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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
This is going to sound quite contradictory to my oft stated position as a gun rights kind of a guy, but I sometimes think that maybe we should have some form of hunter qualification, like they have in most European countries. You show up with the weapon with which you intend to hunt, and demonstrate that you can use it effectively before getting signed off to hunt. I don't think that would be unreasonable. And it sure would reduce crowding on public lands during hunting seasons...
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I am on board because that is what I do before anyone gets to hunt my farm. Hunters should qualify: You can buy the weapon, own it, get good with it, then prove you are astute enough to employ it hunting. Just like a car.
We are down to four folks that have been here hunting for almost 20 years. Good group. My son earned his way in.
Shooting an animal evokes more emotion than most folks are willing to deal with and it shows.