Many of you still remember that it wasn't long ago that I was Txrookie. Things have changed a bit since then. Over the weekend I was asked to become an instructor for the International Bowhunter Education Program, a program administered by the National Bowhunter Education Foundation. I was rather surprised. I think I have the knowledge and skills needed to teach such a course but I don't have a lot of experience. In a few weeks I'll be taking an instructors course tohelp me prepare and learn how to teach. i'm looking forward to being able to give something back to the sport I've developed such a passion for. I think this will be a great opportunity for me to make new contacts and to further my knowledge of archery and bowhunting.
Congrats Greg,good your giving back to the sport! If you can get your masters in electricity then you should be able to do this!
Go for it Greg as I have taken the international bow hunters education course too and enjoyed it very much. Good Luck pal. T
Great deal Greg! The father-in-law has been wanting me to put in with him for Haggerman this year but I have to take Bowhunter Ed. So I may have to sign up for one of your classes!
Jim it will be 2 weeks before I take my class. They had one in Canton this past weekend. You better hurry! Hagerman starts taking applications Friday and it ends in early June. You will have to have AT LEAST a temporary IBEP student ID number.
Jim here is a link for you. It will let you know where the nearest class is. Also there is an online course available. http://www.nbef.org/ BTW, after taking the class you have to qualify for Hagerman if you get drawn. There is a shooting proficiency test. That can be done at any 3-D in Canton.
It's really not hard. I did it for years. They have everything you need in the instuctors manual. I did it for about 15 years. They now have everything on the computer in a lot of places. In the beginning I had to make a lot of my own training aids. You'll more than likely work with a team, that's best. Not only does it keep you from having to yak your mouth off for 3 days, it gives the students a more balanced class with different instructors. The main problem is keeping everyone on task and not gettin off topic telling hunting stories. I was going to do it when I moved to NY, but they said I needed to do the instructors class again to be NY certified. The rod and gun club I joined here said they could use me without the certification in NY but I passed. I said, Nah, I'm going hunting. I just didn't want to do it anymore I guess. It seemed pretty lame to me to have an instructors card to teach a course that's accepted in all 50 states and Canada, but they wanted me to go back to instructors school. I hate bureacracy. I also have my regular Hunter Safety Instructors Card but don't do that anymore either.