Funny story. Buddy of mine who I don't get to see often or hunt with (ever) came out Saturday for a dove hunt. He asked me about his license so I looked at it and told him he didn't have hunter education. Yeah yeah have always meant to take that, he says.
Told him that we were likely to get checked that day, and since it was 3:30 and nothing was flying, I joked that he could probably take the class from his phone in the field. So he actually decides to take me up on this idea. Sits there for 45 minutes or an hour and took it on his phone. While this is happening, he misses a few shots at the birds of course bc his nose is buried in his phone, but more importantly, the GW shows up and starts making his way down the fence line stopping along the way checking guys. I point down the fence row.... How you doing on the final exam? I've got 5 questions left, he replies. I mention, well, you better hurry up and do a screen capture of your certificate, because the GW is about 2 minutes from you. His eyes get huge and he speeds through the last questions, screenshots his completion certificate right as the GW is pulling up to him. GW asks to see his gun and license. I notice you don't have hunter's ed, he says. Buddy says, yessir, I have my certificate right here on my phone. Shows him his screenshot and the GW says, thank you sir and moves on down the line. Thought it was pretty funny how the timing worked out.
