IBEP Instructors Class - Interested?
 

I have been an IBEP Master Instructor for several years and I'm a Life Member of LSBA. As the Chairman of the LSBA IBEP Committee I would like to make the following offer:

If there is enough interest I will conduct a IBEP Student/Instructor or if there are enough interested that have already taken the student course I will conduct an instructor only course. The student course is $15 and the instructor course is free. If we do a combined course I will donate $10 per new student to the LSBA.

I will travel a reasonable distance to conduct the course and it must be done over a weekend.

I strongly believe the members of LSBA should be the bowhunter instructors of this state. And as anyone can tell from the posts on other sites, We Need Instructors!!!

Who is interested?

Jack

I am..long ways away..if you get enough interest I don't mind driving as long as it don't interfere with work or family

I would love to take both courses...... can it be done in one weekend? I will drive to you.maybe, where is pearland?

I would like to take the instructors course

I have taken the bowhunter's class and would like to take the instructor's class.

Busted - Where is Kyle? Maybe I can find you a class closer to you.

Buff - Yes a student/instructor class is 16 hrs. long. Pearland is just south of Houston. I see where Beleg and his instructor group is planning to expand into east Texas. I know Mike Smith is a Master Instructor and could possibly do a class out that way. Or perhaps he will hold one in the DFW area and you and Tinman could attend.

Joey - Didn't Mike teach your student class? You need to encourage him (I know I will) to do an instructor course up there.

Chunky - As you can see from Dena's post I am doing combined student/instructor courses in Friendswood and Katy. I don't know how long it has been since you took the student course or where but it could be beneficial to see the new student format. Let me know if you would like to attend either one of those classes. There is no charge if you already have the student course.

As always H4H, thanks for the kind words now get ready for your next class:-)

Thanks for the interest guys and I'll do what I can to get you in to a class.

Jack

Just south of Austin...

We've got 4 classes scheduled at Camp Bullis this year -- about 35 miles from Kyle. We can make one of those a combined 'Student/Instructor Course if anyone is interested. I, for one, would like to see more of LSBA's senior leadership become instructors.

Here are those dates for Bullis.

April 21, 22 (Sat and Sun)
May 19, 20 (Sat and Sun)
July 21, 22 (Sat and Sun)
Aug 18, 19 (Sat and Sun

RH

Thanks Rick. There is also normally at least one combined class held at TPW headquarters in late July or early August and one or two at Bastrop State Park.

You're welcome Jack. You know Milbo and I will do whatever we can to promote IBEP.

I'm curious to know, outside of you and Bobster, how many of LSBA's EC members have been through the IBEP or certified as Instructors?

Hot4Huntin (Bobster's Wife) has been thru the class and is currently one of my teaching partners. Mike Baird (PR Committee Cairman) has and Tomme completed the instructor training several years ago but is not current. Beleg is an instructor in the Dallas group. We are making progress but I'd like to see a lot more involved.

I know that both Reg 76 Reps (Elvis & Steve) are also certified and Elvis is Instructor Certified. Not certain about any others.

The problem I keep running into is that there are more instructors than there is need/interest in taking the class. I think this is why there hasn't been an Instructors class here in the last couple of years.

I would be very interested in helping to spread Bowhunter Ed into the Northeast Texas Region as well. Maybe we can get Mike's group to hold an Instructor's class this year.

Joey welcome to the frustration we long time instructors have lived with. When I became the Stat IBEP Chairman the primary complaint I heard from TPW and bowhunters alike was "There aren't enough instructors or classes being held around the state." I used to drive from Houston to Dallas just to do student classes. Now we have more instructors but can't get the support from the bowhunters to take the student class. You have seen the threads, It's not mandatory so I'm not takin' it and won't support making it mandatory. I'll work on Mike and get him to hold an instructor course up there and get you certified. We need energetic instructors that will push the program.

Thanks