The July issue of the instructor newsletter is now online at the link below:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/huntered/instructors.html
Look on the right-hand side of your screen for the July 2009 newsletter link in the section labeled InstructorTalk.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
$50,000 In Shooting Range Grants Available
WDFW is once again offering limited funding via competitive grants to help support the shooting sports. The link below connects to range grant application material for this year.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/shooting_ranges/range_grants.html
Please note that the application deadline is June 30. New this year is a mandatory workshop that all potential grant applicants must attend. Failure to attend the May 30 workshop in Ellensburg will disqualify organizations from submitting a grant for this cycle.
Interested? Please check out the link above and help spread the word throughout the shooting community.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/shooting_ranges/range_grants.html
Please note that the application deadline is June 30. New this year is a mandatory workshop that all potential grant applicants must attend. Failure to attend the May 30 workshop in Ellensburg will disqualify organizations from submitting a grant for this cycle.
Interested? Please check out the link above and help spread the word throughout the shooting community.
Monday, April 27, 2009
New Map Listing Officers/Phones Now Online
A new map listing Fish and Wildlife Officers and their phone numbers is now online at the hunter education web site below:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/huntered/instructors/2009_deployment_map.pdf
The map is considered confidential information and is not available to the general public. The officers' names and phone numbers are being made available to hunter education instructors as part of our ongoing efforts to increase officer participation in hunter education classes.
If you don't know the officer in your area or how to contact the local officer, this map is for you!
Please understand that the map is password-protected in order to limit access to the sensitive information on the map. Hunter education instructors can contact a member of the hunter education team to obtain the password. Only certified hunter education instructors are authorized to receive the password.
Remember that you cannot access the map at the link above without the required password from the hunter education team.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/huntered/instructors/2009_deployment_map.pdf
The map is considered confidential information and is not available to the general public. The officers' names and phone numbers are being made available to hunter education instructors as part of our ongoing efforts to increase officer participation in hunter education classes.
If you don't know the officer in your area or how to contact the local officer, this map is for you!
Please understand that the map is password-protected in order to limit access to the sensitive information on the map. Hunter education instructors can contact a member of the hunter education team to obtain the password. Only certified hunter education instructors are authorized to receive the password.
Remember that you cannot access the map at the link above without the required password from the hunter education team.
Friday, April 10, 2009
New Rules For Archery And Muzzleloading
Hunter education instructors will definitely want to check out the new hunting regulations now available online at the link below:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/hunter/hunter.htm
Pages 62 and 63 list the recent changes to equipment and hunting methods, and there are several significant changes, including:
* Archery hunters who possess a concealed pistol license may carry modern handguns for personal protection. Archery hunters may not use the handgun for hunting.
* Crossbows are lawful for use while hunting in firearm restriction areas.
* Muzzleloading hunters who possess a concealed pistol license may carry modern handguns for personal protection. Muzzleloading hunters may not use the handgun for hunting.
* Muzzleloading handguns .45 caliber or larger may be used for big game hunting.
* Muzzleloading firearms used during a modern firearm season are not required to meet ignition, sight or double-barrel restrictions.
Other important rule changes regarding conduct on WDFW lands are listed on page 72 of the new pamphlet.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/hunter/hunter.htm
Pages 62 and 63 list the recent changes to equipment and hunting methods, and there are several significant changes, including:
* Archery hunters who possess a concealed pistol license may carry modern handguns for personal protection. Archery hunters may not use the handgun for hunting.
* Crossbows are lawful for use while hunting in firearm restriction areas.
* Muzzleloading hunters who possess a concealed pistol license may carry modern handguns for personal protection. Muzzleloading hunters may not use the handgun for hunting.
* Muzzleloading handguns .45 caliber or larger may be used for big game hunting.
* Muzzleloading firearms used during a modern firearm season are not required to meet ignition, sight or double-barrel restrictions.
Other important rule changes regarding conduct on WDFW lands are listed on page 72 of the new pamphlet.
2009 Incentive Permit Winners!
The special deer, elk and moose permits listed below will be selected in order by the instructors on the list of permit winners randomly selected April 6 at WDFW headquarters.
Beginning Monday, April 20, instructors will have 48 hours to select a permit option. Instructors choose in rank order (#1 chooses first, #2 chooses second, etc.). Instructors who fail to select a permit option within the required 48 hours will be "bumped" and the next lucky instructor will get to make a choice instead.
(Instructors without e-mail access should notify Jan Ulijohn immediately!)
To avoid confusion and to insure accuracy, instructors must provide selections in writing to ulijojlu@dfw.wa.gov
The permit selections below are taken directly from the draft 2009 Hunting Seasons & Rules pamphlet.
Permittees may hunt in all general season and permit seasons established for GMUs included with these permits except for the antlerless only moose permits, which is limited only to October 1 - November 30.
Regions / Areas / GMUs / Restrictions
Region One (Permits selected)
GMU 113. Antlerless only moose; October 1 - November 30.
Region One (Permits selected)
Any 100 series GMU except GMU 157. Any white-tailed deer.
Region Two (One permit remaining)
GMUs 204-215, any white-tailed deer.
Region Two (Permit selected)
GMUs 215-251, any deer
Region Two (Permit selected)
GMU 290, any deer.
Region Three (Permit selected)
GMUs 335 - 368, 382, 388, any deer.
Region Three (Permits selected)
GMUs 336 - 368, any elk.
Region Four (One permit remaining)
Any 400 series GMU except GMUs 485 and 490. Any deer.
Region Five (Four permits remaining)
Any 500 series GMU open for a general deer hunting season or a special deer permit hunting season. Legal buck for 500 series GMU of choice or antlerless.
Region Five (Permits selected)
All 500 series GMUs except GMU 522. Any elk.
Region Six (Permit selected)
GMUs 654, 660, 672, 673, 681. Legal buck for GMU of choice.
Region Six (Permit selected)
GMUs654, 660, 672, 673, 681. Any elk.
All permit recipients will receive a confirmation letter after all incentive permits have been awarded. The blog will be updated daily to reflect the current permit selections and instructors next in line to select a permit. A total of 25 permits are available. If any of the individuals below waive a permit for this year, they may reapply in 2010.
Waived permits will be available to instructors 26 - 36 on the second list below.
1 Bruce Trusty - Region 1 Anterless only moose (04/17/2009)
2 Greg Koehn - Region 1 Anterless only moose (04/19/2009)
3 Stephen Emery - GMUs 336 - 368, any elk (04/20/2009)
4 Helen Trusley - GMUs 336 - 368, any elk (04/20/2009)
5 Tommy G. Brown - GMU 290, any deer (04/21/2009)
6 Jim Benedict - All 500 series GMUs, except 522, any elk (04/21/2009)
7 Richard Vanderlip - All 500 series GMUs, except 522, any elk (04/21/2009)
8 Michael Moody - All 500 series GMUs, except 522, any elk, (04/21/2009)
9 Mike Curry - Any 100 series GMU, except 157, any white-tailed deer 04/21/2009)
10 Lyle Lewis - GMUs 335-368, 382, 388, any deer (04/22/2009)
11 Mark Lippincott - All 500 series GMUS, except 522, any elk (04/22/2009)
12 Gary Emerson - GMUs 215-251, any deer (04/23/2009)
13 Don Moyer - GMUs 654,660,672, 673, 681, any elk (04/23/2009)
14 Tom Panosh - Any 500 series GMU open for a general deer hunting season or a special deer permit hunting season. Legal buck for 500 series GMU of choice or anterless (04/24/2009)
15 Scott Hageman - Waived (04/24/2009)
16 Larry Simoneaux - GMUs 204-215, any white-tailed deer
17 Sam Weatherford - Wavied (04/24/2009)
18 Mike Kuttel, Jr. - Waived (04/23/2009)
19 Valgene Power - Waived (04/24/2009)
20 Rueben Hernandez - Waived (04/22/2009)
21 George Lang - Waived (04/24/2009)
22 Gary Bjorson - Waived (04/20/2009)
23 Ron Pease - Waived (04/24/2009)
24 John Schaefer - Waived (04/23/2009)
25 David Garrison - Waived (04/27/2009)
If any instructors above waive their permit option for 2009, the following instructors are next in line to choose a permit—again in rank order—until all permits have been awarded.
26 David Vanderhoek - Waived (04/27/2009)
27 Don Hawkins - GMUs 654,660,672,673,681. Legal buck for GMU of choice (04/27/2009)
28 Neal Allen - Waived (04/27/2009)
29 Robert Margulies - Waived (04/29/2009)
30 Jeff Lich - Waived (04/30/2009)
31 Cody Lovelace - Waived (04/30/2009)
32 Cameron Field - Any 100 series GMU except 157. Any white-tailled deer
33 Sean Isaac - Waived (05/05/2009)
34 Richard Mason - Waived (05/07/2009)
35 John Kokinda - Waived (05/07/2009)
Instructors who submitted a permit application received a post card giving them the opportunity to apply for the remaining permits.
36. Kit Wennersten - Any 400 series GMU except GMU 485 and 490. Any deer.
37. Kenneth Bales - Any 500 series GMU open for a general deer hunting season or a special deer permit hunting season. Legal buck for 500 series GMU of choice or anterless.
Good luck and good hunting to all!
Beginning Monday, April 20, instructors will have 48 hours to select a permit option. Instructors choose in rank order (#1 chooses first, #2 chooses second, etc.). Instructors who fail to select a permit option within the required 48 hours will be "bumped" and the next lucky instructor will get to make a choice instead.
(Instructors without e-mail access should notify Jan Ulijohn immediately!)
To avoid confusion and to insure accuracy, instructors must provide selections in writing to ulijojlu@dfw.wa.gov
The permit selections below are taken directly from the draft 2009 Hunting Seasons & Rules pamphlet.
Permittees may hunt in all general season and permit seasons established for GMUs included with these permits except for the antlerless only moose permits, which is limited only to October 1 - November 30.
Regions / Areas / GMUs / Restrictions
Region One (Permits selected)
GMU 113. Antlerless only moose; October 1 - November 30.
Region One (Permits selected)
Any 100 series GMU except GMU 157. Any white-tailed deer.
Region Two (One permit remaining)
GMUs 204-215, any white-tailed deer.
Region Two (Permit selected)
GMUs 215-251, any deer
Region Two (Permit selected)
GMU 290, any deer.
Region Three (Permit selected)
GMUs 335 - 368, 382, 388, any deer.
Region Three (Permits selected)
GMUs 336 - 368, any elk.
Region Four (One permit remaining)
Any 400 series GMU except GMUs 485 and 490. Any deer.
Region Five (Four permits remaining)
Any 500 series GMU open for a general deer hunting season or a special deer permit hunting season. Legal buck for 500 series GMU of choice or antlerless.
Region Five (Permits selected)
All 500 series GMUs except GMU 522. Any elk.
Region Six (Permit selected)
GMUs 654, 660, 672, 673, 681. Legal buck for GMU of choice.
Region Six (Permit selected)
GMUs654, 660, 672, 673, 681. Any elk.
All permit recipients will receive a confirmation letter after all incentive permits have been awarded. The blog will be updated daily to reflect the current permit selections and instructors next in line to select a permit. A total of 25 permits are available. If any of the individuals below waive a permit for this year, they may reapply in 2010.
Waived permits will be available to instructors 26 - 36 on the second list below.
1 Bruce Trusty - Region 1 Anterless only moose (04/17/2009)
2 Greg Koehn - Region 1 Anterless only moose (04/19/2009)
3 Stephen Emery - GMUs 336 - 368, any elk (04/20/2009)
4 Helen Trusley - GMUs 336 - 368, any elk (04/20/2009)
5 Tommy G. Brown - GMU 290, any deer (04/21/2009)
6 Jim Benedict - All 500 series GMUs, except 522, any elk (04/21/2009)
7 Richard Vanderlip - All 500 series GMUs, except 522, any elk (04/21/2009)
8 Michael Moody - All 500 series GMUs, except 522, any elk, (04/21/2009)
9 Mike Curry - Any 100 series GMU, except 157, any white-tailed deer 04/21/2009)
10 Lyle Lewis - GMUs 335-368, 382, 388, any deer (04/22/2009)
11 Mark Lippincott - All 500 series GMUS, except 522, any elk (04/22/2009)
12 Gary Emerson - GMUs 215-251, any deer (04/23/2009)
13 Don Moyer - GMUs 654,660,672, 673, 681, any elk (04/23/2009)
14 Tom Panosh - Any 500 series GMU open for a general deer hunting season or a special deer permit hunting season. Legal buck for 500 series GMU of choice or anterless (04/24/2009)
15 Scott Hageman - Waived (04/24/2009)
16 Larry Simoneaux - GMUs 204-215, any white-tailed deer
17 Sam Weatherford - Wavied (04/24/2009)
18 Mike Kuttel, Jr. - Waived (04/23/2009)
19 Valgene Power - Waived (04/24/2009)
20 Rueben Hernandez - Waived (04/22/2009)
21 George Lang - Waived (04/24/2009)
22 Gary Bjorson - Waived (04/20/2009)
23 Ron Pease - Waived (04/24/2009)
24 John Schaefer - Waived (04/23/2009)
25 David Garrison - Waived (04/27/2009)
If any instructors above waive their permit option for 2009, the following instructors are next in line to choose a permit—again in rank order—until all permits have been awarded.
26 David Vanderhoek - Waived (04/27/2009)
27 Don Hawkins - GMUs 654,660,672,673,681. Legal buck for GMU of choice (04/27/2009)
28 Neal Allen - Waived (04/27/2009)
29 Robert Margulies - Waived (04/29/2009)
30 Jeff Lich - Waived (04/30/2009)
31 Cody Lovelace - Waived (04/30/2009)
32 Cameron Field - Any 100 series GMU except 157. Any white-tailled deer
33 Sean Isaac - Waived (05/05/2009)
34 Richard Mason - Waived (05/07/2009)
35 John Kokinda - Waived (05/07/2009)
Instructors who submitted a permit application received a post card giving them the opportunity to apply for the remaining permits.
36. Kit Wennersten - Any 400 series GMU except GMU 485 and 490. Any deer.
37. Kenneth Bales - Any 500 series GMU open for a general deer hunting season or a special deer permit hunting season. Legal buck for 500 series GMU of choice or anterless.
Good luck and good hunting to all!
Monday, October 27, 2008
H.E. Attracts Students Of All Ages
A recent review of students enrolled in hunter education training classes since 2002 shows that our student population is distributed broadly into the following four age classes:
Age Group / Total Enrollments
Less than 10 years of age 7,209 students
10 - 20 years of age 49,102 students
20 - 30 years of age 13,343 students
More than 30 years of age 11,652 students
As might be expected, successful student performance improves with age, as noted below:
Age Group Successful / Performance Level
Less than 10 years of age 75% of students pass
10 - 20 years of age 80% of students pass
20 - 30 years of age 95% of students pass
More than 30 years of age 93% of students pass
Age Group / Total Enrollments
Less than 10 years of age 7,209 students
10 - 20 years of age 49,102 students
20 - 30 years of age 13,343 students
More than 30 years of age 11,652 students
As might be expected, successful student performance improves with age, as noted below:
Age Group Successful / Performance Level
Less than 10 years of age 75% of students pass
10 - 20 years of age 80% of students pass
20 - 30 years of age 95% of students pass
More than 30 years of age 93% of students pass
Friday, October 24, 2008
Instructors Invited To Observe November 1 Online Session
"The whole atmosphere is really nice! I like it much better than the traditional hunter education class format!" That's what hunter education instructor Frank DuMars says about online evaluation sessions for students. Frank's phone has been ringing off the hook all October, and he's now inviting fellow instructors to observe his upcoming evaluation session to see if they, too, might like the online approach.
If you're interested, please contact Frank directly at (360) 482-2945. Frank welcomes all instructors and invites your feedback. The program starts at 10:00 a.m. at the Star Lake Community Club, between Shelton and Elma. Call Frank for specific driving instructions since Star Lake doesn't appear on all maps. (NOTE: Even the online search functions can't find Star Lake!)
As a reminder, all instructors must be approved by Chuck Ray to conduct online evaluation sessions. This is a great way to find out what's involved in online education.
If you're interested, please contact Frank directly at (360) 482-2945. Frank welcomes all instructors and invites your feedback. The program starts at 10:00 a.m. at the Star Lake Community Club, between Shelton and Elma. Call Frank for specific driving instructions since Star Lake doesn't appear on all maps. (NOTE: Even the online search functions can't find Star Lake!)
As a reminder, all instructors must be approved by Chuck Ray to conduct online evaluation sessions. This is a great way to find out what's involved in online education.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Summer And Fall IHEA Journals Now Online
The Winter 2009 issue of the IHEA Journal are now available online to Washington's hunter education instructors. Access directions are printed below.
(NOTE: Beginning with this issue the Journal will only be available to instructors with web access. Mailing and shipping costs have continued to escalate, and everybody in Washington State now understands the magnitude of the budget crisis facing our state. We hope that every hunter education team has at least one person they can rely upon in the future for such e-communications.) As we have noted in the past, the file size is H-U-G-E, so if you only have dial-up access be prepared for a long, slow process. With high-speed access the file only takes two minutes to load.
Please notify me directly (mikitmjm@dfw.wa.gov) if you experience any problems accessing the file.
The Journal is available at: huntershandbook.com/hej
The user name for all Washington hunter education instructors is: instructor (case sensitive).
The password for all Washington hunter education instructors is: wa123 (case sensitive).
(NOTE: Beginning with this issue the Journal will only be available to instructors with web access. Mailing and shipping costs have continued to escalate, and everybody in Washington State now understands the magnitude of the budget crisis facing our state. We hope that every hunter education team has at least one person they can rely upon in the future for such e-communications.) As we have noted in the past, the file size is H-U-G-E, so if you only have dial-up access be prepared for a long, slow process. With high-speed access the file only takes two minutes to load.
Please notify me directly (mikitmjm@dfw.wa.gov) if you experience any problems accessing the file.
The Journal is available at: huntershandbook.com/hej
The user name for all Washington hunter education instructors is: instructor (case sensitive).
The password for all Washington hunter education instructors is: wa123 (case sensitive).
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