Following. I'm in the same boat with my wife. She didn't grow up hunting and now certain states are requiring hunters ed certification to even apply for the draw (which she doesn't have). Most state agency's require an in person portion which eliminates several options. Oregon doesn't offer many unless I wanted to drive 3 hours for 2 days and they seem all geared towards kids. Is there an adult one in Oregon? Or do we have to Billy Madison this thing?

 

Most states have waived the in person requirement.

Hunters Ed classes have reciprocity between states, so its just checking a box on this one.

 

Easier to take the class IMO

 

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I completed this course a few months ago. It is an 8 hour course. Each page is timed. It is definitely geared towards new hunters.. Adults can take the simulated field day. Not sure about juveniles. Not flashy, but pretty easy to follow. Cost was about $27. I would recommend it.

 

I had my kid take the NRA course. The price is right. I don't know if it's 'fast', but I appreciated the how comprehensive it was. There was a lot more on tree stands then when I took the course a couple decades ago.
For, Oregon they still have to do the field day and written test and they fill up fast. I think my son scored better on the written test than I did.

 

I had my kid take the NRA course. The price is right. I don't know if it's 'fast', but I appreciated the how comprehensive it was. There was a lot more on tree stands then when I took the course a couple decades ago.
For, Oregon they still have to do the field day and written test and they fill up fast. I think my son scored better on the written test than I did.

Question for those who have done the NRA course.
How do you register? When I try to sign up for the Oregon course, it asks for my name and NRA member #.... but if it's for my kid, do I fill out their name with my NRA #? It says it cannot be modified once you register, so I'm confused and afraid to proceed.

 

There's a free NRA course as well (not sure if it is formally approved by OR). All the courses are going to take several hours to complete. The core of the course your daughter is taking is shared by a number of states, and all the online courses I'm familiar with have timers and tests to make sure you can't just skip right to the end.

If your daughter is struggling with passing, I'd say just focus on passing the test instead of answering what you think is the correct answer.

 

That's the problem, I don't want her being taught the wrong stuff.

I know what the correct answer is from 30 years of hunting, guiding hunters, etc.

Here is one of the ones that got under my skin was..

What is the worst shot angle? I had her choose quartering too, your off just a little bit and you have a gut shot animal, their correct answer was a frontal which has way more opportunites to break bones and hit vitals if you're off an few inches than a poorly placed quartering on shot.

Being penalized by having to redo a 2 hour module instead of just moving on to the next one is my issue.

NM doesn't have a field day requirement, so she'll get that one online. Also the NRA does it not KalKomey.

 

Another 'free' NRA Explore for Oregon online course here; there was a $10 fee payable through them to the state for the required 'certificate'. I needed it for Wyoming and there was no way I could dig out whatever classes I took as a kid [as if they even gave you any kind of proof of completion].

I thought the course was basically comprehensive, though as I recall there were a few things that were covered that were outside shooting/hunting safety that I thought was odd. But not difficult and not conflicting with basic commonly known approaches.

No experience with a field day situation since, well, I'm old....er.

 

Look into Texas

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Oregon is easy, you’ll just have to drive over for a field day. My youngest got his at 10 so he could hunt in ID and I didn’t help either of the boys, just signed them up and they went through the modules and tests. I only helped if they called me in there for a question. There are two field days in Baker coming up June 16th and 17th, I thought the field days were good that my boys went to.

 

I think the online thing blows! get out of the house and go support your kids and be a part of it, find a good class instructor and enjoy the passing on of the hunting heritage. i took mine in 1983 and for my son I drove 3 hours round trip each day to sit in a 2 day learning course him and the next weekend i drove back for a 6 hour field day full of training and safety and shooting it was a blast the teachers (volunteers BTW) were all great. Now my son knew all of the stuff they taught and has impeccable gun control safety before the class but it certainly did not hurt him to hear it from someone else. i think in this age of instant gratification people want the easiest fastest. I also read in some of the posts above that the online course has not the most accurate answer for the question, the nice thing about going in person is you can question it and get different points of view. just my 2 cents God I'm getting old

 

My son did the NRA version on line but it seemed to take a long time as well. Then we had to book a range day and final test.

 

Been awhile since I looked but seems like Idaho’s would work.

 

Took the Idaho online one with my boy last year and I thought it was fair....not easy enough to breeze thru but not long enough to be painful. It was Hunter Ed.com site that we used. We were late for local field days and Idaho does not require them. I had gone thru the field day with older boys so we just re created it on our own. Each kid is different in what they need usually depending on what they have already been taught and attitude towards it. We are serious about gun safety so I felt this approach was fine for him but may not be fine for all kids.

 

I am in the same boat with a minor. To make sure I understand..

If a minor takes an OR Hunter Ed class, field instruction/day is required. But if the minor takes the class in another state, that doesn’t require a field day (ID and TX mentioned above), than ODFW will honor those states hunter safety cards? Even if the minor is a resident of OR?

 

Agreed, looks like we're taking Idaho's.

 

Sounds like someone needs a TV timeout and a refresher course in hunters ed.

 

My son did the NRA one during covid as a 9 year old. He did it by himself and it took a bit but I thought it was actually a good course, and it was free.

 

I'm helping my daughter do online Hunters ed, We're currently doing the Kalkomey hunters ed course on line. Hunter-ed.com. Frankly it sucks. We're 15 hours into this nonsense.

Its a pain in the butt, they're wrong on some of their answers imho.. anyways if she misses 2 on the practice quiz, its redoing the whole unit which takes 2 hours. (mostly dads fault because I don't agree with certain items)

So which state has the easiest online course that I can get her through the quickest?

The one I did as a kid and the ones my dad taught were basic and useful.

I'll teach my kid how to use a map and how to hunt. (she's been in the field with me since she was 3)

At this point I just want to check the box with her.

Ryan Sexton

Ryan, I just went through that with one of my granddaughters. It was painful. A LOT of added in material that is unnecessary in my opinion, and you are right, there are a lot of "answers" I disagreed with. I will follow your post to see if anyone comes up with an alternative.
Cheers,
RW

 

Ryan, I just went through that with one of my granddaughters. It was painful. A LOT of added in material that is unnecessary in my opinion, and you are right, there are a lot of "answers" I disagreed with. I will follow your post to see if anyone comes up with an alternative.
Cheers,
RW

So many stupid unnecessary topics for western hunting.

It should be firearms safety, shot placement, other weapons, and recovery. The rest is just filler.

The timed part is really annoying plus the having to retake the chapter if you don't get above an 80%.

I'm just going to finish it for her at this point. I can teach her what she needs to know as the online course is cruel and unusual punishment.

It's pretty obvious these were written by software engineers and not avid hunters.

These are important courses, but they should be concise and distill the basic information. The important stuff gets lost in translation. 4 hours max, not 16 hour courses.

 

just looked online at Hunters Education State List - NRA (yourlearningportal.com)
currently the North Carolina test is for any age and anyone (even non residents) the NRA site is free to take
check it out, Good Luck!

 

I had to get a Hunters Ed card so I could hunt non-res in Colorado… I did it in person; while I appreciate that folks are willing to take this on and run these courses for the State, I felt it was the most UNsafe firearm situation I’ve ever been in.

 

Both of my kids took the free NRA course over the last few years. The course took quite a while, and I didn’t like some of the test questions. Several of the test questions were tough and the correct answer was not easily identified, even when searching on google.

 

So other’s wise Ryan I should have my daughter do the NRA one not Idaho. Washington will work to I guess as I read it


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If you’re over 18, you can finish Texas in 4 hours easy, but you still have to have a field day under 18. My first time hunter friend did it yesterday..

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My nephew is currently taking an online hunters ed course. It's been quite a headache.

 

The NRA test is probably best in my opinion (with it being free).

My oldest did it, it was fine if you're not in a hurry. Then he did the field day. My second son took a class through ODFW here locally and it was fine, but you have to drive to the class several nights and listen to volunteers work through material. With my third son, we went back to the NRA online one. Once you're used to it, you can figure out what parts you need to watch/listen to thoroughly, and which have the shortcut of closing out as soon as the video begins to play, or closing it once the check mark appears, or clicking through things quickly that are too easy (like "what's the trigger, stock, barrel," etc). It's a lot quicker the second time through, especially if your kiddo knows their stuff (can pass the test at the end of each chapter). And if not, it's good to go through the detail more slowly. I don't mind them learning about all the different weapons and such, it's not complicated. The crossbow part is least intersting to me, but that's less than 5 minutes. Same with treestand safety, and some other things that don't pertain to us...but for a hunter safety training to encompass everyone in the country and make 80% of it fitting for most anyone is pretty good I'd say.

They really need to create an alternative to the field day for youth, like "logged hours in the field with an adult" being sufficient. But it is what it is. If I view it as a fun experince for my kids and I to enjoy together, it's a lot more tolerable.

 

The course is too difficult for the average person. It encompasses way too much information. If I want to hunt deer with a gun why do I have to know everything about archery? if I don’t use a tree stand, why do I have to know how to use one? Teenagers, people with learning disabilities and senior citizens may have a difficult time with retention of the facts and comprehension skills. I know people have become very frustrated failing the quizzes and having to reread the chapters which is arduous. The test has to be reworked and made easier. After all, the purpose of conservation is to get more people of all ages in the woods enjoying hunting and the outdoors. This test may be a deterrent to many who don’t have the comprehension skills to pass it.

 

You need to know about archery because you might do it down the road. You may be a tree stand hunter down the road. Everybody needs to know the stuff that's in the test to keep the rest of us out there safe. If someone can't pass the test I definitely don't want them out in the woods when I'm out there. Study and learn it inside and out and you'll pass.

 

I didn't need a member number but I used my email to register. My kids don't have email.

 

Unrelated to the current conversation, but...

This has been a head scratcher for me. I took my HS course at a local community college when I was 12 back in 1976.

My ODFW account shows this. 🤔

 

Where do you go in the app to see that?