“hunter safety”

In 1985, we launched a program to facilitate friendly competition among youths 18 and younger that would advance hunting skills including wildlife identification, orienteering and rifle, shotgun and archery marksmanship. Today, thousands of hunter education volunteers and parents still conduct this program at the state and local level to produce safer, more skillful and more ardent American hunters.

In 1949, New York asked the National Rifle Association for help to improve hunter safety afield. The four-hour course that followed was a “pioneer effort” that has saved lives ever since. Today, no one can imagine American hunting without hunter education as a prudent rite of passage.

Every aspiring hunter dreams of a perfect first experience, and every mentor longs to create it. But before the perfect scenario can be created, a mentor needs to understand just exactly what kind of temperament his charge may possess. Here’s a look at four types of hunters: Is one of them your pupil?

Through the remarkable vision of conservationists including NRA members, Americans today see wildlife thriving from sea to sea.

The organizations agree to cooperate on hunter recruitment, firearm training, wildlife conservation during 10-year agreement.

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Dan Davis of Eagle, Wis.

In preparation for the upcoming hunting season, your NRA is offering a free online Experienced Hunter Education Course in a convenient, engaging platform available through desktop, tablet or smartphone.

Hunter Safety System has released a harness in a whole new price point, dubbed the Shadow. An effortlessly simply-yet-rugged design, the Shadow retails for just $49.99.

Your National Rifle Association is pleased to announce its free online Hunter Education Course has raised more than $150,000 for state wildlife agencies in matching Pittman-Robertson (P-R) funds.