Late development of rational judgement ts not the only issue here. Most of
Australia's population live in a low-risk environment and that can have all
sorts of ramifications for behaviour.
Having been a buffalo shooter I've shot with professionals. And then I had
to join a pistol club when I acquired such a weapon (for protection against
crocodiles etc while I was carrying out biological surveys).
I soon quit after hearing the boasts of some about illegal caches of weapons
they kept. I figured I'd take my chances with the animals. And that was not
a decision I took lightly. Anyone who remembers the spread of horns on
Charlie in Crocodile Dundee 1, should be able to imagine the consternation I
felt on returning to camp to find a similarly equipped buff standing next
to my tent. I was alone, in a remote area, and completely unarmed.
My fellow buffalo shooters like my semi-traditional relatives, don't need
gun to prove they are men. My relatives shoot only what they can eat (and
what they don't have as dreamings), and then wade out into
crocodile-infested swamps to collect the birds. Maybe that's the answer!
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on 7/2/12 6:43 AM, Bill Stent at 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
>> <<>> 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:
>>> <
>>> net.net.au>
>>> <m("l","birding-aus-bounces");">
>>> ists.vicnet.net.au>] 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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