hunting safety

If this coming hunting or trapping season will be a first for you, or for someone in your family, then there's a hunter's education course in your future.

Hunting is a tradition for many New Yorkers, passed down from generation to generation. Gun-safety, rules, common sense and more are taught to the next generation as they enter the woods or fields throughout the state. While each year, hunter safety education programs are offered, thanks to over 3,000 volunteer sportsman education instructors, hunting season still poses some risk...

The hope of the DEC is that this new portion of the course will enhance the students' understanding of the course material, making them safer and more responsible.

Each year hunter safety education programs are offered and after this past hunting season, it appears that they are very effective.