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Show DAILY HERALD Sunday, September 19, 2004 Outdoors2004i TT 1 iiinier eaucanon can save lives i J Requiredhunter J I i ' If" 'f education class combines hunting safety with other valuable lessons Dallas John DAILY HERALD For Sebrina hristiansen, spending time ith her father is a privilege, f ?fm' she does everything she in to find ways to be around jn. Sebrina's father, Brook Christiansen of Spanish Fork, s an outdoorsman and an avid 4 hunter. This summer, Sebrina took her first step in becoming dad's best friend as she enrolled in and passed her Utah Hunter Education class. "One of the biggest reasons I decided to take my hunter education class was because my dad is always gone hunting," Sebrina Christiansen said. "I wanted to be with him as much as possible, so I decided that if I took the class, then when I'm old enough, I'd be able to get a hunting license and go hunting with him." Any Utah resident born after Dec. 31, 1965, must first enroll and pass a two-pasafety pro- day needs to make sure he or she take the safety classes. gram before he or she can go "These classes aren't just to hunting. teach future hunters how to be Program requirements mandate that a student complete safe, but also to give them the several hours in class of learnproper introduction into the pracing hunt- - and sport," Dockstader said. tices, along with instruction "By giving these kids the that deals with "what do you proper introduction into the do when you are lost" and sport of hunting we will conmuch more. tinue to pass along this old tradition and it will then be con"There's really not an age limit when it comes to entinued through the next generation." rolling your child into our Dockstader is not the only classes," said Drew Dockstadinstructor in Payson who feels er, a hunting safety instructor this way. His assistants, Scott from Payson. "I think that most parents Dockstader, Terry Newton and Guy Newton, are striving know their kids and whether for the same thing. Ji not they are mature enough While there are still many o be enrolled in the class. Obviously, some individuals mayoungsters out there that have ture faster than others. I do yet to be introduced to hunting feel that a youngster should at safety, there's an from Spanish Fork who needs least be able to hold up their own rifle." no more convincing. In Utah, an individual can't For Sebrina Christiansen, the legally hunt until the age of 14. day she has been waiting for is Then the person must be aconly a few years away. "I can't wait to go hunting companied by a parent or legal with my dad," said Chrisguardian or other responsible tiansen. person 21 years of age or old"Dad goes on at least two er and approved by that parhunts every year. Maybe now ent or guardian to hunt big I'll get to go and hunt with game. him." According to Dockstader, who has been teaching the According to Amy ChrisUtah Hunter Education course tiansen, Sebrina's mother, Sebsince he first opened Payson rina will probably not get to hunt for a few years yet, as Sports & Trophy, every child who plans on carrying a gun her daughter's birthday alor wants to go hunting some- ways falls just after the big , "... . ill fv V 0.fy&ito ii a M rt gun-safet- y J I game hunts are over. Despite Christiansen's disappointment that she may have to wait a couple of more years before heading to the field, just knowing that she passed the test and outshot all the boys that were enrolled in her hunter education class is good enough for now. "I still have to wait awhile before I'm old enough to go hunting, but I'm glad that I took the Class," Christiansen said. "I had a lot of fun and I've learned a lot more than I thought I would about hunting (safety) and other things like what a person should do when they are lost. "It was really neat. Even though I was shaking and very nervous, it was really fun all the boys in my class." Today's instructor seeks to introduce, instruct and education students, to achieve a much more lofty goal. "It I were to pick the single biggest reason for why we teach hunter safety, it would be that somewhere in all of this we manage to save someone's life," Dockstader said. "That's what is really impor- 4 V a - k t. ' ' I ,' f pur 1. c $in?Utt . t . tant." I Dallas John can be reached 2 or by at at 344-297- djohnheraldextra.com . DALLAS JOHNDaily Herald top photo) gives some shooting instructions to his daughter Sebrina while on a camping trip earlier this summer. Above: Payson's Scott Dockstader teaches one ofmatty Utah Hunter's Education class at Payson's Sport & Trophy. In order for youth to legally hunt they must attend and successfully pass this safety course. 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