Legionnaire
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Hey, any other Hunter Safety instructors here on TFL? I'm schedule to do three classes (team teaching) in the next six weeks, gettting ready for the upcoming season.
Looks like I'll be doing the sections on Hunter Responsibility/Ethics, which I handle as a Q&A session in which I as the questions and the kids come up with answers, and the overview of Rifles, Shotguns, and Ammunition, a general show-and-tell focused on nomenclature and function. I include the Four Rules at the beginning, and get the class to shout "IS IT LOADED?" every time I pick up a new firearm, then show them how to clear and check it. Focus in all of it is: safety, Safety, SAFETY!
What are you teaching, and what do you include? I know that most states have a syllabus you're to follow, but what do you do to "personalize" the materials? Any "tricks of the trade" you'd care to share? How about good links to HS sights?
Looks like I'll be doing the sections on Hunter Responsibility/Ethics, which I handle as a Q&A session in which I as the questions and the kids come up with answers, and the overview of Rifles, Shotguns, and Ammunition, a general show-and-tell focused on nomenclature and function. I include the Four Rules at the beginning, and get the class to shout "IS IT LOADED?" every time I pick up a new firearm, then show them how to clear and check it. Focus in all of it is: safety, Safety, SAFETY!
What are you teaching, and what do you include? I know that most states have a syllabus you're to follow, but what do you do to "personalize" the materials? Any "tricks of the trade" you'd care to share? How about good links to HS sights?