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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
ALWAYS? So was the course mandatory in 1960, how about 1940, how about 1920? So why do the regulations even mention having held a license previously in Alberta or elsewhere as an alternative? Some of us held licenses long before the course was mandatory in our home province , so why what would taking the course now accomplish. As far as safety goes, anyone that thinks that a person requires the course to be a safe hunter, is truly naive. If the 14 year old that recently shot another hunter was legally licenced, then he had to have taken the course, and he obviously has no clue about firearm safety.
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It became mandatory in the early 80's. Our F&G club at the time all got certified and offered the course twice a year for all the kids wanting to get a licence. There are no records of any of that in existence at AHEIA apparently.