Hunter Education Course
Winneshiek County Conservation will be offering a Hunter Education Course on August 3-5. The course meets three times and attendance is required for all three days in order to receive certification:
- Tuesday, August 3 from 1:00-5:00 pm
- Wednesday, August 4 from 1:00-5:00 pm
- Thursday, August 5 from 1:00-5:00 pm
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.
Registration is required and must be done through the Iowa DNR’s Hunter Education website. The registration link above will take you directly to the course page. You will need to login in and/or create an account for the child/person wishing to take the course.
Contact naturalist Larry Reis at naturalist@winneshiekwild.com with questions.