Hunter Education
Hurstville Interpretive Center, Jackson County
Saturday, March 16, 2019
HUNTER EDUCATION CLASS TO BE OFFERED
MAQUOKETA – Hunter
education training is a form of life insurance – only rarely is anyone who has
had such training involved in any kind of firearms or hunting accidents.
The Jackson County Conservation will sponsor a Hunter Education Course on Saturday, March 16th, at Hurstville
Interpretive Center and Sunday, March 17th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Izaak
Walton Clubhouse.
Residents born after January 1, 1972, must satisfactorily
complete a hunter education course in order to obtain a hunting license. A Person who is 11-years old or older may
enroll in a course, but those who are 11 and successfully complete the course
shall be issued a certificate of completion which becomes valid on that
person’s 12th birthday.
Residents under the age of 12 can be issued deer and turkey licenses,
but the youth hunter must be accompanied by a licensed adult hunter. Such certification is mandatory before a
hunter can hunt in Iowa
and most other states and provinces.
Included in the training will be gun safety, information
about firearms and ammunition, the role of the hunting in wildlife management
and conservation responsibilities of the outdoors man, outdoor ethics, hunter
preparedness, and wildlife identification.
Those successfully completing the course will receive a
Hunter Education Certification card once they have successfully passed the on-hands
and written test given on the last day of the class. Students will have a chance to shoot as part
of the class weather permitting.
For further information, and registration details, go to the direct link http://register-ed.com/iowa or through
the IA DNR website www.iowadnr.gov . Deadline for registration is Wednesday, March 13, 2019
