You can only get a replacement card if you took the course after 1990 I think. Records before that are not in the computer system.I like the free course, but, you still have to fork over $10 to Mario to get a card. I don't have to think about it again till 2025. Rg
I was checked last year for that card and he looked at my archery license also and my archery tag there are safety considerations with a cross bow that you don't have with neither a firearm nor bow ....discharge! cocking bow properly ......lubing cables and strings as well as the rail..... truth is if there was a crossbow course I would want to take it
RG I went to the DEC web page then the boat us page it says you down load the card and print it yourself free......
It's interesting to me to contrast this boating education requirement with the NYS requirement for hunting with a crossbow. After these implements became legal for hunting big game the state mandated that hunters who use a crossbow must carry a self issued document that states that you have read some material about hunting with a crossbow. It costs nothing and is pretty much a joke. I wonder if a CO ever issued a ticket for not carrying that piece of paper? Most serious archers would say that if you have not hunted with a bow then you need to take the archery course before taking up a crossbow. So there is justification for some sort of mandated education. But now anyway, what they offer is free. The hunter ed courses are taught by dedicated volunteers, are reasonably extensive and as far as I know are still free. Thirty dollars for something offered online seems extreme to me. I took the CG course as a young teenager, I don't mind a refresher. But for a lot of folks 30 bucks is a burden. C'mon Andy!
Please do explain..... My meaning of that was, if there is a sign that says 10 minute limit, why are you taking 30? I do not say anything to anyone, I actually laugh at how uneducated people are when it comes to boat ramp etiquette.
What does a crossbow course have to do with a boating safety course?....Rg
With all due respect you're coming across like a real jack@ss. Instead of laughing maybe you should give the people struggling a hand with all of your incredible knowledge and talent. SMH