How to get a 'hunting license' that allows you to pass the hunter exam and hunt with guns and traps
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'Hunting birds and beasts' are designated as hunting targets from among wild animals such as harmful birds and beasts that damage crops and alien species that destroy ecosystems. A 'hunting license' is required to capture hunting birds and beasts, and there are four types of licenses depending on the hunting equipment used: ' net hunting ', ' trap hunting ', ' first class gun hunting ' and ' second class gun hunting '. In order to obtain such a hunting license and hunt deer and wild boars, it is necessary to pass a test including written and practical skills. , summarized a series of flows.
Ministry of the Environment_Obtain a hunting license [Forum for understanding the appeal of hunting]
http://www.env.go.jp/nature/choju/effort/effort8/hunter/license.html
Dainippon Hunting Association 'For rangers who love mountains and forests' [How to become a hunter > ① How to hunt]
http://www.moriniikou.jp/index.php?itemid=39
◆What are the four hunting licenses?
Different licenses allow different types of hunting equipment. 'Seed gun hunting' is defined as rifles, shotguns and air guns, and 'Second class gun hunting' is defined as air guns only. If you get a license for 'net hunting' and 'trap hunting', you can purchase hunting gear and hunt. Please note that you cannot purchase, possess, or use a hunting rifle unless you acquire the .
◆ How to get a hunting license?
In order to obtain a hunting license, it is necessary to pass the hunting license examination held twice a year in each prefecture. 'Net hunting' and 'trap hunting' can be taken from the age of 18, and 'first class gun hunting' and 'second class gun hunting' can be taken from the age of 20. The exam is a 90-minute written test 'Knowledge test', 'Aptitude test' to judge whether there is a problem with eyesight, hearing ability, and exercise ability, discrimination of each hunting tool, practical skill of hunting tools, discrimination of hunting birds and beasts 'skill test' If you pass all the exams, you can get a hunting license. It seems that there are many people who take the two exams at the same time, 'Trap Hunting' and 'Type 1 Gun Hunting.'
In addition, a little before the test date, each prefecture's hunting association is conducting a ' hunting license test preliminary seminar '. It's like a 'driving school' for a driver's license, and although it varies by prefecture, you can participate for about 10,000 yen. If you participate in the preliminary seminar, you can receive a text 'hunting reading book' that summarizes the basic knowledge about hunting licenses and a 'hunting license exam example problem collection' that summarizes past questions. can guide you. If you attend the seminar, you will be able to pass 80% of them, so you should definitely take it unless you have a very good reason.
◆ Necessary procedures, required documents, and expenses for the examination
To take the hunting license test, you need to submit an application form issued by the department in charge of each prefecture. For Tokyo, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Environment and for Osaka, the Osaka Hunting Association will be in charge.
When applying for the hunting license test for the first time, submit a 'resident card', 'doctor's certificate' and 'personal photo taken within 6 months before application' at the same time. The doctor's medical certificate proves that you meet the eligibility for the examination, as shown below, and does not require an X-ray examination. If you go to your family doctor or a hospital you often go to, you can make one for about 3,000 to 5,000 yen. Formats and reference examples may be available for download on the website.
The exam fee is 5200 yen per species for beginners who do not have any hunting license. According to the Hunting Allure Forum, the reference cost for taking only one type of exam is about 15,000 yen, but in Osaka, where the procedure was done this time, it is about 20,000 yen for one type.
Ministry of the Environment_What you need to know [Forum for understanding the attractions of hunting]
Although it varies by prefecture, it seems that many places do not accept applications for hunting licenses by mail. In Osaka, the application form was only distributed by the department in charge, so I took the necessary documents and my seal and went directly to the office of the Osaka Hunting Club, which is the department in charge.
The entrance looks like this. If you go inside and tell them that you want to apply for the hunting license examination and preliminary seminar, they will prepare the necessary documents.
The prepared application form is kore. After filling in the required information, sign and submit. This time, I will take two exams, ``Trap Hunting'' and ``Type 1 Gun Hunting'' at the same time, so I paid 22,400 yen, including the tuition fee for the preliminary seminar.
The admission ticket for the exam will be mailed at a later date, and on this day you will receive the admission ticket for the preliminary seminar and two textbooks, and the procedure will be completed.
◆ What are the “Hunting Book” and the “Hunting License Examination Examples”?
When I applied for the seminar, I received two textbooks necessary for the hunting exam.
'Hunting reading book' is like a textbook that contains basic knowledge about hunting, how to distinguish animals and animals to be hunted with illustrations, how to handle each hunting tool, etc.
Illustrations of hunting birds and beasts are written on the first page, and as of 2015, 48 kinds of birds and beasts are defined as hunting birds and beasts. There is also an illustration of ``birds and beasts that are easily misidentified as hunting birds and beasts,'' so that you can learn the knowledge necessary for hunting.
I was told that it would be easier to understand if I memorized all the animals in the illustrations before the preliminary lecture, so I put stickers on the names of the animals and took quizzes when I had time, and I was able to memorize most of them.
The table of contents of the hunting book looks like this.
About different hunting periods in various places ......
Details of hunting gear etc. are explained with illustrations.
There was also a photograph taken at the scene where a human injury accident with a hunting gun actually occurred, with a person standing at the position where the person who was shot was. It is quite difficult to see whether there are people or not, and you can see that close attention is required to get a gun.
Next is a collection of hunting license exam examples.
The table of contents is like this.
Answers are on the left and questions are on the right. If you answer the questions before the exam, you will be studying for the main exam.
◆Preliminary seminar looks like this
On the day of the preliminary seminar, we arrived at the designated place.
After handing over the ticket, you will be guided to your room.
Upon entering the room, there was an unexpectedly large number of people attending. The number of people who take the exam for hunting licenses is increasing year by year, and nearly 140 people gathered at the preparatory seminar in Osaka this time, which is the largest number ever.
The contents of the preliminary workshop are as follows. From the morning to the afternoon, classroom lectures were held to explain points that are likely to appear in the exam and to mark two textbooks.
Next, an example of a bird and beast discrimination test using illustrations. The slides were screened in the actual question format, and I was surprised to hear that 'although it's not 100%, the same slides are used in the exam.'
At the end, the experienced hunters of the Hunting Club, who served as instructors, explained and practiced the practical exam. The photo shows the practical skill test for first-class gun hunting using a simulated gun. In the practical exam, we will take notes such as 'points will be deducted if you touch the trigger' and 'points will be deducted if you point the muzzle at a person', as well as disassemble and combine the simulated gun. Practical skills can only be practiced in seminars, so it should be quite difficult to take the exam. In addition, in the practical training of trap hunting, a course was held to actually set and release the trap.
I have taken the hunting license exam.
In Osaka in 2015, there will be a preliminary seminar on August 1st, and August 6th will be the exam date. After reviewing the contents of the preliminary seminar, it is finally the day of the exam. From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the 'knowledge test' will be held. From 10:50 a.m. to 12:40 p.m., the 'aptitude test' will be conducted, which will include visual acuity tests and tests to see if there are any problems with movement by clenching and opening hands. The results of the knowledge test will be announced at 13:30 on the day, and if you score 70% or more, you can take the 'skill test' from 13:40.
In the knowledge test, I had the impression that a lot of what I learned in the preliminary seminar was asked, and there were no trick questions. A level that can be cleared without problems if you review the example collection. By the time the results were announced, most of them had passed. After that, as a 'skill test', 'wildlife discrimination test', 'hunting equipment practical test', etc. were conducted, and all the tests were completed around 17:00.
Regarding the pass/fail of the test, it depends on the prefecture, but it is said that posting and shipping will be done in about two weeks. Osaka will only send a pass/fail notification to all examinees, and the following envelope will arrive about 3 weeks after the test.
When I checked inside, I found a notification that both trap hunting and first-class shooting were passed.
Regarding the 'hunting license' that proves that you have a hunting license, you will receive it by mail or at the department in charge.
In order to receive it as soon as possible, I went to the department in charge with the notice of acceptance and immediately received my diploma.
That's why I got two A4 paper hunting licenses. It's a big size to carry, but unlike a car license, you don't need to carry a hunting license. In order to shoot guns, it is necessary to obtain a gun possession permit, but it was sunny and I was able to become a formal hunter.
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