Hunter Education Class

October 18^th & 19^th

Milton R. Owen Nature Center – 1879-3 Highway 9, Osage, IA 50461

Pre-registration Required

FREE

Contact: Chelsea@ (641) 330-0765

Hunter education is a mandatory program that is designed to introduce students to several lifelong skills that are important to many different types of outdoor recreational opportunities. The course teaches students basic survival and first aid skills, outdoor 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. The safety, recruitment, and retention of hunters are important in continuing the tradition of hunting in Iowa’s GREAT Outdoors! 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.

This class is prioritized for students 12 years old and older. Adults are welcome to stay with their youth student through the class, but it is not required.

Students are asked to bring a sack lunch and something to drink on Friday and Saturday, as the course will continue through meal hours. PLEASE WEAR/BRING OUTDOOR GEAR as we will go outside during different portions of instruction. All other teaching materials, firearms, & safety equipment will be provided.

This is a CLASSROOM COURSE and does not count as a field day. Students must successfully complete BOTH days to earn their certificate.

Friday, October 18^th – 5-8PM

Saturday, October 19^th – 9AM-4PM

This class is FREE, but is limited to 20. Students NEED to pre-register by registering online with the Go Outdoors Iowa Event Registration System. Please visit: www.gooutdoorsiowa.com to log in or create a new account. Once logged in, you can find and register for the class under “Events/Classes—Search Events” in the upper left area of the page. You can also sign up here: https://license.gooutdoorsiowa.com/Event/EventsHome.aspx

You can also call Chelsea at (641) 330-0765 for assistance with registration.

Please Note: When you are registering a child for this course, please be sure to log in as the child you are wishing to register or create an account for that child, and do not log in or register yourself unless you are wanting to take the course yourself for certification. Students who have previously purchased Iowa DNR licenses, such as youth deer tags, will already have an Iowa DNR account and should register for this course using their personal information.