Why does the Department of Natural Resources need volunteer hunter education instructors?
• Because there are not enough Conservation Officers to conduct training in every community in the state. Although Conservation officers are active in the hunter education program, they generally do not have enough time to conduct entire training classes along with their many other duties. • Volunteers provide skills or expertise otherwise not available within the agency. Examples of such skills include professional teaching experience, safety specialty training and specialty training in outdoor recreation. • Volunteers are often well established local citizens who can help create community interest in the course. They usually have extensive local contacts, are aware of community needs and can facilitate the setting up of local classes. • What does the program offer the volunteer instructor? • It provides the instructor with the means of helping make a safe sport even safer. • It provides the instructor with an avenue of input into the statewide hunter education program. • It offers th
