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New! Online Hunter EducationGet a headstart on Hunter Education certification, or just learn more about hunting with the new Online Hunter Education course. New Mexico recognizes this on-line course as meeting the home study portion of its alternative delivery course and the regular hunter education course. After completing this course you will receive a certificate attesting that you have completed this on-line study and it will allow you to enroll in an Alternative Delivery or Hunter Education course. The Alternative Delivery course is a condensed Hunter Education course with a hands-on and interactive focus. You MUST be 11 years of age or older to attend an Alternative Delivery course. This course is typically 8 hours in length and is indicated as being an Alternative Delivery course in the state-wide course listing. Click here to start.
About Our CoursesClasses are offered whenever prospective students in reasonable numbers indicate their interest in Hunter Education. Classes are available throughout the year, but schedules are based on availability of the volunteer instructor's time. It is advisable to enroll in a class as early as possible since classes before the hunting seasons fill quickly. When registering you need to provide the Student's Full Name, Date of Birth, last 4 digits of the Social Security Number, Current Mailing Address and Daytime Phone Number. Additional classes in your area may be scheduled throughout the year, please check this site frequently for updates. Please note that a Bow Hunter Student Class will not certify a student to hunt with a firearm.
Each class is approximately sixteen hours in length plus additional study time. Each student must demonstrate and are tested on his or her ability to handle firearms safely and pass a written examination. Parents are always encouraged to attend the class with their children. Parents are required to attend the class with children 10 years of age and younger. Information on Hunter Education and current class schedules is available below, through the main office and through any of the Department's satellite offices.
Interested in passing on your knowledge of hunting and firearms safety to YOUR community? Become a Volunteer Hunter Education Instructor! How? Click here or scroll to the bottom of this page.
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PRE-REGISTRATION IS DONE IN PERSON UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE
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Need a duplicate card ? You can now look up and print a duplicate copy of your hunter education card. Click here ..... You can also send the student's full legal name, date of birth, last four digits of their social security, current mailing address and a daytime phone number to the Hunter Education Office via email at kari.boynton@state.nm.us. or call (505) 222-4731 to submit your card request.
For additional program information, please contact: Mark Birkhauser, Coordinator Kari Boynton, Program Manager (505) 222-4731 |
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No
one under 18 years of age may hunt with a firearm without
possessing a certificate proving that he/she has passed
this or another state’s hunter education course. Uncertified
juveniles may shoot (not hunt with) firearms
if under adult supervision or in a supervised program. It
is also illegal for anyone under 18 to apply for, or buy,
any type of firearms hunting license before passing a hunter
education course. Young hunters also must have their card
in their possession while hunting.
Hunter Education e-mail 
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