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

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.

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).