If you or someone you know would like to go hunting this fall but have never taken a hunter education course, now is the time to act. Vermont’s volunteer hunter education instructors are holding a limited number of courses throughout the state. To purchase a hunting license for the first time, completion of a basic hunter education course is required.
“Most of these courses are held in August and September,” said Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s Hunter Education Coordinator Nicole Meier. “All of our instructors are volunteers. They teach because they are passionate about hunting and want to ensure that Vermont’s safe hunting legacy continues. We credit Vermont’s strong safety record with our volunteer instructors.”
– A young boy proudly holds his new hunting license after completing a Vermont hunter education course, essential for first-time hunters to ensure safe hunting practices, with classes available statewide in August and September.
Meier added, “Volunteer instructors are the backbone of the Vermont Hunter Education Program. They are vital to Vermont’s strong record of safe hunting. Hands-on and in-person learning from an experienced instructor are the best ways to become familiar with the skills associated with safe hunting. Courses are available in basic hunter education, bowhunter education, trapper education, and combination hunter-bowhunter education. We expect more classes to be posted throughout August and September. If you don’t see a class in your area listed yet, keep watching the website or call our office for more information at 802-828-1193.”
Participants must be 18 years old and a resident of Vermont to enroll in online hunter or bowhunter education courses. Courses will be listed on Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s website as they become available. To find and register for a course, visit: register-ed.com/programs/vermont.
A Vermont hunter education card allows hunting in all 50 states and some international locations.
For more information, visit: vtfishandwildlife.com.
