- Successful completion of Basic Hunter Education is mandatory for all first-time adult hunters. Find a Basic Hunter Education Course.
- Visit mass.gov/LearnToHunt for more resources to help build your hunting knowledge and skills.
Upcoming classes
March 28: Learn to Hunt Turkey Seminar, Plainville – This in-person seminar is from 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. at the Wrentham Sportsman's Club and counts for youth ages 12-17 to obtain their youth turkey permit, as well as provides space for new adult turkey hunters to be introduced to turkey hunting. This seminar will include a combination of classroom learning and outdoor stations led by Wrentham Sportsman's Club instructors, including range time. Please bring your own shotgun and ammunition that you plan to use during turkey season. This class is family friendly and is open to anyone ages 12+. Registration for this class is currently full, please email Jack Bonafini at jack.bonafini@mass.gov to be added to the waitlist.
March 28: Turkey Range Day Practice and Instruction, Plainville – Join instructors from the Wrentham Sportsman's Club from 12:30–2:30p.m. for a class designed to provide new hunters the opportunity to practice patterning your shotgun for turkey season. Participants will learn about shot placement and have time to practice on the range. You must bring your own shotgun and ammunition that you plan to use during the turkey season. This class is family friendly and is open to anyone ages 12+. Click here to register.
April 1: Turkey Scouting Class, Virtual – Join us for a virtual Turkey Scouting Class from 6-8 p.m. on Zoom. A group of knowledgeable hunters will teach you the basics of wild turkey biology, finding and scouting public and private land for turkeys, using online tools to scout, identifying turkey sign, and general scouting tips. During breakout sessions, MassWildlife staff from across the state will help you identify potential places to scout or hunt near you. Click here to register.
April 4: Learn to Hunt Turkey Seminar, Ashburnham – This in-person seminar is from 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Fitchburg Sportsmen's Club and counts for youth ages 12-17 to obtain their youth turkey permit, as well as provides space for new adult turkey hunters to be introduced to turkey hunting. This seminar will be led by Fitchburg Sportsmen's Club instructors and includes a combination of classroom learning and outdoor stations, including practicing patterning your shotgun for turkey season. This class is family friendly and is open to anyone ages 12+. Space is limited, register today!
April 11: Learn to Hunt Turkey Seminar, Bourne – This in-person seminar is from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Monument Beach Sportsman's Club provides space for new adult turkey hunters to be introduced to turkey hunting. This seminar will include a combination of classroom learning and outdoor stations led by MassWildlife staff and members of Monument Beach Sportsman's Club. Space is limited, register today!
April 14: Turkey Calling Seminar, Westborough – Calling all interested turkey hunters! Join MassWildlife and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) for a 1-hour class from 5–6 p.m. at MassWildlife Field Headquarters to learn all about turkey calling! This class will give you an opportunity to practice calling under the guide of experienced turkey callers. For this class, you will spend the hour practicing a specific type of call, either a box call, pot call or mouth call. When you register for the class, please select what type of call you want to work with. If you select mouth call, you must bring your own. Click here to register.
April 18: Learn to Hunt Turkey Seminar, Montague – Join MassWildlife staff from 8 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Bitzer Fish Hatchery for a seminar on turkey hunting. Participants will learn about turkey biology and laws, finding a hunting location/scouting, decoy placement/setting up, and turkey calling. Participants are encouraged to bring their own turkey calls if they would like to practice under the guide of instructors. There will be both indoor and outdoor learning stations, so please dress appropriately. This class is family friendly and open to anyone ages 12+. Click here to register.
April 18: Turkey Range Day Practice and Instruction, Harvard – Join MassWildlife and instructors from the Harvard Sportsmen's Club from 8–9:30 a.m. for a class designed to provide new hunters the opportunity to practice patterning your shotgun for turkey season. Participants will learn about shot placement and have time to practice on the range. You must bring your own shotgun and ammunition that you plan to use during the turkey season. This class is family friendly and is open to anyone ages 12+. Click here to register.
April 18: Turkey Range Day Practice and Instruction, Harvard – Join MassWildlife and instructors from the Harvard Sportsmen's Club from 9:30–11 a.m. for a class designed to provide new hunters the opportunity to practice patterning your shotgun for turkey season. Participants will learn about shot placement and have time to practice on the range. You must bring your own shotgun and ammunition that you plan to use during the turkey season. This class is family friendly and is open to anyone ages 12+. Click here to register.
Questions about an event?
Email Mass.Wildlife@mass.gov
Event accommodations
We will do our best to accommodate any needs to allow community members to participate as fully as possible in our events and programs.
- Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. To submit a request for an accommodation, please email eeadiversity@mass.gov or call 617-626-1282; an ADA Coordinator will receive your request. Please include a description of the request in as much detail as possible and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Please allow at least 2 weeks’ (14 days) advance notice. Last-minute requests will be accepted but we may be unable to fulfill the request.
- Please let us know of any language interpretation requests by email to ian.sypek@mass.gov at least 72 hours before the event. We will do our best to accommodate any needs to allow community members to participate as fully as possible.
- Se pueden solicitar servicios adicionales de traducción o interpretación enviando su solicitud por correo electrónico a ian.sypek@mass.gov al menos 72 horas antes de la reunión.
- Serviços adicionais de tradução ou interpretação podem ser solicitados ao enviar um e-mail para: ian.sypek@mass.gov com pelo menos 72 horas de antecedência da reunião.
- 如需额外的笔译或口译服务，请至少在会议开始前 72 小时发电子邮件至 ian.sypek@mass.gov 提出要求.
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- Des services de traduction ou d'interprétation supplémentaires peuvent être demandés en envoyant votre demande par e-mail à ian.sypek@mass.gov au moins 72 heures avant la réunion.