Do you have a co-worker, neighbor, or friend who would like to take their child or grandchild hunting but they don’t have the equipment or experience? Help them get started by recommending our Youth Hunting Program, which offers mentored hunts for youth between 12 and 17 years of age. It’s a great way for a young person to experience hunting, learn about conservation and build new outdoor skills. Check out our youth hunting calendar, which has over 65 hunts for deer, wild hog, waterfowl, alligator, and quail.

Before a young person can take part in a Youth Hunting Program hunt, they need to complete a Florida hunter safety course. Find hunter safety course options, including a free online course and skills day.

Taking a new hunter this year? Don’t forget this step!

Take a hunter safety course now!

If you’re introducing an adult or youth to hunting this year, a hunter safety course is the best way to get started. Your new hunter can earn their hunter safety certification by taking an FWC-approved online course, which includes a no-cost option, and then attending our free skills day for hands-on training. The course covers safety, basic hunting skills, equipment, wildlife identification, conservation and more. Find a hunter safety course.

Florida requires anyone born after June 1, 1975, to receive their hunter safety certification before they can buy a license to hunt unsupervised.

Find out more about: Licensing and Public Hunting Deadlines and Hunting Regulations 2021-22.

 

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