By Brianna Ball, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A joint effort between the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Professional Education Standards Board has resulted in the approval of new licenses for teachers interested in teaching hunter education in Wyoming classrooms. .
“The Professional Education Standards Board is pleased to partner with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to offer hunter education as an endorsement that teachers can add to their licenses,” said PTSB Executive Director Brendan O'Connor. “Hunting, fishing, and natural resource conservation are embedded in Wyoming’s culture. Providing this opportunity allows qualified teachers to teach these fundamentals to students across the state during the school year. , equips students to better manage state benefits.”
Approval of the Hunter Education teacher license is the final step in a three-year joint effort by the Wyoming State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide hunter education in schools as recommended in the Firearms and Hunter Education Joint Resolution be.
The approval allows educators approved by school authorities to teach hunting education to students. Hunter education classes are offered during school hours or after-school programs, and students can earn a hunter education certification. Approved teachers are certified by Game and Fish to teach hunter education and must comply with Wyoming regulations.
“Introducing hunting education into schools is about more than just teaching students how to hunt. It inculcates conservation ethics in students, teaches them wildlife identification, and teaches them how to hunt in and out of the natural environment. to promote awareness and application of firearm safety in the United States and foster a tradition of responsible conservationists for generations to come,” said Nish Goicorea of Games and Games. Director of Fish Education and Communications. “This approval would not have been possible without the collaboration of multiple state agencies and a shared vision of what conservation education should look like in Wyoming.”
Teachers interested in obtaining recognition in hunter education must meet and maintain the Hunting and Fish Hunter Education instructor certification requirements and submit appropriate documentation to the PTSB.
Becoming a hunter education instructor is not limited to teachers. Anyone who wants to teach hunter education in their community can become a volunteer instructor.
