“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.
There are usually two of the 2-day course and 2 of the Field Day courses for those that take the online Hunter Ed.
Course Schedules
The April classes filled up very quickly.
In June the 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 3 – August 4th Two day Course at the beginning of June on the website.
The next Field Day course offered at AVFG Club facilities will be August 25th. Take the class on line at the NH Fish & Game Hunter Education Site . Complete the online course and then sign up for the August 25th Field Day.
In-Person Hunter Ed
Please Note: the August 3-4, 2024 2 day In-person course has been changed. It will be On-Line and 1 day Field Day to be held on August 4th. You can enroll on line Hunters Safety & Education
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
Live Fire - first people to use our new shooting benches!
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.
