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Overview

Hunters with little or no experience can learn skills and techniques used to hunt different game animals. Courses are geared toward recent Basic Hunter Education graduates and include classroom learning and outdoor skills exercises. 

Taught by volunteers, the courses utilize the experience and knowledge of seasoned sportsmen and -women. Courses range from half-day condensed classes to two-day, in-depth courses. 

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Description

Examples of Previous Class Offerings

Learn to Hunt Deer Clinics

This hands-on course provides training for adult hunters with little or no deer hunting experience to become safe, successful, and responsible deer hunters. This course covers deer hunting skills, including scouting for a hunting area, mapping out possible hunting locations, selecting the right equipment, the safe use of a treestand, shooting practice, and field dressing techniques.

Learn to Hunt Turkey Clinics

This full-day, hands-on clinic teaches the basic skills needed to become a safe, successful, and responsible turkey hunter. Learn from experienced turkey hunters and practice turkey hunting techniques including shooting, calling in a bird, scouting, and how to pick and set up a location.

Turkey Calling Clinics: These one-hour turkey calling workshops provide guidance as participants practice their turkey calls with experts! Participants spend the hour working on the one type of call; box calls, pot (or slate) calls, or mouth calls. Experienced turkey callers help participants with their calls. MassWildlife provides practice calls or participants can bring their own. 

Managed & Approved by:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Sep 2024

Tree Stands 101

Registration Open 18 of 24 seats remaining

Location:

MassWildlife Field Headquarters
1 Rabbit Hill Road
WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581
Date & Times:
Sep 24, 2024 4:30PM - 6:30PM EDT

Taught by:

MassWildlife Events

Oct 2024

Deer Hunting 101

Full Event with Waitlist 10 seats remaining on waitlist

Location:

MassWildlife Field Headquarters
1 Rabbit Hill Road
WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581
Date & Times:
Oct 05, 2024 9:00AM - 2:00PM EDT

Taught by:

MassWildlife Events

Scouting for Deer

Full Event with Waitlist 20 seats remaining on waitlist

Location:

Erwin S. Wilder Wildlife Management Area
Erwin S. Wilder Wildlife Management Area Parking
Toad Island Road
Taunton, MA 02780
Date & Times:
Oct 06, 2024 9:00AM - 11:00AM EDT

Taught by:

MassWildlife Events

Field Dressing Class

Full Event with Waitlist 196 seats remaining on waitlist

Location:

MassWildlife Field Headquarters
1 Rabbit Hill Road
WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581
Date & Times:
Oct 20, 2024 9:00AM - 12:00PM EDT

Taught by:

MassWildlife Events

Nov 2024

Field Dressing and Processing Class

Full Event with Waitlist 188 seats remaining on waitlist

Location:

MassWildlife Field Headquarters
1 Rabbit Hill Road
WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581
Date & Times:
Nov 17, 2024 9:00AM - 1:00PM EST

Taught by:

MassWildlife Events