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Originally Posted by Jayba
I took the online course and found it lacking. Maybe it's because I am older and had a father that took me hunting and into the wilderness. What I found that blew my mind was they spent zero time discussing the draw, WMU, licensing and application process. So at the end of it I am still confused how to navigate the system.
It was nice to do it at night at my convenience, but would have liked a person to grill on the rules, as that's where I need the help.
Just my 2 cents
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I'm older and have only hunted large fish but am having problems figuring out, as a senior, what all I need to get in the way of licenses to get into my first hunt. I've been fishing the last few years without a license but do I still need a WIN card for that and/or for hunting?
EDIT: Seems I do need a valid WIN so got that taken care of at albertarelm.com just now and ordered a physical one as well.
My old gun permit had expired years ago so took the class a year ago last may and 6 months later got my PAL. I was going to get a scope and a bolt-on mount for my old Enfield .303 I've had since the 70s but an as yet unfired Savage Axis1 .270 with a hard case, strap, laser bore sighter and big-ass trigger lock came into my life for $400. Also got 5 boxes of ammo for $20 each from the same local private estate sale.
I'm signing up for the hunter education course and a friend's well experienced son seems available to take me out in an area where bagging my first deer is almost guaranteed if I don't get buck fever. It seems the older I get, and I'll be 70 on Thanksgiving day this year, the more reluctant I am to kill. For me this is more about putting good organic food on the table than it is for sport. No getting up at the crack of dawn and spending a cold day in the woods unless it's for fishing.
Now to get signed up for the course.
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