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MassWildlife Hunter Education Program

Previously-Conducted Basic Hunter Education Courses

The table below is a listing of Basic Hunter Education Courses that were conducted in 2011 and 2012. This will give you an idea of the pattern of course offerings in different parts of the state.



Past Basic Hunter Education Courses (2012 & 2011)
Course Dates* Town Location
Times
Registration Information
   
2012 Courses
   
Jan 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, & Feb 7 North Andover Andover Sportsman's Club
655 Middleton Road
Directions
7:00 to 9:30 PM
Class is Full
Jan 7, 14 & 21 Middleton Danvers Fish & Game Club
20 Birch Road
Directions
8am-1pm
Class is Full
Handicapped 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 Full
Handicapped Accessible
Jan 14 &15, Ware White Eagle Club of Ware
56 Pulaski St.
Directions
8am - 4pm
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
Class is Full
Feb 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, & 17 Plympton The Upland Sportsmens Club
76 Upland Road
Directions
6:30pm - 9:00 pm
This Class is Full
Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 March 6, & 13 Bedford Woburn Sportsmen's Assoc.
155 Middlesex Turnpike
Directions
7pm - 9:30pm
Class is Full
Handicapped 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
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
This Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, & April 5 Tewksbury Tewksbury Rod & Gun Club
79 Chandler Street
Directions
7pm-9:30pm
This Class is Full
Handicapped 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 Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 6, 8, 13, 15, 22 & 27 Hopkinton Southboro Rod & Gun Club
254 Fruit Street
Directions
6:30pm-9:30pm
This Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 6, 8, 13, 15, 21 & 22 Pittsfield Pittsfield High School
300 East St
Directions
6pm-9pm
This Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
Mar 6, 9, 13, 16, 20 & 23 Cheshire Cheshire Rod & Gun Club
310 Curran Road
Directions
6pm-9pm
Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, & 22 Methuen Methuen Rod & Gun Club
240 Tyler St
Directions
7pm-9:30 pm
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 Full
Handicapped Accessible
March 10 & 11 Nantucket Intl. Order of Odd Fellows Hall
37 Bartlett Road
Directions
8am to 3pm
To Enroll Call
(978)772-0693
March 10 & 11 Westfield Savage Arms, Inc.
100 Springdale Rd
Directions
8am-5pm
Class is Full
Handicapped 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 Full
Handicapped 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 Full
Handicapped 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
Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
April 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 & 13 Hanson Hanson Rod & Gun Club
104 Davis Road
Directions
6pm-9pm
This Class is Full
April 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 & 13 Rochester Sippican Rod & Gun Club
215 Dexter Lane
Directions
6:30pm-9pm
Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
April 3, 5, 7 & 9 Lee Lee Sportsman's Club
565 Fairview St
Directions
6pm-9pm
4/7 8am-4pm
4/9 6pm-8pm
This Class is Full
April 3, 10, 14, & 17 Deerfield Deerfield Education and Conservation Corp.
721 River Road
Directions
6:30pm-9pm
4/14 8am-4pm
This Class is Full
April 3, 5, 7 & 9 Southbridge Bay Path Archers
243 Guelphwood Road
Directions
6:15pm-8:45pm
4/7 8:15am-4pm
This Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
April 10, 12, 14 & 17 Ashburnham Fitchburg Sportsmen's Club
Rindge State Road (Route 119)
Directions
6pm-8:45pm
4/14 8am-4pm
This Class is Full
April 10, 12, 14 & 18 Sandwich Shawme Fish & Game Club
400 Rte. 130
Directions
6pm-9pm
4/14 8am-4:30pm
Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
April 14 & 15 Ware White Eagle Club of Ware
56 Pulaski Street
Directions
8am-4pm
Class is Full
April 3, 10, 14, & 17 Deerfield Deerfield Education and Conservation Corp.
721 River Road
Directions
6:30pm-9pm
4/14 8am-4pm
This Class is Full
April 3, 5, 7 & 9 Southbridge Bay Path Archers
243 Guelphwood Road
Directions
6:15pm-8:45pm
4/7 8:15am-4pm
This Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
April 9, 13, 16, 20, 23 & 27 Williamstown East Mountain Sportsman Club
312 Henderson Road
Directions.
6pm-9pm
This Class is Full
April 10, 12, 14 & 17 Ashburnham Fitchburg Sportsmen's Club
Rindge State Road (Route 119)
Directions
6pm-8:45pm
4/14 8am-4pm
This Class is Full
April 10, 12, 14 & 18 Sandwich Shawme Fish & Game Club
400 Rte. 130
Directions
6pm-9pm
4/14 8am-4:30pm
Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
April 14 & 15 Ware White Eagle Club of Ware
56 Pulaski Street
Directions
8am-4pm
Class is Full
April 16, 18, 20 & 21 Middleborough Wankinquoah Rod & Gun, Inc.
92 Pine Street
Directions
6pm-9pm
4/21 8am-5pm
Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
April 17, 19, 24 & 26 Norwood Norwood Sportsmen's Club
550 Nichols Street
Directions
6:30pm-10:30pm
This Class is Full
April 17, 18, 19 & 20 Worthington Worthington Rod & Gun Club
Dingell Road
Directions
5:30pm-9pm
Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
April 17, 21 & 22 Edgartown Martha's Vineyard Rod & Gun Club
1799 The Boulevard
Directions
4/17 6pm-9pm
4/21 & 4/22 8am-4pm
This Class is Full
April 22 & May 6 Granville Western Mass. Bird Dog Club
87 Farnum Road
Directions
8am-3:30pm
This Class is Full
         
         
         
   
2011 Courses
   
Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, February 1 & 8 North Andover
6:30 to 9:00 PM
This Class is full
January 8 & 9, Nantucket
Intl. Order of Odd Fellows Hall
37 Bartlett Road
8:00am to 3:00pm
To Enroll Call
(978)772-0693
January 8, 15, 22 Middleton
8:00am-12:30pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
January 13, 23 & 30 Barre
1/13 6:30 - 9:pm; 1/23 &1/30 8:am - 3:pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
January 15 & 16 Southwick
Agawam Revolver Club
288 Feeding Hills Rd.
8:00am to 5:00pm
This Class is full
January 15 & 22 Granby
Granby Bow & Gun Club
85 Chicopee Street
Directions
8:00am to 4:00pm
This Class is full
January 18, 19, 22, 25
South Dennis
1/18 & 25- 6-9pm 1/19- 5:30-9:30pm
1/22 - 8am-4:30pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
Feb 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 Carver
6:30pm-9pm
This Class is full
Feb 8, 15, 22 & March 1, 8, 15 Bedford
Woburn Sportsmen's Assoc.
155 Middlesex Turnpike
Directions
7pm-9:30pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
February 9, 27 & March 6 Royalston
Royalston Fish & Game Club
Route 68 ( Main Rd. Phillipston)
Directions
2/9--6:30 - 9:00pm; 2/27, 3/6--8am - 3pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
February 21, 23, 25, 26 Millis
2/21,23,25 - 6pm-9pm &
2/26- 8am-5pm
This Class is full
Feb 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17 West Barnstable
6pm-9pm
This Class is full
Feb 21, 25, 28 & March 4, 7, & 11 Cheshire
6pm-9pm
This Class is full
Feb 22, 24, 26, 28 Auburn
6:15 pm-8:45pm
2/26-8:15am-3:45pm
This Class is full
Feb 28,
March 5 & 6
Winchendon
Winchendon Rod & Gun Club
177 River St
Directions
2/28-- 6pm-9pm &
3/5 & 3/6--8am-2:30pm
This Class is full
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 Tewksbury
7pm-9:30pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
March 7, 8, 12, 14 Concord
Concord Rod & Gun Club
74 Strawberry Hill Rd
Directions
3/7,8,14 --6pm-9pm
3/12 -- 8am-5pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
March 8, 10, 17, 22, 24, 29 Hopkinton
6:30pm-9:30pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
March 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24 Pittsfield Pittsfield High School
300 East St
Directions
6pm-9pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
March 9, 20,
April 3
Hubbardston Hubbardston Rod & Gun Club
55 Williamsville Rd
Directions
3/9 6:30pm-9pm
3/20 & 4/3 8am-3pm
This Class is full
March 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25
Methuen Methuen Rod & Gun Club
240 Tyler St
Directions
7pm-9:30pm
This Class is full
March 10 & 27
Independent Study
Hadley US Fish & Wildlife Service HQ
300 Westgate Center Dr
Directions
(Photo ID needed for entry)
3/10-- 5:39pm-9pm &
3/27-- 7:30am-5pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
March 12 & 13
Westfield Savage Arms, Inc.
100 Springdale Rd
Directions
8am-5pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
March 15, 16, 19, 22 (Note course date changes.)
East Falmouth Falmouth Rod & Gun Club
203 Carriage Shop Rd
Directions
3/15, 3/22--6pm-9pm
3/16--5:30pm-9:30pm
3/19-- 8am-4pm
This Class is full
March 21, 23, 26, 28
Princeton Nimrod League of Holden Inc.
168 Coal Kiln Rd
Directions
3/21, 23, 28 -- 6pm-8:45pm
3/26 -- 8am-4pm
This Class is full
March 21, 23, 26, 28
North Brookfield North Brookfield Sportsmen's Club
20 Boynton Rd
Directions
6:30pm-9pm
3/26-- 8:00am - 3:00pm
This Class is full
March 22, 24, 26, 28
Lee Lee Sportsman's Club
565 Fairview St
Directions
6pm-9pm
3/26--8am-4pm
This Class is full
March 23, 26, 27 Taunton Craig C Sherman Operations Ctr
City of Taunton, 90 Ingell St
Directions
3/23 6pm-9pm &
3/26 & 27-- 9am-4:30pm
This Class is full
March 30, 31 & April 2 Great Barrington Great Barrington Fish & Game Club
338 Long Pond Rd
Directions
3/30 & 3/31-- 5:30pm-9pm
4/2-- 6am-2:30pm
This Class is full
April 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22
Williamstown East Mountain Sportsman Club
312 Henderson Rd
Directions
6pm-9pm
This Class is full
April 5, 7, 9, 11
Leicester Leicester Rod & Gun Club
1015 Whittemore St
Directions
4/5,4/ 7, 4/11
6pm-8:45pm
4/9-- 8:15am-4pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
April 9, 10 Ware White Eagle Club of Ware
56 Pulaski St
Directions
8am-4pm
This Class is full
April 11, 14, 18, 23
Maynard Maynard Rod & Gun Club
45 Old Mill Rd
Directions
4/11, 4/14, 4/18 6:30pm-9pm
& 4/23 9am-4pm
This Class is full
April 18, 20, 22, 23
Middleborough Wankinquoah Rod & Gun, Inc.
92 Pine St
Directions
4/18,4/20, 4/22-- 6pm-9pm
4/23 8am-5pm
This Class is full
April 18, 19, 20, 21 Worthington Worthington Rod & Gun Club
Dingell Road
Directions
5:30pm-9pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
April 12, 14,19, 21, 26
Norwood Norwood Sportsmen's Club
550 Nichols St
Directions
7pm-10pm
This Class is full
April 25, 30 & May 1 (Note date change) Edgartown Martha's Vineyard Rod & Gun Club
1799 The Boulevard
Directions
4/25--6pm-9pm &
4/30 & 5/1 8am-4pm
This Class is full
May 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 Hanson Hanson Rod &Gun Club
104 Davis Road
Directions
6pm-9pm
This Class is full
May 7, 8 Saugus DCR Camp Nihan
131 Walnut Street
Directions
8am-4pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
May 9, 11, 14, 16 Sterling 8-Point Sportsman's Club
147 Beaman Road
Directions
6pm-8:45pm
5/14 -- 8am-4pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
May 10, 12, 14, 17 Southbridge Bay Path Archers
243 Guelphwood Road
Directions
May 10,12 & 17
6:15pm-8:45pm
May 14th 8:15am-4pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
May 20, 21, 24 Walpole Walpole Sportsman's Association
499 Lincoln Rd
Directions
5/20 -- 6pm-10pm & 5/21 -- 8am-4:30pm & 5/24 -- 6:30pm-10pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
June 1, 11, 18 Haverhill Haverhill Hound Rod & Gun Club 100 Larch Road
Directions
6/1 7:00-9:00pm
6/11 & 6/18
8am-4pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
June 4 & 5 Sudbury Assabet River NWR Visitor Ctr.
680 Hudson Road
Directions
Students-- Please bring lunch & drinks.
8am-4pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
June 13, 15, 18 & 20 Princeton Norco Sportsmen's Club
91 Houghton Road
Directions
6 pm-8:45pm
6/18 -- 8am-4pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
June 15, July 10 & 17 Rutland Rutland Sportsmen's Club
75 Pleasantdale Road
Directions
6/15 6:30pm-9pm
7/10 & 7/17
8am-3pm
This Class is full
June 18 & 25 Granby Granby Bow & Gun Club
85 Chicopee Street
Directions
8am-4pm
This Class is full
June 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, & July 1st
Rochester Sippican Rod & Gun Club
215 Dexter Lane
Directions
6:30pm-9pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
June 23, 25, 28 & 30
Sandwich Shawme Fish & Game Club
400 Rte. 130
Directions
6:00 - 9:00pm
(6/25) 8:00am - 4:30pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
July 12, 14, 19, 21 & 26
Norwood Norwood Sportsmen's Club
550 Nichols St
Directions
7pm-10pm
This Class is full
July 18, 20, 22 & 23
Foxborough Bass Pro Shops
1 Bass Pro Drive (Rt 1 NB)
Directions
6:00pm-9:00pm
(7/23) 8:00am - 5:00pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
July 25, 26, 27 & 28
Worthington Worthington Rod & Gun Club
Dingell Road
Directions
5:30pm-9pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
July 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 &
28

Bourne Otis Fish & Game Club
Rt. 28, near MA Military Reservation Base
Directions
6pm-9pm
This Class is full
August 3, 5, 10, 12, 17 & 19 Andover Lawrence Rod & Gun Club
9 Webster Street
Directions
7:00 to 9:30 PM
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
August 9, 10, 13 & 16 East Falmouth Falmouth Rod & Gun Club
203 Carriage Shop Road
Directions
8/9&16 --6pm-9pm;
8/10 -5:30pm-9:3pm;
8/13 -- 8am-4pm
This Class is full
August 9, 11, 18, 23, 25 & 30 Hopkinton Southboro Rod & Gun Club
254 Fruit Street
Directions
6:30 to 9:30 PM
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
August 20, 27 & 28 Orange Mahar Regional School
507 South Main Street
Directions
Due to weather, Sunday class is cancelled; Class hours extended for Saturday
8:00am-12:00pm
8/27 8:00am-6:00pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
August 23, 25, 27 & 29 Auburn Auburn Sportsmen's Club
50 Elm Street
Directions
6:15pm - 8:45pm
8/27 8:15am - 4:00pm
This Class is full
Sept 6, 7, 12, 13, 15
Ware Knights of Columbus
126 West Main St (Rt. 9)
Directions
6pm-9pm
This Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
Sept 6, 8, 10
Shirley Shirley Rod & Gun Club
Kittridge Road
Directions
6pm-9pm &
9/10-- 8am-5pm
This Class is Full
Handicapped Accessible
Sept 6 & 24
Independent Study
East Falmouth Falmouth Rod & Gun Club
203 Carriage Shop Road
Directions
6:00 - 9:30pm; 9/24 8:00am - 5:45pm
This Class is full
Sept 6, 8, 13 & 15 Norwood Norwood Sportsmen's Club
550 Nichols Street
Directions
6:30 to 10:30 PM
This Class is full
Sept 6, 8, 13, 15, 20 & 22 Pittsfield Pittsfield High School
300 East Street
Directions
6:00 to 9:00 PM
This Class is full
Sept 6 & 17
Independent Study
Plainfield Ashfield Rod & Gun
161 North Street
Directions
9/6 6:00 - 10:00pm; 9/17 8:00am - 5:00pm
This Class is full
Sept 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5 & 12 Billerica Billerica Rod & Gun Club
216 Pond Street
Directions
7:00 to 9:30 PM
This Class is full
Sept 8 & 17
Independent Study
Hadley US Fish & Wildlife Service HQ
300 Westgate Center Drive
Directions
5:30 - 9:00pm; 9/17 7:30am - 5:00pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
September 12, 14, 17 & 19 Leominster Leominster Sportsman's Assoc.
1455 Elm St
Directions
6:00 - 8:45pm; 9/17 8:00am - 4:00pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
Sept 12, 17 & 18 Williamstown East Mountain Sportsman Club
312 Henderson Road
Directions
6 - 9pm; 17 & 18 8:30am - 4:00pm
To Enroll Call
(978)772-0693
Sept 13, 15, 17 19 Lee Lee Sportsman's Club
565 Fairview St
Directions
6pm-9pm
(9/17) 8am-4pm
This Class is full
Sept 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26 Carver Carver Sportsmen's Club
127 Main St
Directions
6:30pm-9pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
Sept 14, 16, 17 & 19 N. Brookfield N. Brookfield Sportsmen's Club
20 Boynton Road
Directions
6:30 - 9:00pm;
9/17 8:00am - 3:30pm
This Class is Full
September 17 & 18 Nantucket International Order of Odd Fellows
37 Bartlett Road
Directions
8:00am to 4:00pm
This Class is Full
Sept 17 & 24 Newburyport Parker River National Wildlife Refuge HQ
Off Rolfes Lane
Directions
Sept 17th 8:00am - 5:00pm
Sept 24th 9:00am - 5:00pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
Sept 19, 20, 24 & 27 Concord Concord Rod & Gun Club
74 Strawberry Hill Road
Directions
6:00 - 9:00pm; 9/24 8:00am - 5:00pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
Sept 24 & 25 Saugus DCR Camp Nihan
131 Walnut Street
Directions
(Bring lunch & drinks)
8:00 - 4:00 pm
This Class is full
Handicapped Accessible
Oct 17, 19, 21, 24, 26 & 28, 2011 Hanson Hanson Rod &Gun Club
104 Davis Road
Directions
6pm-9pm
This Class is Full

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

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Last Updated: 05/02/2012