Hunter Education Field Day

Join us for an Iowa DNR-certified Hunter Education Field Day course where students will learn the vital basics of hunting including wildlife identification, first aid, firearm and archery safety, and more. Hunter Education Field Day courses are offered by knowledgeable and certified volunteer instructors and Iowa Conservation Officers.

Important Event Information:

• Advance registration is required to attend this Field Day. Please click the button to register yourself or a minor.
• To attend this field day, students must complete the online coursework at https://www.hunter-ed.com/iowa/. Once you've completed the online portion, please print off the field day voucher and bring it with you to class.
• When you are registering a child for this course please be sure to log in as the child you wish to register or create an account for that child and do not log in or register yourself as a parent unless you want to take the course yourself for certification. Students who have previously purchased Iowa DNR Licenses (such as youth deer tags), will already have an Iowa DNR account and should register for this field day using their personal information.

Please meet at the Loess Hills Lodge. This event is free with a $5 per vehicle park entry fee.

About Hunter Education Field Days

Hunter education is a mandatory program that is designed to introduce students to several life-long skills that are important to many different types of outdoor recreational opportunities. The course teaches students basic survival and first aid skills, water safety, wildlife identification, the basics of wildlife management, hunting laws and firearm/archery safety. Hunter education also stresses the importance of individual responsibility and outdoor ethics.

Iowa law requires that anyone born after January 1, 1972 must be certified in hunter education before they are eligible to purchase an Iowa hunting license.

Students will be required to provide a field day voucher, received after completion of the online course, to the instructor upon arrival to the field day. Students must also pass the final exam in order to receive certification.