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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. More courses will be listed as our volunteers set up the schedule. Please note - students must attend ALL dates listed. Enrollment opens 2 months in advance. Check this page often as it is updated regularly. For additional information, call the Hunter Education office at (978) 772-0693.
The Hunter Education Program office is located in Ayer, Massachusetts.
| Course Dates* | Town | Location |
Hours
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Enrollment Information |
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| Jan 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, & Feb 7 | North Andover | Andover
Sportsman's Club 655 Middleton Road Directions |
7:00 to 9:30 PM
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Class is Full |
| Jan 7, 14 & 21 | Middleton | Danvers
Fish & Game Club 20 Birch Road Directions |
8am-1pm
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Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| Jan 12, 22, & 29 | Barre | Barre
Sportsmen's Club 221 Springhill Rd. Directions |
1/12 6:30pm - 9pm;
1/22 &1/29 8am - 3pm |
Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| Jan 14 &15, | Ware | White Eagle Club of Ware 56 Pulaski St. Directions |
8am - 4pm
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Class is Full |
| Jan 17, 18, 21, & 24 | South Dennis | Congregational
Church of South Dennis 216 Main Street Directions |
1/17 & 24- 6-9pm
1/18- 5:30-9:30pm 1/21 8am-5pm |
Class is Full |
| Jan 21 & 28 | Granby | Granby
Bow & Gun Club 85 Chicopee Street Directions |
8:00am to 4:30pm
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Class is Full |
| Feb 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, & 17 | Plympton | The
Upland Sportsmens Club 76 Upland Road Directions |
6:30pm - 9:00 pm
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This Class is Full |
| Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 March 6, & 13 | Bedford | Woburn
Sportsmen's Assoc. 155 Middlesex Turnpike Directions |
7pm - 9:30pm
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Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| Feb 9, 26, & March 4 | Royalston | Royalston Fish & Game Club Route 68 ( Main Rd. Phillipston) Directions |
2/9--6:30pm - 9:00pm
2/26 & 3/4 - 8am - 3pm |
This Class is Full |
| Feb 27, 29 Mar 5 & 10, | Maynard | Maynard
Rod & Gun Club 45 Old Mill Rd Directions |
2/27, 29 & 3/5 - 6:30pm-9pm
3/10 - 8am-4pm |
This Class is Full |
| Feb 6, 7, 9, 13, 15, & 16 | West Barnstable | West
Barnstable Deer Club 1800 Old Stage Road Directions |
6pm-9pm
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This Class is Full |
| February 20, 22, 24 & 25 | Millis | Fin
Fur & Feather Club 100 Larch Rd Directions |
6pm-9pm
2/25 9am-5pm |
This Class is Full |
| Feb 21, 23, 25, & 27 | Auburn | Auburn
Sportsmen's Club 50 Elm St Directions |
6:15 pm-8:45pm
2/25-8:30am-4pm |
This Class is Full |
| March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, & Apr 5 | Reading | Reading Rifle & Revolver Club Haverhill Street Directions |
7pm-9:30 pm
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This Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, & April 5 | Tewksbury | Tewksbury
Rod & Gun Club 79 Chandler Street Directions |
7pm-9:30pm
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This Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| Mar 5, 6, 10 & 12 | Concord | Concord
Rod & Gun Club 74 Strawberry Hill Rd Directions |
6pm-9pm
3/10 8am-4pm |
This Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| March 6, 8, 13, 15, 22 & 27 | Hopkinton | Southboro
Rod & Gun Club 254 Fruit Street Directions |
6:30pm-9:30pm
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This Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| March 6, 8, 13, 15, 21 & 22 | Pittsfield | Pittsfield
High School 300 East St Directions |
6pm-9pm
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This Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| Mar 6, 9, 13, 16, 20 & 23 | Cheshire | Cheshire
Rod & Gun Club 310 Curran Road Directions |
6pm-9pm
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To Enroll Call
(978)772-0693 Handicapped Accessible |
| March 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, & 22 | Methuen | Methuen
Rod & Gun Club 240 Tyler St Directions |
7pm-9:30 pm
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This Class is Full |
| Mar 7, 18 & Apr 1 | Rutland | Rutland
Sportsmen's Club 75 Pleasantdale Road Directions |
3/7 6:30pm-9pm
3/18 & 4/1 8am-3pm |
This Class is Full |
| March 8 & 24 | Hadley | US
Fish & Wildlife Service HQ 300 Westgate Center Dr Directions (Photo ID needed for entry) |
3/8 5:30pm-9pm
3/24 7:30am-5pm |
Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| March 10 & 11 | Nantucket | Intl. Order of Odd Fellows Hall 37 Bartlett Road Directions |
8am to 3pm
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To Enroll Call
(978)772-0693 |
| March 10 & 11 | Westfield | Savage
Arms, Inc. 100 Springdale Rd Directions |
8am-5pm
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Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| March 13, 14, 17, & 20 | East Falmouth | Falmouth
Rod & Gun Club 203 Carriage Shop Rd Directions |
3/13 & 3/20 6pm-9pm
3/14 5:30pm-9:30pm 3/17 8am-4pm |
This Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| March 14, 24, & 31 | Haverhill | Haverhill
Hound Rod & Gun Club 10 Larch Road Directions |
3/14 6pm-9pm
3/24 & 3/31 8am-5pm |
Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
| March 19, 21, 24 & 26 | N. Brookfield | N.
Brookfield Sportsmen's Club 20 Boynton Road Directions |
6:30pm - 9pm;
3/24 8am - 4pm |
This Class is Full |
| March 19, 21, 24 & 26 | Princeton | Nimrod
League of Holden Inc. 168 Coal Kiln Rd Directions |
6pm-8:45pm
3/24 8am-4pm |
This Class is Full |
| March 24 & 25 | Sudbury | Assabet
River NWR Visitor Ctr. 680 Hudson Road Directions Please bring lunch & drinks. |
8am-4pm
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Class is FullHandicapped Accessible |
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Courses are scheduled by our volunteer instructors
from January through early October. This calendar is regularly
updated to reflect new course offerings.
Want early notification of courses before they are posted online? Fill out this form. To get a sense of scheduling and locations from the past, see the following link. |
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Last Updated: 02/02/2012
