The Missouri Department of Conservation recently revised the Hunter Education course for student convenience and to emphasize hands-on training. The course is now a two-step process.
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The first step is to complete the knowledge-based training through one of three options.
Option 1: Take the online/mobile study portion and complete the review quizzes. The student must show the Missouri Skills Session Qualifier Certificate to enter the Skills Session.
Option 2: Complete, at your own pace, the home study portion by requesting a Hunter Education student manual. Bring the manual with all review sections completed to the Skills Session.
Option 3: Register and attend the four-hour classroom session presented by Hunter Education instructors.
The second step is the skills session. The skills session must be attended by all students, regardless of the option used to complete the knowledge-based training. The skills session is a separate from the knowledge-based training. The skills session is a training that is primarily hands-on training of critical skills.
The skills session takes only four hours. The skills session concludes with a 35 question multiple-choice final exam that is weighted heavily on the knowledge studies. You must achieve an 80% (miss no more than seven (7) questions) or higher to pass the final exam and be certified. The skills session is free of charge.
Student manuals for the knowledge studies are available at the Missouri Department of Conservation Regional Office in St. Joseph 816-271-3100.
A skills session training will take place in Gallatin on Sunday, Oct. 4, at Access II Independent Living Center from 1-5 p.m. Class size is limited to 30 students. Online pre-registration is required. Go to the Missouri Department of Conservation website at www.mdc.mo.gov. Click on Hunter/BowhunterEducation. Click on Hunter Education Skills Session. This will take you to a calendar where you can search for a class or go to the date the class will start on and click on the class to register for it. If you have any questions or need a student manual call Alan Bradford at 660-605-2893.
For a list of skills session training contact the St. Joseph regional office or go to the Hunter Education Skills Session link at the MDC website.
Link to the student registration site: http://www.register-ed.com/programs/missouri.
Link to the online program site: http://www.hunter-ed.com/missouri/.