards, 3 out 5 times.

 

all three will only take an extra hour or so vs. just rifle, and you never have to come back in the future.

[Vzguy 13]

Anybody know of test this weekend for rifle ? I took my shotgun and bow at Colliers Mills at the expo, and they did not have the rifle available. Thinking maybe I can do a walk on this weekend. Signup website has removed this weekend locations.

 

Thanks.