Where to find hunter education courses in Kansas

29 August 2023

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Opportunities can be found across the Sunflower State to attend hunter education courses.

With big game hunting seasons just around the corner in Kansas, now is a good time to get hunter education out of the way. These courses are required for anyone born on or after July 1, 1957 in order to hunt in Kansas unless they are 15-years-old or younger, according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP).


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Kansas Game Wardens with the KDWP suggest finding available hunter education courses with safehunters.com. This site has a list of all upcoming hunter education courses in Kansas through 2023 and 2024. Below, you will find a list of courses still open for people to sign up to:

Tonganoxie City Maintenance Shop

1536 East Fourth Street, Tonganoxie

Saturday, Sept. 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Maize Rec Center

10100 Grady Avenue, Maize

Friday, Sept. 15 from 5:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

4H Conference Building

205 South 12th Street, Clay Center

Saturday, Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lone Pine Hunting Preserve

444 90th Road, Toronto

Saturday, Sept. 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

First Christian Church

305 South Broadway, Plainville

Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ottawa State Fishing Lake

1033 Lake Road, Minneapolis

Saturday, Sept. 23 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Kinsley Fair Grounds

South Highway 183, Kinsley

Sunday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

City of Great Bend Police Range

Expo Complex, Great Bend

Saturday, Sept. 30 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Trinity Lutheran Parish Hall

401 East Street, Ramona

Saturday, Sept. 30 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 1 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center

1434 Northeast 80th Street, Stafford

Saturday, Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church

2415 West Clinton Parkway, Lawrence

Friday, Oct. 6 from 5:45 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lake Afton Public Shooting Range

25000 West MacArthur Road, Garden Plain

Saturday, Oct. 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 8 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

EW County Sportsman Club

One mile west and 1.5 miles north of Ellsworth

Saturday, Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Blue Valley High School

2 Ram Way, Randolph

Saturday, Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bass Pro Shops

12051 Bass Pro Drive, Olathe

Thursday, Oct. 19, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 2 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, March 14, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sportsman Acres

3922 KS 244, SPUR, Junction City

Saturday, Oct. 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tri-County Rod and Gun Club

18573 Stillwell Road, Linwood

Saturday, Oct. 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

4H Conference Building

205 South 12th Street, Clay Center

Saturday, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.


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You can find the full list on safehunters.com by clicking here. To learn more about hunting applications and fees on the KDWP’s website, click here.

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