The Hunter Education program helps you learn essential safety skills and develop practical techniques useful for hunting. Completion of a basic hunter education course is required to hunt in Utah if you were born after December 31, 1965. All courses offered by the Hunter Education program are nationally recognized.

Sign up for a course

The following is a step-by-step walkthrough that will help you register for hunter education. Choose a course to learn more about it.

• Hunter education

  This course is required to hunt in Utah if you were born later than December 31, 1965. Course includes instruction on firearm safety, hunter responsibility, wildlife management, and survival. You have two options for completing this course:

  • Classroom course

  • Online course

• Bowhunter education

  This is a comprehensive course for national bowhunter certification. Completion is required to hunt in Idaho, Montana, Alaska and several other states.

  • Classroom course

  • Online course

• Furharvester education

  The furharvester education course provides instruction in safe and responsible trapping. Course teaches proper trapping technique and device usage. You must complete this course if you were born after December 31, 1984.

  • Classroom course

• Extended archery orientation

  Successful completion of the Extended Archery Orientation Course is required to participate in the extended archery hunts.

  • Online course

After you have registered

• What to bring to class
  • Registration Certificate. You may purchase a certificate at any division office, licensed agent, or online at wildlife.utah.gov.
  • Pencil
  • Parent or guardian (if under the age of 16)
• Where to practice your shooting
• Download targets

  The shooting test consists of live firing with a .22 rimfire rifle at targets 50 feet from the shooter.

  • Rabbit
  • Squirrel
  • Bulls eye