That is the same exact thing I did - dragged my feet on taking my hunter safety course and then they were all full.
I've only recently got into hunting - my family doesn't hunt buy my boyfriend does and I've been going with him. He got a nice size doe yesterday - hit her with a 30/30 and she didn't go 20 yards before she went down. Its the first time he's taken a doe. I'm looking forward to jerky!