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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. New courses will be added routinely through October. Enrollment opens 2 months in advance.    Check this page regularly. For additional information, call the Hunter Education office at 978/632-7648.

Basic Hunter Education Courses
Course Dates* Town Location
Times
Enrollment Information
July 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23

Bourne

Otis Fish & Game Club
Rt. 28, near Air National Guard Base Directions
6pm-9pm
THIS CLASS IS FULL
July 8, 19, 26

Hubbardston

Hubbardston Rod & Gun Club
55 Williamsville Rd (Located off Rte 68)
7/8-- 6:30pm-9pm 7/19 & 7/26-- 8am-4pm

THIS CLASS IS FULL
July 12, 19
Granville

9am-5:30pm
THIS CLASS IS FULL
July 22 & Aug. 2 & 9

Rutland

7/22 6:30pm-9pm 8/2nd & 8/9 8am-4pm
THIS CLASS IS FULL
July 23, Aug. 1 & 2

Orange

Mahar Regional High School
507 South Main St. Directions
7/23-6:30pm-8:30pm; 8/1 -8am-2:30pm & 8/2-8am-12:30pm
THIS CLASS IS FULL
July 29, 30 & Aug. 4, 5

Worthington

Worthington Club
458 Dingle Rd. Rte. 112 Directions
5:30pm-9pm
THIS CLASS IS FULL
Handicapped Accessible
Aug. 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19
Harvard

Harvard Sportsmans Club
Littleton County Rd Directions
6:30pm-9pm
THIS CLASS IS FULL
Aug. 4, 15 Plainfield

8/4 6pm--9:30pm & 8/15--8am-5:30pm
THIS CLASS IS FULL
Aug. 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21 Carver

6 pm-9 pm
To Enroll Call (978)632-7648 Deadline For Enrollment is Aug 3
Aug. 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28

Andover

7 pm-9:30 pm
To Enroll Call (978)632-7648 Deadline For Enrollment is Aug 5
Handicapped Accessible
Aug. 18, 20, 22, 24

Auburn

6pm-9pm
8/22-- 8:30am-3:30pm
THIS CLASS IS FULL
 

More courses in various parts of the state will be scheduled. To get an idea of scheduling and locations in the past year, see the following link.

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

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Last Updated: 06/29/2009