Hunter Education courses available
In-person classroom course and field day for online course students being offered.Chris Lee, Executive Director
The Iowa DNR is offering two overlapping Hunter Education programs in August.
For students wanting to take the full course in person, a classroom course is offered at First Assembly of God (1809 Agency, Burlington) on Monday and Thursday, August 19 & 22, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM both nights.
The classroom course will conclude with a live-fire field day at Big Hollow Shooting Range (18853 152nd Ave., Sperry, IA) starting at 8:00 AM on Saturday, August 24.
Students who took the Hunter Education Course online may also attend this live fire event to meet their field day requirements.
Hunter education is a mandatory program that is designed to introduce students to several life-long skills that are important to many different types of outdoor recreational opportunities. The course teaches students basic survival and first aid skills, water safety, wildlife identification, the basics of wildlife management, hunting laws and firearm/archery safety. Hunter education also stresses the importance of individual responsibility and outdoor ethics.
Iowa law requires that anyone born after January 1, 1972 must be certified in hunter education before they are eligible to purchase an Iowa hunting license.
Online registration is required for either event.
Register for the classroom course here.
Register for the online field day here.
This is NOT a Des Moines County Conservation event. For more information, contact Paul Kay at the Iowa DNR: 319-759-0759 or paul.kay@dnr.iowa.gov.
published Thursday, August 8, 2024
