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Important Note: Version 3.0 of the Hunter Education CD used in the Tennessee Hunter Education Program contains an error that prohibits users from successfully completing the program. The program can be repaired very easy by running a downloadable file or "patch". (more information)

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) offers the Hunter Education Class on CD-Rom.  The class consists of an interactive CD-Rom to complete at home, a field day to demonstrate learned skills including a live fire session, and a written test.  The CD-Rom covers several components of hunting including firearm safety, survival skills, hunter ethics, and more.  There are questions at the end of each section and students must answer 75% of the questions correctly to be admitted to the field day.  Students should be prepared to answer many of the review questions and be able to demonstrate how to handle a firearm safely at the field day.  A live fire session is included as one of the 12 field day activities.  Finally, students must pass a 100 question true-false/multiple choice test to complete the course.  Upon successful completion of the CD course, students will receive a Tennessee Hunter Education certificate, patch, and a card (must be carried in the field). 

TWRA also offers a link to an online hunter education course.  This is a mirror image of the CD-Rom course.  Just like the CD class, the online course requires the student to log-on and complete all sections, quizzes, and tests.  The student then brings the printout to a scheduled field day for further testing and a live fire exercise. 

There is no charge for this alternative program.

Completing a CD/Online course

In order to finalize the CD/Online course, a student must sign up and complete a corresponding CD/Online Field Day (live firing exercise and test completion, approximately 4-6 hours).

Because the CD/Online Field Days are labor intensive for our instructors, the field days are not offered as often as the traditional classes. 

Therefore, it is critical that an individual first locate a CD/Online Field Day prior to signing up for the Online course.  To locate a field day, you may either search the links provided on this Web site or contact your TWRA regional office.

A traditional 12 hour course is not structured the way a CD/Online course is structured; the classroom portion of a CD/Online course covers a lot of information rather quickly.  Younger students are encouraged to attend the traditional classes, the faster pace of the CD/Online class may prove difficult for younger students. The last day of a traditional class cannot be substituted for a CD/Online Field Day.

The following is a list of four steps that must be completed before becoming a certified hunter education graduate from a CD/Online course:

1. Locate and sign up for a CD/Online Field Day
2. Complete the Online course or the CD version of the course
3. Bring the printout of successful completion of either the CD course or the online course to the CD/Online field day.  You may not attend the last class of a traditional class to complete certification, you must attend a CD/Online field day.
4. Complete the field day requirements; lecture, live fire and complete the final exam.