R Licence question

[jesse1987]

hey guys
what is the easiest and quickest way to get your r licence?

[Nephew]

As far as I know, just be a member of an Approved Hunting Organisation, like the ABA, or a shooting club, etc. One of our southerners may be able to fill you in more, or correct me if I'm wrong.

[AndyD]

Hi Jesse,

You must be a member of an AHO (Approved Hunting Organisation) -such as the ABA. This is to provide insurance to both yourself and others whilst hunting.
You then need sit a R license exam - it comes in 3 flavours : bow, gun and dogs.

Where abouts are you?
At Bensons Archery in Granville, Sydney you can do the exam and join an AHO they have set up.
Cheers,
Andy.

[jesse1987]

whats the easiest/cheapest aho to join??

[perry]

ABA will require you too pass a proficency test with your Bow of choice, best to talk to an ABA Bowhunting rep for the full details. ABA will cost you over $100 initially

Here's a link to all ABA clubs and you should be able to navigate your way around it to find out more info

http://www.bowhunters.org.au/index.php? ... Itemid=172

Sporting Shooters last time I checked do not have a jioning fee and cost about the same as ABA to renew. Have a poke about there website

http://www.ssaa.org.au/index.html

Best bet for a quick answer may be - Australian Hunting Net is likely to have plenty of folks with all the R licence answers. There has been lots of Rlicene questions I've seen on it, do a search. There's the odd Bowhunter on it and they have a Bowhunting Forum

http://www.australianhunting.net/index.php?action=forum

regards Jacko

[Nephew]

Here Jesse, this might help you a bit, too- http://www.gamecouncil.nsw.gov.au/porta ... cenceHowTo

[TomMcDonald]

SSAA does not require you to do a proficiency certificate. I waited 9 months for the ABA to be available to do the exam with them, but gave up and went with SSAA.
I was still a member of the ABA (have since joined SSAA) but was able to pay 20 bucks and do it at the local SSAA club house.