DH and DSP Course Content

Content for Dedicated Hunter & Dedicated Sport-Person Course

Chapter 1:    Introduction

Section 1:        Purpose and Outcomes   

Section 2:        Embedded Knowledge          

Chapter 2:    Know your Firearm

Section 3:        Cursory History of Firearms                    

Section 4:        Firearm Safety                              

Section 5:        Firearms and Children                             

Section 6:        Rifles - Barrels and Stocks                 

Section 7:        Rifles – Actions                                

Section 8:        Handguns                                                                              

Section 9:        Introduction to Cartridges and Ballistics                                          

Section 10:      Maintenance of Firearms                                                        

Chapter 3:    Safe & Responsible Firearm Use

Section 11       Marksmanship                                                                      

Section 12       NHSA Shooting Exercises                                                                

Section 13:      Firearms Safety in the Field                                                 

Section 14:      Hunting Ethics                                                                  

Section 15:      NHSA Codes of Conduct                                                                 

Chapter 4:      The Hunt

Section 16:      Preparing for the Hunt                                                          

Section 17:      The Hunt                                                                               

Section 18:      Legal Aspects                                                                   

Chapter 5:      Conservation, Game Animals & Shot-placement

Section 19:      Basics of Conservation                                                     

Section 20:      Game Species Identification                                               

Section 21:      Game Species: Shot-Placement                                                    

Chapter 6:    References

Section 22:      References                                                                             

 

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