Hunter Education | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

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For more information please contact the Hunter Education Program.

Eastern Washington
Ephrata office
(509) 754-4624

Western Washington
Olympia office
(360) 902-8111
huntered@dfw.wa.gov

Please Note
	All individuals born after 1 January 1972 must also show proof of basic hunter education training from Washington or another state before enrolling in the Master Hunter program. If required, enclose a copy of your hunter education certificate or the year and state in which you completed your training.

Hunter Education

Hunter education is designed to promote hunter awareness, knowledge and skills so that we may work together and continue our proud hunting tradition. Through information about hunting issues, classes, activities and organizations, these materials will provide you with a convenient resource we hope will meet your hunting needs.

CLASS SCHEDULES & INFORMATION

•	Basic Hunting
•	Bowhunting
•	Trapping

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•	Duplicate Certificate Information
•	Hunter Education Deferral Information
•	Becoming a Hunter Education Instructor
•	Frequently Asked Questions
•	2011 Hunting Incident Report

HUNTER EDUCATION NOTICES

•	All Hunter Education training certification issued by any of the other 49 states fish and wildlife agencies are accepted here in Washington State. The certificate must be presented at time of license purchase.
•	Hunter Education Deferral Applications are now available.

HUNTING

WDFW would like to remind hunters to be safe, follow the regulations and practice hunter safety.

•	Hunter Safety Reminder
•	Hunter Orange Requirements

Washington Hunter - Online Hunter Education Course

Washington’s online hunter safety course now features new instructional videos, developed to better demonstrate the skills needed to be a safe hunter. The new videos – which reinforce course lessons in a realistic hunting setting – feature topics such as crossing obstacles, safe carries, muzzle control, transporting firearms safely, hunter orange, safety zones of fire, tree stand safety, and using decoys and blinds.

RELATED LINKS

•	Fish And Wildlife Code Hunting in Washington? Title 77 has all the hunting laws enacted by the legislature.
•	National Shooting Sports Foundation An interesting collection of national data, firearms industry reports
•	Washington State Trapshooting Association Provides junior and senior high school-age young adults with the opportunity to showcase their competitive shooting skills and earn state and national recognition.
•	Washington Game Wardens Association Stop by and learn about the men and women who protect our wildlife resources.
•	International Hunter Education Association The professional association for 67 state and provincial wildlife conservation agencies, and the 70,000 volunteer instructors who teach hunter education in North America.
•	U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Comprehensive overview of the federal agency charged with wildlife protection.
•	Black/Grizzly Bear Identification Program Learn to tell a Grizzly from a Black Bear with an interactive program and quiz.