Free Bowhunter Education and Hunter Education courses are being offered at the Conservation Club of Brockport. A Bowhunter course is being taught on August 30 and a Hunter Education course (gun) will be offered on October 11. Interested students may register online for either course using the DEC website: http://www.dec.state.ny.us.
Hard copy Student Manuals are available in the Conservation Club lobby, 291 Ladue Road, Brockport, during Monday open trap (5 to 8 p.m.), from the Sweden Town Offices, or from Seymour Library, 161 East Avenue, Brockport. A copy can also be downloaded from the DEC website and download directions are provided during the registration process. Students should allow adequate time to prepare the mandatory homework.
These courses are offered to persons interested in obtaining a New York State Small/Large Game hunting license and/or a Muzzle-loading or Bowhunting privilege. In-person classes are offered free of charge. The DEC also continues to offer online courses for a fee.
The Hunter Ed course is a mandatory requirement for anyone who would like to obtain a NYS Small/Large Game licence and is a requirement (in addition to the Bowhunter Education course) for hunters who want use a bow and arrow to hunt deer or bear. This course is required for hunting deer with a crossbow or muzzleloader. For hunting large game using a bow and arrow, the DEC also requires one to take the Bowhunter course to learn bowhunting skills, elevated stand safety techniques, and other New York State mandated content.
Students successfully completing these courses are issued Certificates of Qualification that must be presented to obtain a hunting license and/or bowhunting privilege. Should the governor sign proposed crossbow legislation, the Bowhunter course may also become mandatory for crossbow hunters.
Bowhunters interested in improving or testing their archery skills should consider participating in an upcoming Flying Arrow 3D archery shoot at the club. The next shoot is scheduled to take place on August 24, the weekend before the Bowhunter class. Find details on the Conservation Club of Brockport website: http://www.ccbrockport.org.
The next Hunter Education courses at the Conservation Club will be offered in the spring of 2026. Beginner Trap Shooting class is no longer being offered, but beginning shooters may receive instruction at the club’s Monday night open trap sessions. For details about trap, email mgcyrccob@gmail.com.
For more information about scheduled classes, visit the DEC website at http://www.dec.state.ny.us, call the Department of Environmental Conservation Region 8 Headquarters at 585-226-2466, or email
huntsafelyny@gmail.com.
Information about the Conservation Club of Brockport is available from the club website: http://www.ccbrockport.org.
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