DEC extends online hunter safety course offering, adds online bowhunting course - newyorkupstate.com

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The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced today it was continuing its entirely online hunter education safety course through Aug. 21.

Spurred by the success of the totally online offering, DEC also said it was making a totally online bowhunter education course option available beginning July and also copntinuing through Aug. 21.

Since mid-April, more than 24,000 hunters have successfully completed the hunter safety course, about 20 percent more than typically take it.

“Of those completing the online course about 40 percent were women, compared to 27 percent female participants in the traditional in-person course,” DEC said.

All hunters must complete a mandatory hunter education course before purchasing a hunting license. Hunters who wish to hunt big game with a bow must complete a mandatory bowhunter education course, in addition to the required hunter education course.

The online hunter education course was first made available in April after in-person hunter education courses were cancelled to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The online course provided an opportunity for first-time hunters who wanted to go afield during New York’s spring turkey season to receive their hunter education certificate before the season started in May.

“Many new hunters went afield for this year’s turkey season and we look forward to continuing to welcome new hunters with this online safety course,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. “Hunter safety is our top priority, and expanding the availability of these online courses will help us engage more New Yorkers who are ready to be a part of our state’s proud hunting tradition.”

DEC’s Hunter Education Program (HEP) is partnering with Kalkomey Enterprises, a company that specializes in hunter education, to offer the online courses that can be completed in six to eight hours. The online courses cover all the topics of traditional in-person courses including firearm and bow safety, tree stand safety, hunting ethics, wildlife conservation, and New York State hunting laws and regulations.

Students who successfully complete the online courses and pass the final exam will receive their hunter education certificate or bowhunter education certificate.

The courses, which cost $19.95, are available to individuals 11 and older, but only those 12 or older may purchase a hunting license. Students can complete the courses from a computer, tablet, or smart phone at any time. Students must be a resident of New York.

Overall, DEC noted its new outdoors sporting licenses (fishing, hunting and trapping) are up about 10 percent this year.

Visit DEC’s Hunter Education Program page to learn more or to sign up.

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