IDNR Hunters Safety Course
The traditional, and preferred, method of Illinois hunter safety education is completed with a certified volunteer safety education instructor. The class is at minimum 10 hours of in-person instruction and demonstrations.
During a traditional in-person class, students can expect to participate in the following:
- Discussion of hunter responsibility and ethics
- Firearm handling
- Firearm/ ammunition orientation
- Zones of fire
- Tree stand safety and fall arrest systems
- Primitive hunting, including archery and muzzleloading
- Conservation Police Officer to discuss Illinois hunting and trapping laws
- 50 question multiple choice test (80% passing score)
Persons passing the class by completing the minimum 10 hours instruction, passing the multiple choice test, and displaying the necessary maturity to hunt independently will receive an Illinois hunter safety education certificate.
Instructor: Gary Mather, Master Instructor Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, April 26 & 27
Times 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (one hour lunch break)
Location: Peotone Park District Main Building
Fee: Free (Must RSVP through Park District or IDNR)