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MassWildlife Hunter Education Program

Basic Hunter Education Courses

The Basic Hunter Education Course is mandatory for first-time hunters or hunting license buyers in Massachusetts.  All courses are free of charge. Below is the current schedule of Basic Hunter Education Course offerings. Please note - students must attend ALL dates listed. Enrollment opens 2 months in advance. Check this page regularly as it is updated regularly. For additional information, call the Hunter Education office at 978/772-0693.

In fall 2009, the Hunter Education Program office moved to a new location in Ayer.

Basic Hunter Education Courses
Course Dates* Town Location
Times
Enrollment Information
Feb 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19

Carver
6:30pm-9pm
This Class Is Full
Feb 15, 17, 19, 20 Millis
6pm-9pm & 2/20 8am-5pm
This Class Is Full
Feb 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25

West Barnstable
6pm-9pm
This Class Is Full
Feb 15, 19, 22, 26 & March 1, 5

Cheshire
Cheshire Rod & Gun Club
310 Curran Rd Directions
6pm-9pm
This Class Is Full
Feb. 22, 24 March 1, 3, 8, 11

Maynard
6:30pm-9pm
This Class Is Full
Feb 25 & March 7 &14

S. Royalston
Royalston Fish & Game Club
Route 68 Directions
2/ 25- 6:30pm-9pm & 3/7& 3/14 8am-4pm
This Class Is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10

East Douglas
5:30pm-9pm
This Class Is Full
March 2, 4, 6, 8 Auburn
6pm-8:45pm & 6th 8:30am-3:30pm
This Class Is Full
March 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18 Pittsfield
6pm-9pm
This Class Is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 2, 9, 11, 18, 23, 25
Hopkinton

6:30pm-9:30pm
This Class Is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 & April 6
Bedford

7pm-9:30pm
This Class Is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19
Methuen

7pm-9:30pm
This Class Is Full
March 4, 11, 18, 25 & April 1, 8
Tewskbury
7pm-9:30pm
This Class Is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 4, 11, 18, 25 & April 1, 8
Reading
7pm-9:30pm
This Class Is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 10, 15, 17, 22, 24,27 North Brookfield
6:30pm-9pm & 3/27 9am-12pm
To Enroll Call
(978)772-0693
Handicapped Accessible
March 13 & 14 Holyoke
8am-5pm
This Class Is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 15, 17, 20, 23 Concord
6pm-9pm &
3/20 8am-4pm
This Class Is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 15 & 27
Independent Study
Princeton
3/15 - 6pm-9:30pm & 3/27 - 8am-5:30pm
This Class Is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 15, 20, 21
Taunton
Craig C. Sherman Operations Ctr.
90 Ingell St.
3/15 - 6pm-9pm & 3/20 & 21- 9am-4:30pm
This Class Is Full
March 16, 23, 27, 30
Deerfield
6:30pm-9pm & 3/27 8am-4pm
This Class Is Full
March 18, 28 This is an Independent Study Course Hadley
US Fish & Wildlife Service HQ
300 Westgate Center Dr (off Rte 9)
18th 5:30pm-9pm, 28th 7:30am-6pm
This Class Is Full
March 23, 24, 27, 30 Falmouth
Falmouth Rod & Gun Club
Carriage Shop Rd. (Waquoit)
3/23 & 3/30- 6pm-9pm
3/24-5:30pm-9:30pm 3/27 8am-4pm
This Class Is Full
April 3, 10, 17
North Attleboro
9am-4pm
To Enroll Call
(978) 772-0693
April 6, 13, 20, 27 May 4, 11 North Andover
7pm-9pm
To Enroll Call
(978) 772-0693
April 10 & 11 West Springfield
8am-5pm
This Class Is Full
Handicapped Accessible
April 19, 20, 22, 23
Worthington
5:30pm-9pm
To Enroll Call
(978) 772-0693
Handicapped Accessible
April 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23 Hanson
6pm-9pm
To Enroll Call
(978) 772-0693
April 12, 14, 17, 19
Sterling
8 Point Sportsmans Club
147 Beaman Rd Directions
6pm-8:45pm &
4/17 8am-4pm
To Enroll Call
(978) 772-0693
Handicapped Accessible
April 13, 15, 20, 22, 27
Norwood
7pm-10pm
To Enroll Call (978) 772-0693
April 13, 15, 17, 19 Oxford
6pm-8:45pm & 4/17 8:30am-4pm
To Enroll Call (978) 772-0693
April 19, 21, 23, 24 Middleboro
6pm-9pm &
4/24 8am-5pm
To Enroll Call (978) 772-0693
May 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
Haverhill
6:30pm-9pm
To Enroll Call (978) 772-0693

May 18 & June 5
Independent Study Course

Auburn
5/18 6pm-9:30pm & 6/5 8am-6pm
To Enroll Call (978) 772-0693
June 14, 16, 19, 21
Princeton
NORCO Sportsmen's Club
91 Houghton Rd Directions
6pm-8:45pm & 19th 8am-4pm
To Enroll Call
(978) 772-0693
Handicapped Accessible
June 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 Norwood
7pm-10pm
To Enroll Call (978) 772-0693
Courses are scheduled by our volunteer instructors throughout the year and this calendar will be regularly updated to reflect new course offerings.
To get an idea of scheduling and locations from last year, see the following link.

* Students must attend ALL dates listed for the above Basic Courses.

Note: The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (MassWildlife) provides external links to the websites of entities mentioned on this page as a public service. The Division does not exercise control over the content of these websites. A link's presence here should not be construed as an endorsement of its contents by MassWildlife.

Last Updated: 02/09/2010