MarkinIdaho
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On Monday, my 12 year old son started Hunter Ed classes. The first night's topic was hunter ethics. Most of what was talked about was common sense - ask to hunt on private land, cover the carcass in the back of the truck, etc. But what suprised... no, blew me away, was that both the instructor and the book said that hunters should always store their firearms out of sight because seeing a gun out in the open, or in the back of a pickup window, or, heaven forbid, openly carried while not in the field, would offend the non-hunter. :shock:
Now, I can see why you wouldn't necessarily want to carry your 30-06 into the local burger joint on your way home.... unless you canget atable near a corner to lean the rifle up against. But the book and instructor made no distinction regarding handguns. And NOT having them in a gun rack in the back window??!! That's down right UN-Idahoan!!
Once my son has his hunter ed card in hand, I intend on saying something to the instructor and writing to IDFG about it.
On Monday, my 12 year old son started Hunter Ed classes. The first night's topic was hunter ethics. Most of what was talked about was common sense - ask to hunt on private land, cover the carcass in the back of the truck, etc. But what suprised... no, blew me away, was that both the instructor and the book said that hunters should always store their firearms out of sight because seeing a gun out in the open, or in the back of a pickup window, or, heaven forbid, openly carried while not in the field, would offend the non-hunter. :shock:
Now, I can see why you wouldn't necessarily want to carry your 30-06 into the local burger joint on your way home.... unless you canget atable near a corner to lean the rifle up against. But the book and instructor made no distinction regarding handguns. And NOT having them in a gun rack in the back window??!! That's down right UN-Idahoan!!
Once my son has his hunter ed card in hand, I intend on saying something to the instructor and writing to IDFG about it.