ANOTHER hunting trip goes bad!!

[Swamped]

Its almost duck season. of course your licence is taking ages due to the spike in applicants just prior to the season.
Other reasons are if your outside referee is hard to track down or in a different region to you.

[pruggerdore]

I take it no one answering my question on the seven rules means no one knows them

[pruggerdore]

all i can say is im in the process of getting my liecence and its taking aaaageeeess!!
now if they do some of the suggestions posted above people will never get there guns out as they will be forever waiting to get vetted/checked/signed off and the cost of liecencing will skyrocket.

dont have the time for that! Its pretty simply if your a trigger happy fukwit and kill your best mate you should get a murder charge. best comment on this thread is this one

When I was in deerstalkers they always taught us to identify the sex of the animal rather than to identify whether or not it was actually a deer. This extra bit of time identifying would make sure you knew exactly what you were shooting at

exactly if its a hassle to get less people will just get it and go shooting for the hell of it as its easy whereas the people that are more serious and have a passion for hunting or have a genuine need for fire arms(farmers etc) will be annoyed but undeterred. end result be more responsible users that appreciate the responsibility and privilege of gun ownership.

[GotFlex]

Its almost duck season. of course your licence is taking ages due to the spike in applicants just prior to the season.
Other reasons are if your outside referee is hard to track down or in a different region to you.

figured as much and the roar wouldnt help, go figure..

[possum70]

I take it no one answering my question on the seven rules means no one knows them

here ya go and i don't have a firearms license, but have been brought up round them all my life.

1. Treat every firearm as loaded
2. Always point firearms in a safe direction
3. Load a firearm only when ready to fire
4. Identify your target beyond all doubt
5. Check your firing zone
6. Store firearms and ammunition safely
7. Avoid alcohol or drugs when handling firearms

if everyone abided by the 7 golden rules there would be bugger all hunting accidents

hunting is still one of the safest sports in nz

[Bush Chef]

If someone is killed by a drunk driver we blame the driver .
no one blames the car.
no one questions why the driver was given a licence .
no one asked his friends and family if he is of sound mind or a alcoholic.
we dont make drives resit every 10 years

The point im getting at is lets put the blame on the shooter were it belongs

I will admit the licence is far to ezy .
imo there should be a hands on test
there should be a learners licence were you must shoot with a exp full licence shooter