12-02-2015, 09:34 PM
Growing up my dad ran the hunter ed course every year (he was one of the two conservation wardens for the county). Every day he would have the kids handle empty .22 rifles (after going through the safety rules) and get used to holding them and moving around with them pointed in a safe direction. He would watch everyone and correct what he saw and the kids would correct each other as well. He would end the course with a range and field day working on tracking, basic problem like what to do if an animal you shoot crossed onto private land and hunter ethics.