BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b30da9b19b81640a316575c83e38ea92 CATEGORIES:British Columbia SUMMARY:CORE HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE BC FISH & WILDLIFE ID FWID ABBY LOCATION:1818 MCCALLUM RD, ABBOTSFORD, BC V2S0H9 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:
The Conservation a nd Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) Program is British Columbia’s Hunter Education Program. It is also a great program for anyone interested in outdoor recreation.
The CORE Program consists of a practical firearm handling test and a written examination of all of the fo llowing subjects:
• Co
nservation
• Ethics
• Law and Regulations
• First Aid and Survival
• Firearm Safety * BC Firearm Academy Strongly recommends completing the CFSC prior
to attending the CORE
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Animal Identification
• Bird Iden
tification
The CORE Manual and the Hunting and Trapping Regulation Synopsis are the resource manuals used to learn these subjects.
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The written examinat ion consists of 75 multiple-choice questions based on the CORE Manual and t he Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis.
You must obtain at least 56 points overall to pass the written examination. Supplemental information from the CORE Manual is not tested. p>
The practical firearms handling exa mination requires the safe handling of two of the five types of firearm act ions, including the identification and loading/unloading use of dummy ammun ition. A minimum score of 23 out of 30 is required for a pass. The examiner will provide the firearms.
Indivi duals who have satisfactorily completed the Canadian Firearm Safety Course (CFSC) need not complete the CORE practical firearm-handling examination. p>
You must provide the CORE Examiner with the completed CFSC report form showing successful test completion to b e exempt from the practical firearms handling examination. A Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) and/or Po ssession Only Licence (POL) are NOT acceptable for the exemption to the COR E practical firearms handling exam.
Gr aduate Certificate
When bot h examinations have been successfully completed, the examiner will give the student a document of completion. The student must send this form, along w ith a $30 administration fee payable to the BCWF, to obtain a graduation ce rtificate.