The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers across the state to serve as basic and advanced hunter education instructors.
Volunteer instructors help teach and certify students in Wisconsin’s required basic hunter education program, a firearm safety course mandatory for anyone born on or after January 1st, 1973, who plans to hunt independently. The DNR relies on volunteers to teach the standardized curriculum and administer written and practical exams.
To become certified, volunteers must apprentice with an existing instructor group or attend a DNR-led training academy and pass an exam. Once certified, instructors are asked to teach at least one class and attend a recertification workshop every three years.
The DNR is also recruiting volunteers for advanced hunter education programs, including hands-on outdoor skills workshops and mentored Learn to Hunt events held outside the normal hunting season. Some programs are offered in partnership with organizations such as Becoming an Outdoors Woman and National Deer Association.
All volunteer instructors must pass a background check.
For more information or to apply, contact DNR hunting and shooting sports program specialist Emily Iehl at emily.iehl@wisconsin.gov
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