Hunter Education Volunteers Needed For Special Program

If you are concerned about keeping hunting a safe and enjoyable sport, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource’s, Law Enforcement Hunter Education Program is looking for you! 

A special program is now offered that requires very little time on the part of the volunteer instructors.  That program is an alternative delivery course which requires students to complete the book portion of the course either via a CD-ROM or on-line.  They then attend a special field day where they get the hands-on training and complete the program exams.  You may be especially interested in this program as it meets the needs of many Citizens, while keeping the volunteers’ time commitment to a minimum.

Interested individuals will be trained in teaching this program.  Equipment and instructional lesson plans on how to teach the field day activity will also be provided.

Wisconsin’s Hunter Education program began in 1967 and became mandatory in 1985 for persons born on or after January 1^st, 1973.  Both the NRA and the IHEA have recognized our program as being one of the best in North America. Since 1967 the hunting incident rate for injuries has dropped by 90 percent!

If you are interested in becoming a member of the largest volunteer instructor corps for basic hunter education in North America, contact any of your Regional Recreational Safety Wardens listed on the map below; or contact Hunter Education Administrator, Tim Lawhern at (608) 266-1317 or email timothy.lawhern@wisconsin.gov.

The map of Wisconsin shown below is separated by color according to the Recreational Safety Warden providing coverage for those Counties.

Christopher Wunrow
Spooner DNR Service Center, 715-635-4112
Provides coverage for: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor and Washburn Counties.

Jeffrey Dauterman
Antigo DNR Service Center, 715-623-4190 ext. 3109
Provides coverage for: Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Oneida, Portage, Vilas and Wood Counties.

William Yearman
Eau Claire DNR Service Center, 715-839-3717
Provides coverage for: Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Trempealeau and Vernon Counties.

April Dombrowski
Oshkosh Service Center, 920-303-5443
Provides coverage for: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago Counties.

Jeremy Cords
Green Bay Service Center, 920-662-5129
Provides coverage for: Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie and Shawano Counties.

Catherina Nooyen
Central Office, 608-275-3253
Provides coverage for: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Rock and Sauk Counties.

John Bronikowski
Sturtevant DNR Service Center, 262-884-2383
Provides coverage for: Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine and Walworth Counties.

John Plenke
Waukesha DNR Service Center, 262-574-2163
Provides coverage for: Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington and Waukesha Counties.