Virginia Online Hunter Safety Course | Hunter-ed.com™ (2024)

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How long is the VA online hunter safety course? ›

With the online hunter safety course, you can do the bulk of the course work from home. You will only need to attend a single 4-hour Internet Follow-up Class to get your California Hunter Education Certificate.

NRA Hunter Education's award-winning and 100% free online course is designed to help new hunters of all ages learn how to be safe and responsible members of the hunting community.

A fee of $29.50 is paid directly to the provider for this course. Virginia chooses Hunter Ed as an official online course provider. The new Virginia-approved online hunter safety course covers all the information you'll need to know to satisfy Virginia hunter education requirements.

Yes. In order to buy a license, Virginia requires that first-time hunters and all hunters 12 through 15 years old must first complete a course approved by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and IHEA-USA.

The Hunter Exam can last from a few days to a full month, and consists of five to six stages.

Youth Hunting License

Non-residents under the age of 12 must have a hunting license but do not need hunter education. All hunters under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a licensed adult. Virginia residents and non-residents ages 12 to 15 may purchase a junior hunting license. Additional licenses may be required.

Fish and wildlife are public property. The government holds them in trust for the benefit of all people. Wildlife cannot be slaughtered for commercial use.

Online Courses

The Hunter Education Program of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission provides free hunter education courses throughout the year in all 100 counties.

Action – The part of the firearm that loads, fires, and ejects the cartridge or shot shell. Barrel – The metal tube through which the bullet, slug, or shot is fired.

From the 1970s through the 1990s, the number of licensed deer hunters in Virginia was high and steady, hovering around 300,000. Then it started to fall — quickly. In 2021, the most recent year that data is available, there were just 185,000 licensed hunters, according to Cardinal News.

What is an exempt hunter in Virginia? ›

License Exemptions

Resident or nonresident landowners, their spouses, their children and grandchildren and the spouses of such children and grandchildren, or the landowner's parents, resident or nonresident, do not need a license to hunt, trap or fish (on inland waters) within the boundaries of their own lands.

The governing body of any county, city or town may prohibit by ordinance, shooting or hunting with a firearm, or prohibit hunters from traversing an area while in possession of a loaded firearm, within 100 yards of any property line of a public school or a county, city, town or regional park.

Average GPA: 3.7

With a GPA of 3.7, Hunter College requires you to be above average in your high school class. You'll need at least a mix of A's and B's, with more A's than B's.

CUNY Common Core (CCCR, 30 credits)

English Composition 1 – ENGL 120 (3 credits) 2. English Composition 2 (3 credits, see list of approved courses) b. Math and Quantitative Reasoning (3 credits)** c. Life and Physical Sciences (3 credits)** d.

Overview. This is a six-hour training class required by law for all first-time hunters and trappers before they can buy a license.

In-class hunting safety education options involve anywhere from 4-8 hours of active learning time, done in one class or multiple sessions. With HUNTINGsmart!, you'll be able to complete your course on your own time, on your own device and at your own pace.

The Hunter Education course consists of a minimum of ten hours of classroom, homework, and field instruction in the following areas: firearms safety and handling, sportsmanship and ethics, wildlife management and conservation, archery, black powder, wildlife identification, game care, first aid, and survival.

The core of the Hunter Education Program is the Basic Hunter Education Course, which is a minimum of 8 hours in length. Successful graduates of this course are issued a certificate of completion. This certificate is necessary for anyone born after January 1, 1969, who is purchasing a hunting license in Tennessee.