Hunters Safety & Education

“Instilling the Knowledge and Skills Necessary for a Safe and Ethical Hunt”

From the NH Fish & Game Hunter Education website

To become a licensed hunter in New Hampshire, you must complete a Hunter Education course.
Hunter Education is required for new hunters to purchase their first hunting or archery license.
Classes are open to New Hampshire residents and non-residents.

Hunter Education covers safe firearms handling, archery equipment, wildlife management principles, map and compass skills, New Hampshire game laws and more.
NH Fish and Game offers two types of Hunter Education courses:

Another valuable link is huntnh.com. You will find the link to the current Hunting Digest there as well as links to info on lots of other topics. A screen shot of the page is below.

We are very fortunate to be able to offer these Hunter Education Courses at our facility.

This year we will be hosting 5 Hunter Education Fields Days associated with the Online Hunter Education Course as well as 1 Traditional 2 Day course.

Course Schedules

The April classes usually fill up very quickly.

The first of the Field Day courses for 2025 offered at AVFG Club facilities will be April 6th 2025 from noon to 6 pm. There will be 2 more April Field Days April 12th from 9 am to 3 pm, and April 19th from 9 am to 3 pm. Take the class on line at the NH Fish & Game Hunter Education Site . Complete the online course and then sign up for the April Field Day that fits your schedule.

We will be having 2 Field Day Courses in August. August 3rd noon to 6 pm and August 16th from 9 am to 3 pm. Take the on line class at the NH Fish & Game Hunter Education Site. Complete the online course and then sign up the August Field Day that fits your schedule.

In August we will have a next 2 day Course for Hunters Ed will be going on line at the NH Fish & Game Hunter Education website. These classes fill up very quickly. The Instructor suggests that if you have a child or relative that needs to take the course that you start looking for the August 23 – August 24th Two day Course at the beginning of June on the website.

In-Person Hunter Ed


August 23-24, 2025 2 day In-person course. You can enroll on line Hunters Safety & Education starting in June.

Courses take place in-person and include the following: Must be 12 years old by the last day of the course.

  • Classroom lessons with certified volunteer instructors
  • Multiple-choice written exam (80% or better to pass)
  • Field day assessment and practical exam

Online Hunter Ed with Mandatory In-Person Field Day

Online courses include remote learning with an in-person field day. Must be 12 years old to take this class.

  • Self-paced online course
  • Chapter quizzes
  • Multiple-choice written exam
  • Field day assessment and practical exam (in-person required)
  • $29.00 fee
  • Plus $5 at the time of the class at the club

Photos from the 4/28/2024 Hunter Education Field Day

Archery Equipment on Display

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Archery Equipment on Display

This class had 8 particpants and the average score on the test was 92! Great Job!!

August 25, 2024 Hunter Ed Online Course Field Day

We had a full class of 16 participants and great scores. Here is a picture of the class and the instructors. We hope to see some of these graduates come to shoot with us at Trap or our hosted shooting events. Watch for the courses in the Spring and sign up to do your Hunter Ed on-line and your Field Day at Ammonoosuc Valley Fish & Game Club in Bath.

August 25, 2024 Hunter Ed Field Day Graduates and their Instructors.
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