is there a bow version of the C.O.R.E

[turtle7]

I want to bow hut and to have a gun
so what are the course options

[Wood butcher]

Take the canadian firearms course to get a firearm. Take the core course to get a hunter number.

[turtle7]

and if you cant have a fire arm do to health?

[igojuone]

I can understand why your health would not allow you to use a firearm but why would your health not allow you to own a firearm?

[.330 Dakota]

I want to bow hut and to have a gun
so what are the course options

No there isnt...too many strings attached...LOL

[Bow Walker]

There is a course for bowhunting - it's called the I.B.E.P.

International Bowhunters Education Program. It'll give you a real head start on bowhunting. It is usually a classroom/outdoor type course and IIRC it's a 2-dayer. Check out Hermit's thread...
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=48688

[500grhollowpoint]

But you don't need a course to own a bow.

[Bow Walker]

No, you don't need any sort of course to own or to hunt with a bow. All you need are the usual hunting license (hunter number required) and species license/tag. Oh yeah, and a whole lotta luck.

[Bowzone_Mikey]

when I came back to BC the province wouldnt reconize my IBEP course as hunter ed ...nor my previous 6 years of tags and licences from AB
I challanged the Core and had my BC hunter # in a week

[Bow Walker]

Well Mike, now that you've emigrated and are a citizen it should all be good. N'cest pas?

[Jagermeister]

and if you cant have a fire arm do to health?
So, what are we talking here, mental or physical health limitations? If it's the former rather than the latter, then perhaps it would be better to confine one's hunting experiences to video games on the computer.

[500grhollowpoint]

Well if it was physical he wouldn't be able to shoot a bow, either. I'm thinking firearm ban.

[turtle7]

I am on disability and my Dr and I don't see eye to eye on hunting.

[J_T]

T7,

Just to be clear, you still require successful completion of CORE for your hunter number and to buy a licence. If you want to limit your hunting experience to using a bow, I would recommend the IBEP course as a great skill development course. IBEP is not mandatory to hunt.

JT

[500grhollowpoint]

I am on disability and my Dr and I don't see eye to eye on hunting.

Last time I checked you don't need a dr's note.

[Riverjet]

Obviously a mental health issue here.