So today the ADA made public their
position on Game licencing, as a member I am not sure how I feel about this.
Whilst I agree that it would be prudent to ensure all game licence holders are
fully aware of their legal and ethical responsibilities, I wonder what effect
this will have on current license holders. Will there be an exemption from the
accreditation for existing Game Licence holders? Will all existing Game Licence
holders be required to be accredited prior to renewing their licences? Who will
administer the accreditation process and who will profit from it.
It would be nice if as they state it
is made available to complete online, and I hope this is the case. out of
interest take a look at the US State of Montana's online Hunter Ed course for a
very good example of an online course.
I recently
completed this course as a prerequisite for an upcoming Elk hunt and found it
quite well put together and educational. I personally would not object to a
similar model being introduced, but any revenue raised MUST benefit the law
abiding recreational hunter. Revenue raised by any accreditation process must
be used to protect what we the law abiding recreational hunting public have
paid for.
I for one
would like to see a more proactive approach from the GMA with regards to the
enforcement of the current Game laws. Will the extra revenue raised from the
accreditation process be directed back into the GMA for this purpose? I think
it prudent that if the ADA is going to take this supportive approach to an
accreditation process then they should also push the Government to provide more
funds to the GMA and provide better enforcement of the current game laws, along
with harsher penalties for those that choose to break them.
Just my
thoughts
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