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
March 3, Jefferson, Milwaukee Road Depot
March 3, Toddville, Wickiup Hill Learning Center
March 5, Indianola, Izaak Walton League
March 7, Chariton, Pin Oak Lodge
March 12, Corning, Corning Gun Club
March 12, Wapello, Langwood Education Center
March 14, Manchester, Manchester United Methodist Church
March 14, Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College
March 14, Montrose, Lee County Conservation Board
March 16, Cresco, Prairie’s Edge Nature Center
March 19, Dubuque, EB Lyons Interpretive Center - Mines of Spain
March 21, Ventura, Iowa Regular Baptist Camp
March 21, Ainsworth, Marr Park Education Center – full, waiting list is available
March 23, Burlington, Starr’s Cave Nature Center
March 24, Ames, Izaak Walton League
March 28, Vinton, Izaak Walton League
March 28, Mount Pleasant, Henry County Nature Center
March 28, Solon, Solon Lakeview Elementary School
March 28, Webb, SYC
March 31, Hampton, Maynes Grove Lodge
April 1, Exira, Audubon County Conservation Board
April 2, Ionia, Twin Ponds Nature Center
April 3, Osage, Mitchell County Nature Center – full, waiting list available
April 4, Fairfield, Southeast Iowa Skeet Club
April 4, Sergeant Bluff, Sergeant Bluff Fire Station
April 25, Stratford, Izaak Walton League (Boone Valley)
For more information on these and other hunter education opportunities, go to www.iowadnr.gov/huntered