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HUNTER EDUCATION
Hunter education, formerly known as hunter
Hunter education classes are taught throughout Wyoming and moving forward may be part of curriculum in schools.
(Photo by Patrick Owen/WGFD)
safety, is the foundation of formal education and
outreach for Game and Fish. The first hunter safety
course was designed more than 50 years ago to
reduce hunting accidents and promote ethical
hunting practices. The legal certification was formally
recognized in Wyoming in 1979. The goals
of hunter education are firearm safety and training,
hunter ethics, outdoor safety, wildlife identification,
field care of game, state law and regulations
and principles of wildlife management.
Since hunter education's inception, there has
been a 50 percent reduction in hunting accidents.
In Wyoming, nearly 350 volunteer and agency
hunter education instructors train and educate
more than 4,000 students annually. Game and
Fish hosts hunter education classes and instructor
trainings around the state. Instructors are required
to go through a background screening, training and
certification process before they can teach hunter
education in Wyoming.
Bowhunter and trapper education are also
addressed in Wyoming's hunter education manual
and offered as additional courses.
A camper takes a closer look at macroinvertebrates at the Whiskey Mountain Conservation Camp. (Photo by Chris
Martin/WGFD)
SUMMER CONSERVATION CAMPS
Game and Fish has hosted summer camps since
1990. In 2017, the Wyoming Game and Fish
Commission renovated the Whiskey Mountain
Conservation Camp near Dubois to ensure future
generations of campers are introduced to outdoor
skills and inspired by the world-class setting
and wildlife that surrounds the area. Campers are
introduced to various topics including archery,
canoing and kayaking, fishing, hiking and wildlife
management and conservation careers. Since
renovations were completed in 2018, Game and
Fish has hosted camps for families, teachers, youth
and women with the goal of providing as much
opportunity for high-quality, hands-on conservation
education as possible.
In 2023, Game and Fish introduced an Assistant
Conservation Education program. ACE participants
are previous youth campers who were
recognized as exceptional leaders by staff. They
are invited to apply and interview for a volunteer
position to serve the following year at camp.
Brian Mann, volunteer hunter education instructor, teaches how to properly handle firearms at the Hunter
Education Camp. (Photo by Emalee Smith/WGFD)
" We quickly recognize which campers are natural
leaders, " said Frances Schaetz, Game and Fish
conservation education specialist. " We need great
people to work alongside us and our ACE program
is one avenue to recruit future department staff and
conservation enthusiasts like ourselves. "
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