bowhunter education card
 

What states out there require a person to have a bowhunter education card to hunt.


I just found out about the class that will be given locally.Ky doesn' t require it but I thought I might go get the card just in case I decide to go to another state to hunt and was just wondering if there are very many states that require it.

RE: bowhunter education card
 

PA doesn' t require you to have it but I did the same thing as you are thinking of doing. I took the class just incase I decide to hunt a state that requires it. A great course, The majority of the topics covered I was very familiar with but I did learn a few things that made the course well worth the 18 bucks I paid.

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I don' t know how old my list is but here is a list of states that required as of the list. This list could have changed, some added some deleted but here is the list I have. Perhaps other members can verify or correct it.

Alaska
Colorado
Connecticut
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
South Dakota

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I would like to take the course, but I haven' t been able to find any in my area.

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IL doesn' t require it, but I sure wish they would...

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Wyoming and I believe Montana also as well as Canada.

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Alaska only requires the card for archery seasons. You can legally hunt with a bow during the regular rifle season without the card. There is ALOT of fine bowhunting available during the rifle seasons in AK.

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Thanks for the responses.


I don' t forsee needing it anytime soon but you never know.I really hope I do need it.[8D]



Pahardwoods, 18 bucks,wow,the ones giving the course here are only charging 2 bucks.This a local club and they are great people,not in to it for a profit but just the love of the sport.

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You can get information here:

http://www.nbef.org/

Last time i checked there was 12 states that required it in some way or another. Great idea to take the class no matter how long you have been doing it.

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Take it if you get a chance. If it' s the IBEF or similar course it is honored everywhere. I' m not sure how many, if not all, of the Canadian provinces require it but I know some do. Some of the past students in class I was involved in were from PA and taking it for a hunt in Canada. You never know when an opportunity may come up and you' ll need it. About the time you need it you won' t beable to get in a class. A lot of it is old hat to many of the students but all learn something. I' d sure hate to win a hunt somewhere and not have the required certification. When you get your card laminate it and hang on to it like a drivers license. Many states record the completion of a course and it can be reissued if lost but not always.