Getting started: important links to hunter education

 *Most states require hunter education for new hunters before licenses and tags can be purchased. The following is a complete listing of phone numbers and web links to hunter education programs state by state.

 Alabama: Phone number (334) 242-3620           
           Main web site: www.outdooralabama.com
           Hunter education site: www.dcnr.state.al.us/agfd/he.html

Alaska: Phone number (907) 267-2187
          Main web site: www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/
          Hunter education site: www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/wildlife/geninfo/hunting/hit/htm

Arizona: Phone number (602) 789-3235
          Main web site: www.azgfd.com
          Hunter education site: www.azgfd.com

Arkansas: Phone number (501) 223-6377
            Main web site: www.agfc.com
            Hunter education site: www.agfc.com/education/index.htm#Hunter%20Education

California: Phone number (916) 653-1235
            Main web site: www.dfg.ca.gov
            Hunter education site: www.dfg.ca.gov/huntered/index.html

Colorado: Phone number (301) 291-7233 or 7470
            Main web site: www.wildlife.state.co.us
            Hunter education site: www.wildlife.state.co.us/hunt/HunterEducatoin/index.asp

Connecticut: Phone number (860) 675-8130
            Main web site: www.dep.state.ct.us
            Hunter education site: www.dep.state.cut.us/burnatr/wildlife.geninfo.cefis.asp

Delaware: Phone number (302) 323-5336
            Main web site: www.dnrec.state.de.us
            Hunter education site: www.dnrec.state.de.us/fw/fwwe/.htm

Florida: Phone number (850) 413-0084
            Main web site: www.\\floridaconservation.org
            Hunter education site: www.\\floridaconservation.org\huntered

Georgia: Phone number (770) 784-3068
            Main web site: www.gadnr.org/
            Hunter education site: www.gohuntgeorgia.com

Hawaii: Phone number (808) 587-0200
            Main web site: www.state.hi.us/dlnr
            Hunter education site: www.state.hi.us/dlnr.dere/home/htm

Idaho: Phone number (208) 334-3746
            Main web site: www.state.id.us/fishgame
            Hunter education site: www.state.id.us/fishgame/huntered.htm

Illinois: Phone number (217) 557-9206
            Main web site: http://dnr.state.il.us/
            Hunter education site: http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/safety/index.htm

Indiana: Phone number (317) 232-4010
            Main web site: www.state.in.us/dnr
            Hunter education site: www.state.in.us/dnr/lawenfor/hunt-edu.htm

Iowa: Phone number (512) 281-5918
            Main web site: www.state.ia.us/government/dnr/
            Hunter education site: www.state.ia.us/government/dnr/organiza/fwb/enforcemt/hunt-ed.htm

Kansas: Phone number (620) 672-5911 ext. 5918
            Main web site: www.kdwp.state.ks.us/
            Hunter education site: www.kdwp.state.ks.us/education/hunter.html

Kentucky: Phone number (800) 851-1549
            Main web site: www.kdfwr.state.ky.us
            Hunter education site: www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/huntered.htm

Louisiana: Phone number (225) 675-2932
            Main web site: www.wlf.state.la.us/
            Hunter education site: www.wlf.state.la.us/apps/netgear/index.asp?en=lawlf&pid=152

Maine: Phone number (207) 287-5220 or 8000
            Main web site: http://janus.state.me.us/ifw/
            Hunter education site: http://janus.state.me.us/ifw/education/safety.htm

Maryland: Phone number (410) 260-3280
            Main web site: www.dnr.state.md.us
            Hunter education site: www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/huntersafetyintro.html

Massachusetts: Phone number (617) 727-3623
            Main web site: www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw
            Hunter education site: www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw/dfwhecl.htm

Michigan: Phone number (517) 335-3418
            Main web site: www.michigan.gov/dnr
            Hunter education site: www.michigan.gov/dnr/recnsrch.asp?LinkID=338&sec-hunt

Minnesota: Phone number (800) 366-8917
            Main web site: www.dnr.state.mn.us
            Hunter education site: www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/firearms/index.html

Mississippi: Phone number (601) 432-2182
            Main web site: www.mdwfp.com
            Hunter education site: www.mdwfp.com/huntingedu.asp   

Missouri: Phone number (573) 751-4115
            Main web site: www.conservation.state.mo.us/
            Hunter education site: www.conservation.state.mo.us/hunt/heclass-search.html

Montana: Phone number (406) 444-3188
            Main web site: www.fwp.state.mt.us/
            Hunter education site: www.fwp.state.mt.us/educat/hunted.htm

Nebraska: Phone number (402) 471-0641
            Main web site: www.outdoornebraska.org
            Hunter education site: http://ngp.ngpc.state.ne.us/outdoor/hunted/index.html

Nevada: Phone number (775) 688-1553 or 1559
            Main web site: www.nevadadivisionofwildlife.org/
            Hunter education site: www.nevadadivisionofwildlife.org/coned/heprog2.htm

New Hampshire: Phone number (603) 271-3214
            Main web site: www.wildlife.state.nh.us/
            Hunter education site: www.wildlife.state.nh.us/

New Jersey: Phone number (908) 735-7040
            Main web site: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw
            Hunter education site: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw

New Mexico: Phone number (505) 841-8888 ext. 630
            Main web site: www.gamefish.state.nm.us/
            Hunter education site: www.gamefish.state.nm.us/

New York: Phone number (888) 486-8332
            Main web site: www.dec.state.ny.us/
            Hunter education site: www.dec.state.ny.us/

North Carolina: Phone number (919) 733-7192
            Main web site: www.ncwildlife.org
            Hunter education site: www.ncwildlife.org/frindex4hunting

North Dakota: Phone number (701) 328-6615
            Main web site: www.state.nd.us/gnf/
            Hunter education site: www.state.nd.us/gnf/

Ohio: Phone number (800) WILDLIFE or (614) 265-6300
            Main web site: www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife
            Hunter education site: www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/hunting/huntered/hunted.html

Oklahoma: Phone number (405) 521-4636
            Main web site: www.wildlifedepartment.com
            Hunter education site: www.wildlifedepartment.com/faqs.htm#faqhe

Oregon: Phone number (503) 947-6015
            Main web site: www.dfw.state.or.us
            Hunter education site: www.dfw.state.or.us/outdoorskills/

Pennsylvania: Phone number (717) 787-4250
            Main web site: http://sites.state.pa.us/paexec/pgcl
            Hunter education site: http://sites.state.pa.us/paexec/pgc/hte/huntereduc.htm

Rhode Island: Phone number (401) 789-3094
            Main web site: www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bnatres/fishwild
            Hunter education site: www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bnatres/fishwild/huntered/index.htm

South Carolina: Phone number (800) 277-4301
            Main web site: www.dnr.state.sc.us
            Hunter education site: www.dnr.state.sc.us.cec.educate.edcourses.html

South Dakota: Phone number (605) 773-7154
            Main web site: www.state.sd.us/gfp
            Hunter education site: www.state.sed.us.gfp/hunting

Tennessee: Phone number (615) 781-6538
            Main web site: www.tnwildlife.org
            Hunter education site: www.tnwildlife.org

Texas: Phone number (800) 792-1112 ext. 63
            Main web site: www.tpwd.state.tx.us
            Hunter education site: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/edu/hunted/hunted.htm

Utah: Phone number (801) 538-4727
            Main web site: www.wildlife.utah.gov
            Hunter education site: www.wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation

Vermont: Phone number (802) 241-3720
            Main web site: www.anr.state.vt.us
            Hunter education site: www.vtfishandwildlife.com

Virginia: Phone number (804) 367-1000
            Main web site: www.dgif.state.va.us
            Hunter education site: www.dgif.state.va.us/hunting/huntereducation/index.html

Washington: Phone number (360) 902-8111
            Main web site: wdfw.wa.gov
            Hunter education site: http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/huntered/

West Virginia: Phone number (304) 558-2784
            Main web site: www.dnr.state.wv.us/
            Hunter education site: www.dnr.state.wv.us/wvhunting/safety/default.htm

Wisconsin: Phone number (608) 266-2143
            Main web site: www.dnr.state.wi.us
            Hunter education site: www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/enforcement/safety/hunted.htm

Wyoming: Phone number (307) 777-4538
            Main web site: http://gf.state.wy.us
            Hunter education site: http://gf.state.wy.us/html/education/hunt-ed.htm