HUnter Education
“Working Today For Tomorrow’s Wildlife”
January, February, March
Location: City of Kittitas Council ChambersÂ
Class Dates:
January 6,7,8,9, & 10
February 3,4,5,6, & 7
March 3,4,5,6, & 7
Time: Classes 6pm – 9pm & Range Day 9am – 1pm
What to Expect:
Each class has four evenings of classroom instructions, 3 hours each (Tue, Wed, Thurs and Fri). Range Day is approximately 4 hours on Saturday at the WDFW WLA Green Gate on Vantage Highway. Students must attend all classes.
On Range day your Field Skills Evaluation includes a trail walk, shoot a shotgun & .243 rifle; and recite the 10 Firearm Safety Rules.
10 Firearm Safety Rules
1. Always keep your muzzle pointed in a safe direction and under control.
2. Treat every firearm as if it were loaded.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire. Use your safety, but remember that safeties sometimes fail.
4. Be sure of your target and what lies beyond before firing.
5. Never place or carry a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle.
6. Never use a firmarm unless you are familiar with how it works. If you need an owner’s manual, write to the manufacturer.
7. Never cross a fence, climb a tree, cross a stream, or jump a ditch with a loaded firearm.
8. Never point at anything you do not want to shoot.
9. Unload firearms when not in use. Store firearms and ammunition separately.
10. Never use alcohol (or drugs) before or during shooting.
Learning how to safety cross a fence with an unloaded firearm.
Our certified WDFW Hunter Education Instructors
John Entwistle, Deborah Essman, Bill Essman, Aaron Kuntz, and Neal Houser
Our Graduating Classes
Feburary 2006
March 2006
July 2006
January 2007
February 2007
February 2008
March 2008
January 2010
February 2010
March 2010
January 2011
February 2011
March 2011
April 2015
May 2015
January 2017
February 2017
March 2017
January 2018
January 2019
March 2019
January 2020
February 2020
January 2024
February 2024
Awards and Prize Hunts
Mitchell
11 year old Mitchell receives the Most Improved Award from Instructor Neal Houser.
Fishing
Grant On Target 4-H Club
I took Hunter Ed with Field and Stream in March of 2010 and I wanted to share my bowhunting picture for the year. his is my first big game that I took hunter ed from Kittitas blast and I look forward to hunting the rest of my life. I took my doe down in Zillah at 45 yards. Thank you for a great class and all that you do for the county.
