Firearms Hunter Safety: Skills and Exam Day - Hope

Firearms Hunter Safety: Skills and Exam Day - Hope

Must attend all days- 04/15, 6p-9p; 4/17, 6p-9p, & 04/21, 1p-4p. Manual/workbook mailed once registered, must be completed prior to class.

By Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Date and time

April 15 · 6pm - May 21 · 1pm EDT

Location

Beaver Lodge

127 Beaver Lodge Rd Hope, ME 04847

About this event

The Maine Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, religion, ancestry or national origin.

Any person who needs accommodations to participate in a program should contact the office at 207-287-5220 or jaime.berard@maine.gov to discuss their needs in advance.

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This course is for 10 - 16 y/o and those that wish to take the course in person.

The topics will cover landowner relations, ethics, wildlife conservation, fire building, as well as the topics listed below.

Students ages 10-15 may complete the online course, but to become fully certified are required to then attend an in-person skills and exam session. Please see the junior hunting section of the Maine Hunting Laws for more information about junior hunter requirements.

This Skills and Exam Session will include 8 hours of classroom instruction on the follow topics:

  • Survival/first aid
  • Landowner relations
  • Hunter ethics
  • Maine hunting laws
  • Hands-on practice of safe firearms handling
  • Hands-on instruction of map and compass and outdoor survival

At the skills and exam session, students must demonstrate to the instructor that they can safely handle a firearm, and must participate in workshop and session activities, bring a survival kit and pass a 50-question exam with a score of at least 70%.

For more information about options for Firearms Hunter Safety, click here.

Organized by

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

We are biologists, game wardens, and educators all in on a common mission: responsible, safe enjoyment of the Maine outdoors. We believe a healthy ecosystem makes life better for all the fish, wildlife, and people who call Maine home, as well as for the visitors who call it Vacationland.

While MDIFW is a state agency, our work is funded by sportsmen and outdoorspeople. Our revenue comes through the sale of hunting and fishing licenses/permits, boat, snowmobile, and ATV registrations, as well as taxes on hunting and fishing gear. The more people who actively enjoy Maine's natural resources, the more ability we have to enhance, preserve, and protect them for the future.

Basically, we're all in this together. Biologists. Game wardens. Educators. And you – the hunters, fishermen, and everyday adventurers who support our work.

For recreation, for hunting, for fishing, for science, or just for fun: we're all in for the Maine outdoors.

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