Hunter Education Classroom courses are offered by knowledgeable and certified volunteer instructors and Iowa Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers. Classroom courses are typically 12-15 hours in length and are held over 2 to 3 sessions (days). In order to receive certification, a student must attend all sessions and pass the final exam.
Iowa law requires that anyone born after January 1, 1972 must be certified in hunter education before they are eligible to purchase an Iowa hunting license.
Upcoming Hunter Education Classes
Aug. 15, Morrison, Grundy County Heritage Center
Aug. 15, Marshalltown, Izaak Walton League
Aug. 15, Columbus Junction, American Legion
Aug. 17, Stratford, Izaak Walton League Boone Valley
Aug. 17, Hamburg, Dovel’s Den
Aug. 19, Algona, Kossuth County Conservation Board
Aug. 20, Ames, Izaak Walton League
Aug. 20, Clinton, Izaak Walton League
Aug. 20, Britt, West Hancock Ambulance Service
Aug. 22, West Des Moines, Raccoon Park Nature Center
Aug. 22, Rockford, Floyd County Conservation Board Fossil and Prairie Center
Aug. 24, Aurelia, Aurelia Shelter House
Aug. 24, Montrose, Lee County Conservation Board
Aug. 24, Bloomfield, Izaak Walton League
Aug. 24, Vinton, Izaak Walton League
Aug. 24, Fairbank, Fairbank Gun Club
Aug. 24, Decorah, Northeast Fox and Coon Club
Aug. 24, Muscatine, Muscatine County Conservation Board Environmental Learning Center
Aug. 26, Humboldt, ISU Extension and Outreach Office
Sept. 4, Independence, Buchanan County Wildlife Association
Sept. 5, New Hampton, Fredericksburg Sportsmans Club
Sept. 5, Iowa City, Fin and Feather
Sept. 5, Palo, Palo Outdoors
Sept. 5, Knoxville, Marion County Sportsmans Club
Sept. 7, Blue Grass, Oak Hills Gun Club
Sept. 7, Lenox, Lenox Fire Station
Sept. 7, Swisher, American Legion
Sept. 7, Aplington, Aplington Community Center
Sept. 7, Sigourney, Keokuk County Sportsman Club
Sept. 7, Muscatine, Muscatine County Conservation Board Environmental Learning Center
Sept. 10, Marcus, Grace Methodist Church
Sept. 11, Exira, Audubon County Conservation Board
Sept. 14, Quimby, Peterson Family Farm
Sept. 17, Dyersville, Dyersville Fire Department
Sept. 19, Dubuque, E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center, Mines of Spain
Sept. 21, Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College
Sept. 23, Polk City, Butch Olofson Shooting Range
Sept. 27, Davenport, Adventure Church
Sept. 28, Fayette, Volga Valley Conservation Club
Oct. 5, Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College
Oct. 15, Ottumwa, Izaak Walton League
Oct. 26, Center Point, Center Point Fire Station
Oct. 29, Bellevue, Bellevue State Park Lodge
For more information on these and other hunter education opportunities, go to www.iowadnr.gov/huntered