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The
single
biggest challenge we face for the future is to retain our numbers and
gain more young and new hunters into our ranks. Sound wildlife and
habitat conservation policy depends on hunters to maintain well
balanced wildlife populations. Othmar Vohringer and Smart Hunting
Strategies face this challenge head on by actively recruiting more
young and new hunters and promote our hunting heritage.
As a licensed BC
Hunter
Education Instructor
I am offering the mandatory
Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education (C.O.R.E.)
course. For this occasion I have created one of the most entertaining,
educational and interactive hunter education courses available in the
British Columbia.
Introduction:
In
order to
purchase a hunting license,
a BC resident 14 years of age and over must be in possession of a valid
Hunter
Number Card. It is required by law that each person wishing to obtain a
Hunter Card Number has previously successfully completed the mandatory
Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education Course (CORE).
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What is
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What
is C.O.R.E.
The
Conservation and Outdoor
Recreation Education (CORE) Program is British Columbia's Hunter
Education
Program. It is also a great program for anyone interested in outdoor
recreation.
The
CORE
Program consists of a
practical firearms handling test, and a written examination on all of
the
following subjects:
- Conservation
- Ethics
- Law
and Regulations
- First
Aid and Survival
- Firearm
Safety
- Animal
Identification
- Bird
Identification
The
CORE
Manual and the Hunting
and Trapping Regulation Synopsis are the resource manuals used to learn
these
subjects.
BC
Residents
who are 14 years of
age or older and who wish to obtain a hunting license are required to
complete
the CORE Program.
The
goal of
the CORE Program is
to ensure that prospective hunters meet acceptable standards of
knowledge and
skill for safe and ethical participation in hunting recreation.
Exam
preparation by:
Enrolling
in a CORE Course
Independent
instructors offer CORE Courses.
The
student should ensure that the course
offered is of the quality, content and length appropriate for their
learning
requirements. Instructors offering CORE Courses should provide complete
examination preparation and may make arrangements for testing by CORE
Examiners.
Prior
to
starting the
examinations, the CORE Examiner will have you complete a registration
form.
Until both exams have been successfully completed, the registration
form may be
kept by the student to be shown to an examiner each time an examination
is
taken, otherwise the record of the success completion of a test may be
lost.
Two
tests are required.
The
written
examination consists
of 75 multiple-choice questions based on the CORE Manual and the
Hunting and
Trapping Regulations Synopsis.
You
must
obtain at least 56
points overall to pass the written examination. Supplemental
information from
the CORE Manual is not tested. There is no
time limit for the
written examination. Upon completion of the test, the examiner will
provide the
results to the student. A failed exam must be retaken on a date other
than the
day the test was failed. Each time an examination is taken, a $10 fee
is
payable to the examiner.
The
practical
firearms handling
examination requires the safe handling of two of the five types of
firearm
actions, including the identification and loading/unloading use of
dummy
ammunition. A minimum score of 21 out of 27 is required for a pass. The
examiner will provide the firearms.
Individuals
who have
satisfactorily completed the Canadian Firearm Safety Course (CFSC) need
not
complete the CORE practical firearm-handling examination.
You
must
provide the CORE Examiner
with either the completed CFSC report form showing successful test
completion
or a Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) to be exempted from the
practical
firearms handling examination.
A
Possession
Only License (POL)
is NOT acceptable for the exemption to the CORE practical firearms
handling
exam.
Graduate
Certificate:
When
both
examinations have been
successfully completed, the examiner will give the student a document
of
completion. The student must send this form, along with a $30
administration
fee payable to the BCWF, to obtain a graduation certificate, which can
then be
presented to the Government Agent to obtain a hunters license.
You
will need
to take this
graduation certificate to the local government agent and request a BC
Resident
Hunter Number Card (RHNC). There is no cost for the RHNC. Before a RHNC
is
issued, you will have to prove that you are a BC resident and that you
meet the
minimum age requirements.
With
your
Residential Hunter Number Card (RHNC) you may purchase
a hunting license and enter the limited entry-hunting draw.
Where
can I take
the C.O.R.E. Course?
If
you
live in the Nicola-Thomson area and would like to book a
C.O.R.E. course or get more information on requirements and fees
contact me. I am a licensed BC Hunter Education Instructor # 0062
Contact:
Othmar
Vohringer
P.O.
Box 2657
Merritt,
BC. V1K 1B8
Phone:
250-525-0395 after 4:00 pm, or Email
Course Fees /
Course Dates:
The
course fee is $120
payable
upon signing up.
The fee
covers the cost of the course book (manual), 32 hours of
instruction, and the examination fee.
Course
covers 4 days which is usually 2 weekends, each day 8 hours.
After
successful completion of practical and written exams,
the
examiner will give the student a copy of the results of the exam. The
student must send this form, along with a $30
administration fee payable to
the BCWF, to obtain a graduation certificate, which can then be
presented to the Government Agent at Services BC to obtain his/her
personal hunter number card.
Next Course
for 2010
Previous
dates: March 17,19,20,21
New
dates:TBA
If you're
not from the Nicola Thomson area click here (pdf
file)
for a complete listing of
C.O.R.E. Instructors in your area of British Columbia.
If you have
already completed the mandatory C.O.R.E. course and would
like to learn more about how to become a successful hunter I encourage
you
to take advantage of my highly acclaimed hunting
courses offered to
individuals and groups.
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