I think you can't shoot until 12, but you can get the ID test nailed a
couple of years earlier.
On 7 February 2012 08:13, Bill Stent <> wrote:
> I understand that psychological studies show that males are incapable
> of rational judgement until they're about 23, females younger. This is
> one reason why young males kill themselves in cars so often.
>
> But a ten year old with a shotgun sounds like a script for a horror
> movie. This is less than half the age of reliable rationality.
>
> Are these people serious?
>
> Bill
>
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Peter Shute <> wrote:
> > Yes, the younger the better as always. The page you referred to earlier
> says 12 is the minimum, so perhaps there's some confusion between states,
> or perhaps it's changed recently.
> >
> > Peter Shute
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Alistair McKeough
> > Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012 7:29 AM
> > To: Peter Shute
> > Cc: Dave Torr; Dimitris Bertzeletos; Birding Australia
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Duck shooting season- There's an
> identification test?
> >
> > Field & Game is encouraging those over 10 to gear up now by passing the
> test:
> >
> > " If you are over the age of 10 years and you have an interest in
> [killing] waterfowl, you may obtain your waterfowl identification
> certificate right now. Once you have the certificate, keep it safe and
> record your registration number where it can be found quite easily. In
> recent years changes to the way WIT's are recorded have created some
> problems for hunters seeking a current duck hunting license in some areas."
> >
> > Nothing like encouraging people to gear up as early as 10 for when they
> can start shooting live animals for sport.
> >
> >
> > On 7 February 2012 07:24, Peter Shute <<mailto:
> >> wrote:
> > When the test first came in, people I know who had been duck shooting
> for years had to buy the training video in order to be good enough to pass
> the test. I would imagine therefore that they're a lot better at id in
> flight than they were before, which is a good thing.
> >
> > The video is called "Ducks in Sight". I've got a vague memory of seeing
> it for sale at the BOCA shop, so I get the impression it's useful for
> learning id.
> >
> > I don't think they're required to ever sit the test again, so just like
> a drivers' licence, there's nothing stopping people who've forgotten
> everything they learned from shooting/driving regardless. But the tests do
> stop those who can't be bothered learning id from ever getting a licence,
> so I imagine there are far less illegal species shot by mistake than there
> were before.
> >
> > How many are shot anyway, I don't know. Those collected by volunteers
> are probably a small percentage of the total, given how many shooters use
> private wetlands. I'm guessing enforcement is the problem now, not id
> skills.
> >
> > Peter Shute
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: <mailto:
> >
> >> <mailto:
> >] On Behalf Of
> >> Dave Torr
> >> Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012 6:34 AM
> >> To: Dimitris Bertzeletos
> >> Cc: Birding Australia
> >> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Duck shooting season- There's an
> >> identification test?
> >>
> >> Anyone who wants to drive a car has to pass a test, but the
> >> evidence is
> >> that it doesn't help some people drive safely. I assume the
> >> duck shooting
> >> test is likely to be even less of a success!
> >>
> >> On 7 February 2012 02:35, Dimitris Bertzeletos
> >> <<>
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Hello all,
> >> >
> >> > I've just learned that there's an identification test that
> >> waterfowlers
> >> > need to pass before they can shoot in the field. Anyone
> >> have any idea how
> >> > stringent this is? Evidence suggests not stringent enough...
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > D.
> >> >
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