Substantial amounts of time and money are expended by state agencies to train hunters through hunter education programs. These programs generally have the dual objectives of training prospective hunters in firearms safety and promoting responsible behavior. The ultimate purpose of hunter education, however, is to help those people who wish to do so gain maximum benefit from the wildlife resource through safe and enjoyable hunting experiences. Yet for many hunter education course participants, these benefits are never attained. Even among those who have completed a hunter education course, uncertainty about their hunting future and intentions to cease activity are common (Decker and Brown1982a,b). In addition, the number of course graduates not participating in hunting may be substantial (Applegate and Otto 1982, Decker and Brown 1982a).