Free Hunter Safety Course Study Guide BeaSafeHunter.org

We at BeaSAFEhunter.org believe that Hunting Safety Education is essential and should be available to everyone.  

This study guide provides a wealth of interesting and vital information for Hunting Safety Education.  

You will still need to complete the mandatory online Hunting Safety Course with us to get certified.  

• Firearms Safety : Ten Commandments

• Firearms Descriptions and Parts
• The Rifle, the Shotgun, the Handgun
• Shotgun, Rifle & Handgun Sights
• Firearm Magazines
• Firearm Actions mechanisms
• Firearm Safeties

• Ammunition Types
• Dangerous Rifle Ranges
• Shotshells - Components
• Firing Sequence, Hangfire and Misfire

• Shooting Positions
• Shotgun Shooting : Leading the Target
• Vital Areas of Big Game Animals; Recovery
• Carry positions
• Firearm Maintenance & Cleaning
• Care and Storage of Firearms

• Types of Elevated Stands
• Elevated Stands Safety , Fall Arrest and Harness
• Elevated Stands Safety Tips - Falling & Rights of Way

• All Terrain Vehicles Safety, Trip Planning & Riding
• Boating Responsibility, Considerations & Preparation

• Responsibilities & Ethics
• The Stages of a Hunter, his Goals and Choosing Firearm & Ammunition
• Groups of People, Hunting Companions & Landowners

• Meat Quality
• Approaching Downed Game
• Field Dressing of Big Game
• Skinning of Big Game
• Transport of Big Game
• Abnormal Conditions in Game
• Upland Game Birds and Waterfowl
• Game Bird and Waterfowl Field Dressing, Plucking & Cleaning
• Remembering Your Hunt
• Wildlife Conservation Principles
• Modern Wildlife Conservation
• Habitat
• Wildlife Management Techniques
• Role of the Hunter & Controlling the Harvest
• Federal Aid Program
• Wildlife Identification
• Wildlife Identification - Waterfowl
• Wildlife Identification - Game Birds
• Wildlife Identification - Game Animals
• Conservation Laws - Introduction & Understanding
• Current Hunting Laws, Responsibilities, and violations
• Management Data for Wildlife Biologists

• Survival & First Aid : Orienteering & Maps
• Maps & Compass
• Survival & First Aid : Importance of Planning & Preparation
• Survival : Spending a Night Outdoors
• Wilderness Survival Essentials
• Signals, Food, Water and Injuries
• Frostbite and Heat Exhaustion
• Hypothermia : Prevention, Symptoms, Treatment

• Hunting Bow Types
• Hunting Bow Sights, Arrows & Accessories
• Shooting a Bow
• Loading, Firing and Cleaning a Muzzleloader

Beasafehunter hunter safety course is accredited by The International Hunter Education Association (IHEA)-USA. The professional hunter education association affiliated with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the 50 state fish and hunter education programs. Which covers: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.