Thread: Better Hunting - free online NZ hunter training programme by the Game Animal Council

Not going to wade into the Game Animal Council discussion, just giving my perspective having worked through a fair bit of the material now.

I think the online course fills a big need for new hunters and provides an accessible way for anyone to learn the basics. There's a lot of information out there, much of which assumes some prior knowledge, or isn't focused on NZ conditions -- which is natural, but can catch new hunters out. Nothing beats practical knowledge or learning from others, but this kind of material is important because it works from the ground up and you can do it at home when the weather is mud. Yeah there is some stuff I already knew, but there's heaps I didn't. And presenting it in context makes all the difference.

As someone who's done a hell of a lot of "distance learning" over the last couple of years the modules are also a lot slicker and easier to use than some of the clunky polytechnic stuff I've had to deal with.

Overall great job @LarryB and cheers for sharing it