2017-11-28 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – November 28, 2017 TL: No. Most of the instructors that I have talked to are for the apprentice license. I can’t say all of them are. There are hunter Ed instructors that feel that if you don’t go through the hunter Ed course... TN: Does this apprentice program have them going through the hunters Ed instruction. TL: If they want to continue hunting – yes... TN: No, through the apprentice program – is this part of their program? TL: No. TN: They don’t have to go through an instructor’s program. TL: Not as an apprentice. TN: So they will continue being an obstacle to us if our apprentice don’t go through some sort of program. So if we cannot come to a happy medium and if the hunters go through a normal program to get their license through instructions – this apprentice hunting license should have an education program also embedded in the bill. TL: The idea to introduce people to hunting – right now if I want to go take you hunting you’re gonna have to spend fourteen hours – three nights in class. To learn all about hunting before you could go out to see if you even liked it. TN: Right. WJC: This is like a permit so that you can go with a licensed hunter and first of all even find out if you’re interested in hunting. Especially for the over eighteen people who are already adults and they may just be curious on hunting. TL: And that’s an obstacle to recruitment. Because if we don’t involve the hunters education program in this apprenticeship program they’re going to be constantly an obstacle to us. WJC: Basically you can only hold this permit for a year. And then if you do want to start hunting, ultimately, you’ll need to go and do the full course. TN: Maybe we could do a proposal of not an extremely hunting class but a narrow version of safety – of teaching them safety – I mean, not 13 to 14 hours of class – but a safety class. 8