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HUNTER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
This list is constantly under construction because the states often change hunter safety requirements as well as web site addresses. Be sure to verify requirements before you book a hunt. Also see fish and game departments.
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LICENSE FEES
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| State or province |
Hunter safety required if born after |
Minimum big game hunting age |
State or province |
Hunter safety required if born after |
Minimum big game hunting age |
| Alabama |
August 1, 1977 |
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New
Brunswick |
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| Alaska |
January 1, 1986, in units 7, 13-15, 20 |
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Newfoundland
and Labrador |
Required of first-time hunters |
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| Alberta |
All first-time hunters, but those 14 or older may take a first-time
hunter's test instead |
12 |
New Hampshire |
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| Arizona |
Required of hunters 10-14 years of age |
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New Jersey |
All hunters must show hunter safety certificate or prior license |
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| Arkansas |
Dec. 31, 1968 |
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New Mexico |
Required of hunters under age 18 |
No minimum |
| British
Columbia |
Ages 10-13 may get junior license without hunter training.
14+ must complete training. |
10. Ages 10-18 must be supervised by 19-year-old or older
license holder. |
New York |
Required of all hunters, gun or bow |
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| California |
Required of first-time license buyers |
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North Carolina |
First-time license buyers |
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| Colorado |
January 1, 1949 |
12 years old |
North Dakota |
Dec. 31, 1961 |
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| Connecticut |
First-time resident license buyers and non-residents who have
not bought a license in the past five years |
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NWT |
Voluntary |
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| Delaware |
Jan. 1, 1967 |
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Nova
Scotia |
Required of all hunters |
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| Florida |
June 1, 1975 |
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Ohio |
First-time license buyers must have hunter safety certificate |
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| Georgia |
Jan. 1, 1961 |
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Oklahoma |
Jan. 1, 1972 |
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| Hawaii |
Dec. 31, 1971, and first-time license buyers |
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Ontario
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12/31/65 |
16 |
| Idaho |
Jan. 1, 1975 |
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Oregon |
All hunters under 18 years old |
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| Illinois |
Jan. 1, 1980 |
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Pennsylvania |
All hunters must have hunter safety certificate or prior license |
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| Indiana |
Jan. 31, 1986 |
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Prince
Edward Island |
All first-time hunters and all hunters under 16 years old |
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| Iowa |
Jan. 1, 1967 |
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Quebec |
All hunters |
12. Hunters 12-17 must have written permission from parent
or guardian |
| Kansas |
July 1, 1957 |
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Saskatchewan |
Required of all first-time hunters and all hunters under age
18 |
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| Kentucky |
Jan. 1, 1975 |
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South Carolina |
June 30, 1979 |
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| Louisiana |
Sept. 1, 1969 |
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South
Dakota |
Required if younger than 16 years old |
12 by the end of the current year |
| Manitoba |
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Tennessee |
Jan. 1, 1969 |
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| Massachusetts |
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Texas |
Sept. 2, 1971 |
no minimum |
| Maine |
Required of first-time license buyers |
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Utah |
12/31/65 |
14 by the end of the current year |
| Maryland |
Certificate of proficiency or a license issued before July
1, 1977 |
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Vermont |
First-time license buyers must show hunter education certificate |
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| Michigan |
First-time license buyers born after Jan. 1, 1960 |
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Virginia |
All hunters under age 16 and all first-time hunters |
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| Minnesota |
Dec. 31, 1979 |
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Washington |
All hunters under age 18 |
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| Missouri |
Jan. 1, 1972 |
11 |
West Virginia |
Jan. 1, 1975 |
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| Mississippi |
Jan. 1, 1972 |
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Wisconsin |
Jan. 1, 1973 |
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| Montana |
Required of hunters born after Jan. 1, 1985 |
12 |
Wyoming |
Jan. 1, 1966 |
12 |
| Nebraska |
Jan. 1, 1977 |
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Yukon |
Voluntary |
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| Nevada |
Jan. 1, 1960 |
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